Fearless October 2021 Challenge
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When I have a boring day, and I'm gaining/losing the same weight for a couple days.. it feels like nothing significant is going on.. BUT, to be honest, CONSISTENCY is the MOST important thing for me.. sure I may eat on plan, and gain 4/10ths of a lb the next day, but by sticking to it, I lose 8/10ths the next day, and set a new low.. even if it is 2 steps forward, and one back.. over time, with consistency, we make progress.. and whil I may LOVE losing 2 lbs. a day, in the long run, that is only useful, if I continue on down, to where I may only lose 2 lbs. a week.. and all those BIG and little losses add up, and overcome any small gains I have at times.
I do far better if I lose a little for 60 days, than if I lose BIG for 7 days, then have a big gain, because I felt despair over small gains, or losses on these days.. and I think it is important to celebrate staying on plan, and how many days you can do it in a row, as much as the weight loss.. it helps a lot, when you do not have to RE-LOSE weight you already lost.. not hard if it's 4/10ths of a lb.. but harder if it is 4 lbs., because you did not do the boring thing, and just eat properly, despite not seeing many results.. these days are more important to me, than the days like today, when I lose 1.2 lbs. We should treat all the days equally, if we do the right thing.. the end results require ALL the days.. the BIG drops, and the small gains, which matter because they are not BIG gains. Keep doing the right thing, and you will all see results, in the long run.
Anyways, as said, I lost 1.2 lbs. today. and am below 250.. to 249.2.. only 4.2 lbs. from my monthly goal of 245. I stuck to eating Carnivore, although I did eat extra cheese ( 4 ozs. 0, which cause my blood sugar to go up to 124, which is high. I'm choosing to stop eating cheese, and see if it helps me lose more weight, and get lower blood sugars. I don't like consuming foods I eat some of, and want more of.. they are a problem for me. Most of these foods are obvious.. I binge on them, but cheese is something I usually can limit, but at times I can't.
I'm on plan though, and on pace, so it's looking good. I am glad, I set small goals. Not hitting goals sucks a little. I'm pretty sure I'll hit the ones I set!
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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 .
After 6 days, I lost 700 g/1.5 lbs
7/ keep carbs low / protein high.
10/18 : doing all 7️⃣ as usual.👍🏼
Yesterday I snacked on almonds, sugarless bar and diet soda=+ 100cal. 🤦🏽♀️
10/20: my commitment to do all 7️⃣ ❗3 -
10/20/21 - I was at 197.8 again this morning! So yay! Back on the downward move again! More importantly...I fit in the next-sized-down jeans! Not tight or uncomfortable! So double YAY!! It's the little things!4
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I am excited to have found this group. I do low carb but also drink occasionally. My goals are to log in everything and keep under 50 carbs (I know most of you do a lot less than that). I am hoping to find great recipes here as well.3
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tallen3687 wrote: »I am excited to have found this group. I do low carb but also drink occasionally. My goals are to log in everything and keep under 50 carbs (I know most of you do a lot less than that). I am hoping to find great recipes here as well.
Welcome! I do try to keep my carbs low as possible but sometimes, it is what it is! There are some good recipe posts here! This is a great group! Very encouraging and full of helpful advice!0 -
Congrats NYPhotographer.. just stay consistent, and results will come.
I have food I am looking forward to.. which means if I go off plan, I will not be eating foods I am looking forward to.. like sausage and eggs for breakfast, or lamb chops on Friday night.
I think when doing LC, if it feels restrictive, simply have 2-3 meals which you REALLY look forward to.. sure you may have chicken with onions and peppers, or GB with tomatoes and mushrooms, but every so often, just buy some filet mignon, or lab chops, and spoil yourself.
I LOVE my breakfast..2 Tbsp. butter, 5 pork sausage links, and then when I have some salty fat sizzling in the pan, and the sausage is 75% cooked, I toss in 4 Jumbo eggs.. I can eat that every day.. but some days I have 1.25 lbs. of 73/27 GB, which I am not crazy about, or 4 whole chicken thighs, and on those days, when I feel like I am just putting fuel in my body, I think.. on Friday, I have 5 lamb chops. It could be several trout, with skin on them.. whatever you think of, which keeps you moving forward.
I ate some basic meals when I ate higher carb, and then we had some favorites, like mac & cheese on Friday, which we looked forward to.. why not do the same on LC? Have a couple meals where each item on the menu, makes your toes curl up, and cause you to sigh with pleasure. Cherry-pick your favorites.. on plan. Eating is simply fuel for your body, BUT, it should taste great, and be something you love, often enough, so you don't think.. WHY am I eating this, when weight loss is slower, or non-existent. At least for me, if I don't lose an ounce on Friday morning, I still have lamb chops to eat!!
The days you lose, are easy days, but do what you can to make it through the other days. I have pork steak for tomorrow, and some beef liver for lunch. Sure I hope I lose weight, but knowing I have some delicious meals a day or 2 later, will help me stick to it, if I do not lose, or even gain.
The trick is to ask why you feel deprived, and get rid of that, if you can. If 2 weeks of the same food, has you thinking of quitting, just splurge on yourself, and you won't feel deprived any more. Too many of us get into a rut, eating the same 5-10 meals over and over, or even less. It works physically, but not emotionally. Trying new foods not only mixes up the flavor, but makes this WOE more exciting. You have dozens of options of cheese, meat, fish, fowl, and even fruit/veggies.. we don't have to eat the same foods.
Try planning a special meal 3 days a week.. enjoy deciding what you can try, and it helps you forget you are restricting yourself in other ways. It simply changes your perspective. I have dozens of meal options I plan to try over the next month.. duck eggs, and rabbit.. things I wouldn't normally eat, but they will change my meal flavors, and I will have to look up how to cook these foods, and do I add fats, seasonings etc. I LOVE cooking, so this works for me.. figure out what would make you enjoy the diet, as much as that feeling when you lose a lb. on the scale.. so you have a substitute reason for staying on plan.. for when that fails to happen.
Option 2 for me, is breaking my scale for betraying me, and heading to Taco Bell. I think avoiding option 2 is important.
Warm day for me, no weight loss, but I did a nice walk out to the lake.. 3.6 mile round trip. Ate exactly what I had planned. Game 1 for the Pistons starts soon. Great day!5 -
@russellholtslander1 I love my 3 eggs scrambled with 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp heavy whipping cream, and 2 tbsp of colby jack cheese! Hmmmmm! Also, sausage links! I could eat that every day, all day! In fact, I do most days! Not for breakfast though, it's what's for dinner unless it's the weekend. Driving home after work, it's what I'm fantasizing about the most! That's my special meal. I also love a good broiled steak! But haven't had that in a while. I just may have to break down and buy a nice rib eye this weekend!
I do miss mac & cheese though. And spaghetti. Those were my main carby dishes I ate a lot of before going keto. When I get down to an acceptable weight where I won't care very much if I go back up, I think I will either have spaghetti or mac & cheese. One meal only, no limit. My stomach's shrunk so much already, I doubt I'd be able to eat as much as I used to. But to taste it again...yeah, I'm fantasizing about it already!
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Haven't updated in awhile... oops
Exercise has been good - stayed active over the weekend and have been riding again in the mornings. I have also been doing upper body workouts to complement the riding and I am seeing progress there.
Food - bit of an issue over the weekend (had a carb pig out on Sunday), but got back on track on Monday and have been doing well this week. Average protein for the month is 125 grams per day and carbs average for the month is 155 net... a little higher than I would like, but I will manage to get that average back below 150 net grams.
Have been checking my blood sugar sporadically (family history of T2D, so kinda paranoid) and with the exercise and watching the carbs (plus weight loss) my readings have stayed in the mid to low 80's first thing in the morning. I have checked a few times after the bike rides and it's usually in the lower 70's or high 60's (in which case I eat a snack after the ride instead of waiting till lunch).1 -
I gained a little.. 249.6, but still on plan, and still did my walk and gym workout today. I did get rained on a bit, just a shower, but when it is low 60's, the rain is not refreshing.
I had ribs today.. a half a rack for lunch. After sausage and eggs for breakfast, and dinner is 20 ozs. of haddock.. just to finish it up. It took over 3 hours to cook the ribs, and about 3 minutes to finish them. 1 -
It's been a good week. Food well planned and got my exercise in including a 18 mile bike ride yesterday. Today is a rest day and going out to dinner with some girlfriends. My key to staying on plan is to not share any of the appetizers they order. They can be very persistent but I can be stronger. Tomorrow is a hiking day with my daughter in law then Sun spin class and bowling.2
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10/15- 10/22 Food is on point ...been busy meal prepping ... no workouts as of yet but I am hoping to get out there next week ...we are suppose to be getting rain Sunday and Monday and boy does California need it bad ... I have lost 8.5 lbs in the past 2 weeks so I am very happy about that 3
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Good job everyone!! For myself, I'm still going down. At 195.4 this morning, despite having a plate of lasagna from a co-worker's retirement party! I also had salad instead of a big plate of pasta w/bread and another plate right after like in my previous life! So I did good!!
Decided to splurge on a new pair of jeans. I started out wearing 22w's, then moved to 20w's last month which quickly became baggy. Today I had on a pair of 18w's and as I walking around Walmart, I kept having to hitch them up!! So I went and bought a pair of 16's. But they were Ls, not Ws. Got them home and tried them on...could barely fit one leg in!! LOL! Talk about a rude awakening! So taking them back and trying to find a 16w. But I feel good. Still having problems with sleeping, but I'll get there. Going on a 18:6 IF because I had a dental appointment this morning, and have to wait until 12:30 to eat. I should just try to wait until 2pm for a 20:4, but I'm hungry. Difference from my previous life is that I'm not HANGRY like usual. Again, it's the little things! Have a great day everyone!!2 -
10/22:
Exercise - rode 19 miles yesterday and did upper body DB work in the afternoon.
Food - protein was 152 grams and carbs were 151 net grams so a good day there as well.
Rode again this morning - with my ride today I have now passed 1k miles for the year (in less than 4 months of riding). I would like to reach 1500 miles before the winter sets in for real... will have to see how that goes.3 -
**Enjoy the hike, and the bowling tish.. spin class sounds like torture though. It's good that you can go out with friends and still stay on plan.
I am down to 248.8, and eating 3 grams of carbs a day.. just meat, eggs, and water. I realized I was drinking too much water.. supposed to limit to 2 liters a day.. so measuring that again, and switching to 2 larger meals aday at 6 a.m., and 3 p.m., but otherwise, just enjoying some exercise.. walks, and gym.. reading, getting some work done, and eating on plan.
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Goal 100 gram carbs per day
Walk away the pounds at least 3 x per week
Try Intermittent fasting 5:2
Get intermittent fasting books
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So I was up a pound this morning. Well, less than a pound, but still up. Grrr! Oh well, I know it's a regular thing with me. Up and down. As long as it keeps going down, I'm good with it!
Steak n eggs! Was going to also have a salad, but I had hash browns for breakfast, so decided no carbs for dinner! It was soooo good!!
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Oh, and I gave away my 22 & 20 jeans! Had over 20 pairs, and a woman in my city now owns them! Turns out, she left an abusive marriage, and didn't have very many clothes. Well, now she has lots and lots of pants at least. Need to go thru my tops next and told her I'd be in touch when I decided what to get rid of.7
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had a brisket last night.. corned beef brisket as it turns out. Which I salted, thinking it was beef, and it was tender, delicious, and amazingly salty. I think I drank a gallon of water to wash it down.
I was up to 251.4 this morning, despite the hard work of my Lasix pill, which prevented me from sleeping, since I peed 10 times last night.. still UP 2.6 lbs.. which pushes me farther from 245 ( my Oct. goal ), but should be temporary water weight gain.
Still on plan, I had bacon and eggs for breakfast, and my main meal is 2 lbs. of pork steak. I'll stick to 2 liters of water today, and I should be back down in a day or 2.0 -
10/19-10/23
Time slipped away last week with the start of a job change and having my kitchen in disrepair. But the good news is I changed the batteries in my scale and am nearly at goal! Hopefully the batteries aren’t giving a false positive. I weigh daily now so I’ll see if it seems out of whack this week. I’ve been sticking to plan, staying fairly low carb with more vegetables and fruit than normal, and hydrating like crazy. Noom seems to have been the change I needed for more awareness of my choices. Buckling down has taken away all sweets cravings so that has been nice.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!
10/24/21-182.6 lbs-Keeping to my 1200-1000 calories, 15 Net Carbs +/-3, water intake and doing minimum of 150 minutes on my Elliptical on my 3 off work days/week. My goal for November 1, 21 is 182.2 lbs but may make 180 or 179.9 lbs, and that would be ecstatic!
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10/25/21 - Back down to 195.8. Still not my lowest, but I will take it! I've a feeling my weight is going to hang around this area for a while. Still having sleep issues, so not being at my best with eating nor moving/exercise-wise. Started drinking coffee again but without creamer. Just black & in the A.M. only. I'm going back to basics. I'd like to be below 190 by the end of November. So a little over 5 pounds to get there, so def doable. Happy Monday everyone!1
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congrats NYPhotographer.
I DID hit my new low this morning.. 248.0, down 3.4 lbs.. lost the water weight I gained, plus some.
So only 3 more lbs. to lose this month to hit my #1 goal. Goal #2 is stay on plan, and I have done that.
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Hi there - I'm joining a little late but better late than never, eh? So my target is to track everything every day on MFP. I got out of the tracking habit. I'm pretty sure my carbs have been low but I'm not so sure about the proteins. For the past few weeks that was fine because I was doing a transition to get back in to keto but now I need to take the guess work out of it.1
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Joining in as well. Goals - learn about Keto & complete transition to Keto. Log everyday (so far at 20 days in a row but not 100% of each day). We are about 1 week into Keto, working on guesstimates as we learn this lifestyle. Next month I fully expect to be a month of coarse tuning with December or January when we start fine tuning our macros and food choices.2
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I'd love to join in here. I'm back trying to get myself to stop the sugar cravings. I've gained back my weight and need to get back to what I know helps me feel my best. I had an issue with my hair falling out and wondered if something was wrong with my keto diet so I stopped after 4 months of being pretty strict. Now I'm starting from scratch. My hair has grown back and stopped falling out. Taking good vitamins as well. Has anyone heard or had this experience with Keto? Dr. says all of my levels are ok with the meds I'm on to control them. Would like to eliminate Statins and prescription NSADs.2
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10/23-10/25..food on point ...still no workouts ... was gonna try to go walking this morning but it decided to pour down rain and still going ...not complaining since California needs it bad...will try to go out walking tomorrow 2
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Welcome to all the new members! @EmPea888 @KeithBarrows @suziecarter5555 This is a great group. I found not very fast moving like on the general boards, but there is a ton of great info to be found here. Make sure you read all the stickies and don't be afraid to ask questions!0
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@suzicarter5555 - I have heard about keto hair loss but haven't experienced it personally. I'm not sure we can post links here but if you search for Why Am I Losing Hair on a Keto Diet? there is quite an in-depth article on the keto diet app com site.1
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Thank you EmPea888 and NY Photographer2021 for the suggestions.
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Good morning! And it is a great morning to be alive! So when I started back on this journey, I weighed 214 lbs. That was August 26th this year. My blood pressure was 150/95 that morning. My blood sugar was 132 mg/dl. Today, I weigh 194 lbs. Well, 194.4 but we will round down. 20 lbs gone in 2 months! My blood pressure this morning is 98/63. My BG is 95 mg/dl. I still have a ways to go weight-wise, but I'm loving my numbers!
I made an image of my report on here of my last 30 days. As you can see, I have not gone in a straight line downward. It's an up and down process for sure. I weigh myself every morning and record it, even when I didn't want to. I'm sure tomorrow, I will either be the same or go up again. But I don't sweat it. I know as long as I stick to the program, it will go down again eventually. I just want to show the new comers, that our weight is not linear. There will be times when your weight may jump back up and not to feel discouraged. I know, hard to not feel that way. But as long as you stick with it, the benefits will be tremendous!
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