Fearless October 2021 Challenge
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Okie dokie! Better Weekend #2 in the bag!
Scale is still being the hateful jerk that it is. But then I know that my body hoards water weight and then whoosh, so I'm waiting for my whoosh. In the meantime, doing the thing as I should.
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Here we go again....Monday - 'Buckle Down Restart' day. *note to self* DO NOT take home the free chocolate milk and Toblerone bars from work any more! A little bit of tummy poof is hangin' over the waistband of the jeans again, gotta pay attention!
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Totally bagged everything this weekend, ending today. Back at it tomorrow. I was still at a calorie deficit, but my carbs were around 100 grams the past few days. I gained a bit. Nothing major. Take Back Tuesday...Here I come!4
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10/10-10/11
Two days of calorie deficits. I have been stressing due to work and have long overnight hours plus regular days starting Wednesday night through the wee hours of Sunday morning. I know this is when I fall off the wagon and either overeat or go with convenience or comfort foods. I’ve tried to plan some dinners ahead to keep my saboteur from throwing off my couple of good weeks and have not let him influence my decisions. Starbucks and healthy snacks are in my future! I’m feeling more soreness than usual from workouts so after finishing my 30 day challenge tomorrow I will just walk for the rest of the week then get back to strength and hiit next week.5 -
I am doing well on my diet. I started eating more meat, and it's going well. No desire to eat off plan. Eating less butter, which I think helps me have more appetite. I'm enjoying mixing up the type of meat, and looking at the nutrition, so I make up some of the nutrients I am low on a daily basis, with certain foods. I probably need to visit the fresh fish market, and try a few new options, like mussels. Maybe sardines. I am adding beef liver for meal this week. So I'm good on most nutrients, and liking the variety.
Despite increasing my calories, I am dropping a bit faster right now. It may have to do with regularity, but I am down 3.8 lbs., in the past 3 days, eating 2.5 lbs. of meat a day, plus 4 Jumbo eggs, and some cheese. I'm 251.6. Hopefully in 240's by the end of the week.
Maybe it's from tweaking my macros, but it's actually a bit fast on the weight loss. I'm eating 3,138 calories today, hoping to slow down the weight loss a bit.
I didn't have an exercise goal, but I am lifting heavier, although I am lifting 6-8 reps, and only 2 sets a body part, and lifting each body part once every 6 days. I feel the contractions more, and maybe due to slower reps, and better form.. I feel it in my muscles more. The ones I am actually trying to work, not ancillary muscles, like my triceps, when I o chest or delts.. or biceps, when i do back. They are small workouts, so not going to do much, but if I am going to do it, I want to get as much out of it as I can. The weather is holding up too. I did a 2 mile walk on the bike path, out towards the lake yesterday, because it was a non-workout day.. and then at night, did a 1 mile walk at the park. So today, I am going to walk all the way to the lake, and back, after I work out.. about 3.6 miles. Already did 2 loads of laundry. It took about a month, but I'm finally feeling more energy.
Looks like for the most part, everyone is doing well. Life happens, but you just get back on track, work through injuries, and in the long run, it doesn't stop you. Stay positive, and keep up the good work!1 -
Hi, I'm new to the group and would like to gradually get myself in the "low carb" lifestyle. This is not my first fitness journey, but I am starting anew and leaving the past behind to help me focus on the now and hitting some new goals instead of judging myself for falling off the wagon. My main goals for now are:
1. tracking everything I eat
2. getting into the habit of meal prepping
3. exercising everyday - no days off (for at least 25 mins.)
Thanks for letting me join!5 -
10/12:
Exercise - rode 17 miles yesterday morning and then stayed active doing laundry and other stuff around the house.
Food - calories were good and both protein and carbs were in the sweet zones.
Today is a rest day, so just doing light things around the house, with no real exercise scheduled for the day.1 -
10/12: I RAN today! Granted, not very long but considering that simply walking was always a challenge, the fact I ran any distance or amount of time is a great feat on my part!! LOL! I did not get winded as I would have in the past. My pants almost fell down though. I guess it's time for a belt and also time to consider upping my cardio!5
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10/13:
Exercise - was a rest day, no bike ride, very little exercise.
Food - not good, protein was good but carbs/calories were way over goals... kept it at maintenance, but not a good day overall for food.
No ride this morning - front was pushing thru and winds were blowing about 20 miles an hour, probably won't ride tomorrow either as they are predicting up to 3 inches of rain this evening into tomorrow morning. Will get to do upper body workouts instead.2 -
It took me the last 6 months to lose 3.8 kg/8.3 lbs. I won't make any excuses.🤐
My commitment just for today 10/14:
1/ pre log foods before eating.✍🏽
2/not going over my calorie goal.
3/avoid snacks.🥜🍫( keto bar)🥃diet soda etc.
4/ drink a lot of water.🥤
5/go for a walk 🚶🏽♀️🐕🐩
6/ go to bed by mid night.🌚😴
I was with this group in 2019 ,Now 2021, I'm back again.
Good luck everyone. 👋🏽1 -
10/12-10/13
No excitement to report. Sticking to calorie goals, staying fairly low carb and hydrated. The scale is bouncing around the same pound all week so it looks like I’ve been maintaining versus losing. Hopefully the flood gates open and the weight drops again as I stick to plan.2 -
10/11-10/14 food as been on point ... knee is still black n blue and swollen but I am not limping anymore ... I saw my podiatrist this morning ... He wasn't much help ... he said oh my your knee looks awful (thanks Doc I already knew that ) he said I have arthritis and osteoporosis in my left ankle ...ughhh I can not catch a break ...It is always something when I go to the Dr's3
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It took me the last 6 months to lose 3.8 kg/8.3 lbs. I won't make any excuses.🤐
My commitment just for today 10/14:
1/ pre log foods before eating.✍🏽
2/not going over my calorie goal.
3/avoid snacks.🥜🍫( keto bar)🥃diet soda etc.
4/ drink a lot of water.🥤
5/go for a walk 🚶🏽♀️🐕🐩
6/ go to bed by mid night.🌚😴
I was with this group in 2019 ,Now 2021, I'm back again.
Good luck everyone. 👋🏽
I did all 6 yesterday 🙂
My commitment today 10/15 : the same as before .1 -
Hi everyone. I'm doing fairly well with my diet. Staying within my calorie range but keep going over a little on the carbs and fat, especially the carbs so I raised them from 50 to 75 grams a day. I figure as long as I'm under 100 I'm good. I've managed to lose a little over 1 pound a week for the last 2 weeks. I'd like to lose 2 pounds a week but happy with anything that's a loss👍🏼3
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10/14/21-187.8 lbs today, started at 255 lbs 9/14/20, started low carb 5/14/21-240.5 lbs, down 67.2 lbs, so more than halfway to my goal of 122 lbs, 65.8 lbs to go!!!! Increased my elliptical today from 130 to 140 minutes. Got to 11 miles.3
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I did it! I know I won't stay here and will probably go up because that's what I do! LOL! But just wanted to mark the occasion of when I finally slipped under the 200 lb mark!
It's been an up down & back up experience but it's nice to see the trend heading downward! I know I have a long way to go yet, but it just feels more doable now!
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Missed a couple of days
Wednes.day - total train wreck on food and no exercise (storms thru the day and just feeling lazy).
Thursday - back on track, still nasty outside so I rode the spin bike for an hour last night (sprint intervals mixed with steady state riding). Food on point for both protein and net carbs.
Started the day today with a bike ride, so all is looking up for the day.
@NYPhotographer2021 - congrats on the milestone!!0 -
NYPhotographer2021 wrote: »
I did it! I know I won't stay here and will probably go up because that's what I do! LOL! But just wanted to mark the occasion of when I finally slipped under the 200 lb mark!
It's been an up down & back up experience but it's nice to see the trend heading downward! I know I have a long way to go yet, but it just feels more doable now!
Congrats on making it to onederland ...Awesome job
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Here I go into the "better than last time" weekend.
It will be doubly challenging since we're going on a short camping trip Sun-Wed. So I have to behave for the weekend and then not end up face-down in the junk food hubby is bringing for the kids. Cross all your fingers and knock on all the wood for me.7 -
baconslave wrote: »Here I go into the "better than last time" weekend.
It will be doubly challenging since we're going on a short camping trip Sun-Wed. So I have to behave for the weekend and then not end up face-down in the junk food hubby is bringing for the kids. Cross all your fingers and knock on all the wood for me.
You got this ... Crossing fingers, toes and eyes and knocking on all the wood for you ....bring healthy snacks for yourself so you don't inhale your kids things ......nuts, beef jerky, hard-boiled or deviled eggs etc4 -
10/14-10/15
Another couple of good days for me and another pound down…4 to go then what? Figuring out maintenance! Woo hoo! And @NYPhotographer2021- great job! Love the polish color too😁3 -
Neck was sore the whole week but I did spin class Wed and today. Food was fair all week except yesterday but I logged regardless. Helping me to see that calorie counts are always accurate and I'm likely eating g more than it looks. Meal planning for lunch is my Achilles heel. Breakfast and dinner are easier.
Bowling tonight 😊2 -
tishsmith101 wrote: »Neck was sore the whole week but I did spin class Wed and today. Food was fair all week except yesterday but I logged regardless. Helping me to see that calorie counts are always accurate and I'm likely eating g more than it looks. Meal planning for lunch is my Achilles heel. Breakfast and dinner are easier.
Bowling tonight 😊
I made egg drop soup with shrimp in it for lunch yesterday it was quite good .... I also make hard boiled eggs with bacon, lettuce and tomato use the eggs as the sandwich .....spaghetti squash shrimp scampi or carbonara2 -
It took me the last 6 months to lose 3.8 kg/8.3 lbs. I won't make any excuses.🤐
My commitment just for today 10/14:
1/ pre log foods before eating.✍🏽
2/not going over my calorie goal.
3/avoid snacks.🥜🍫( keto bar)🥃diet soda etc.
4/ drink a lot of water.🥤
5/go for a walk 🚶🏽♀️🐕🐩
6/ go to bed by mid night.🌚😴
I was with this group in 2019 ,Now 2021, I'm back again.
Good luck everyone. 👋🏽
I did all 6 yesterday 🙂
My commitment today 10/15 : the same as before .
After 6 days, I lost 700 g/1.5 lbs
7/ keep carbs low / protein high.
10/18 : doing all 7️⃣ as usual.👍🏼3 -
10/3/21-189.8 lbs Met my 11/1/21 goal already of 190 lbs. Maybe I'll get to 180! Not backing off. Actually upped my usual 99 minute Elliptical to 2 hours today!
10/10/21-188.8 lbs-Upped my Elliptical to 130 min a few days ago from 120 min.
10/17/21- 186.2 lbs- Upped my Elliptical again this week to 140 minutes and did 151 minutes today because I wanted the 12 miles! Down 68.8 lbs! More than halfway to my 133 lb goal loss to 122 lbs!
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So I've managed to stay on track somehow! Have not gone back up, but have continued the downward trend. At 197.8 this morning so I am getting closer to my goal of 190 by the 1st week of December. I've also lost inches around my waist and hip area, but not my neck. What's up with that?! Either way, I'll take it! My clothes are fitting better. I have jeans that are 16, 18, 20 & 22. The 22s are no longer any good to me. Way to baggy now. The 20s are also getting baggy. I will try on an 18 tomorrow. If it's still too tight, I'll have to wear 20 for awhile. I refuse to be uncomfortable! LOL! I can't wait until I'm in 16s again! But that probably won't be until next year. Which is okay. I can wait. It's worth it!2
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Everyone seems to be doing amazing things. We can;t be perfect all the time, but if we do things to make us healthy every day, and keep at it.. we will see progress over time.
I only lost 1.2 lbs. in the past 6 days. That included some gains, but oerall, I am down 5 lbs. of the 10.4 I want to lose, and since I lose in bunches, then lose slowly for a few days,, and repeat.. I am probably due to drop a lot in the next few days. So, I think I am on track, and it's because I have been 100% on my Carnivore diet. Nothing but beef, pork, and chicken, with butter, water, and a few ozs. of cheese. Today, I am having tuna and mayo, but the menu is still limited to the foods I am supposed to be eating. I'm consuming 2200-2800 calories a day, just eating until I am full.
So right on plan!
Congrats NYPhotographer on getting below 200. I had a fit trying to get past, and beyond 300.. under/over for months, until I finally got down to 292, and stopped thinking about that number. Hope you just keep dropping, and get far enough from that number so you never have to see a number starting with 2 on the scale again. You seem to be going full steam ahead, and have a great attitude. Keep making progress, because progress X time = big results.. nothing makes progress look better than multiplying it. 3 -
10/16-10/18
Nothing major changing for me. Took a dip on the scale then came right back. But I’m sticking with plan and expect to see more downward movement. I picked up lifting today after being off a few days. Work is busy so I’m not able to get a long walk in so I’m fitting in bursts of movement where I can. I’m getting cabinets painted this week so have been focused on packing up the kitchen and not so much on eating. Distraction helps curb cravings but I’m finding the healthier I eat, the less I crave carbs.4 -
Well, since finally falling below the 200 mark, I've been hovering between 198 & 199. I weigh daily, and yesterday I was at 198, today, 198.6. LOL...I know it's normal. My brain tells me that. But man o man! C'mon! Okay, end of whine. I'll just keep on and I know eventually the scale will move down again.2
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@NYPhotographer2021
I also weigh daily. I almost always have a slight uptick on the scale for a day to 3 before a drop. I've gotten used to it. As long as you have stayed on track it will drop again soon. I've been pretty consistent with losing approximately 8-10 lbs/month.3
