Santa Sprint 2021 Challenge!
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WTG Mary!! That's an awesome feeling, isn't it?Couldn't wait for my regular weigh-in day on Sunday. I just had to share...
12/14/21-169.4 lbs! Finally under 170! But now all I think about is the next goal for the scale of under 150! Down 85.6 lbs total, 12.4 lbs already of my 15 lb goal for November, December & January. I had a later start for my Elliptical today so only did 140 minutes for 11 miles.
That's my next goal for I think, for the end of January. To get below 170. Once I'm in the 160's, I think I can relax. Start thinking about maintaining.
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I have been eating on plan every day, and while my weight loss has gotten slower, sometimes I still get a nice drop.. I am at 235.6 today. I was actually over 240 yesterday, up about a lb., so this is almost a 5 lb. drop. More than halfway to my 10 lb. goal.. 3.6 to go, and I still have 1/2 the month.
I've discovered lard, and like it. Eggs, sausage and lard for breakfast. I even added 4 tsp. of Parmesan, and mixed it up in a bowl.. to make sure I ate the 4 Tbsp. lard. Dinner is just 12 ozs. chicken & 4 Tbsp. butter. I CAN have cheese NYPhotographer... BUT, it is one of those things I worry about eating.. when I don't lose weight. I try to limit cheese, but it's OK on Carnivore. Alos very low carb, IF you stick to aged cheeses, which burn off most of the lactose. I like extra sharp cheddar, and grated Parmesan to mix into food.
FYI.. when I was a manager at Hungry Howies, I ate their wings.. they had a hot rub, but no breading, and they had ZERO grams of carbs. If you had 6-8 of those, and a salad, it would be very low carb, still.
Of course, since it's the holidays, you may want that slice of pizza, and possibly some carby drink.. so enjoy, but just wanted to let you know that as long as they aren't breaded wings, they are OK, most likely.
Congrats on getting below 180!!2 -
Starting weight 10/31/21 - 258.6
December weight 12/1/21 - 251.0
End of year Goal 12/31/21 - 245.0
Other goals for each day:
Stay under 100g carbs: 22g
Get at least 2,500 steps: 4,859
Eat over 1,000 cals: 1246
Drink 85 oz water: 101.4 oz
Down 5.6 lbs for Dec to 245.4 lbs3 -
Yesterday:
Logged: yes.
Net carbs: 81 g. (bit over my 75 g goal -- work dinner meeting)
Protein: 105 g (back over my 100 g min goal).
Movement: gym -- did weights and also got a got bit of walking in
Journaling: yes
Sleep: improving
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Day 16 - 178.8
I was surprised. I must have had over 100 carbs yesterday. I was fully expecting to go back over 180. Maybe tomorrow. I still ate at a deficit of about 150 calories. Of course, this is all guestimates because I didn't have a way to measure or weigh my food. And yesterday was my first OMAD day. Not that I am going to do a lot of them. Usually my meals are around 450-550 calories per meal. And they add up to usually less than 1450 for the day. Yesterday, I hit about 1300 for the one meal. So I didn't eat the rest of the day. I wasn't hungry. Anyway, today back to the grind!
May the day be great for all of us!4 -
Starting weight 10/31/21 - 258.6
December weight 12/1/21 - 251.0
End of year Goal 12/31/21 - 245.0
Other goals for each day:
Stay under 100g carbs: 36g
Get at least 2,500 steps: 7,121
Eat over 1,000 cals: 1,100
Drink 85 oz water: 118.3 oz
Down 6.2 lbs for Dec to 244.8 lbs3 -
Yesterday:
Logged: yes.
Net carbs: 40 g.
Protein: 106 g.
Movement: pilates + a walk
Journaling: yes
Sleep: pretty good
I impulse bought a couple of keto bars to try, and had one after lunch (I'm usually not tempted by things around the office, but there were some good potato chips left over from the last time lunch was brought in, so I decided to try a keto bar instead, and it was surprisingly good -- 5 g carbs, 3 g fiber, so 2 g net carbs. Genuis Keto Chocolate Dream or some such, also 170 cal, 10 g of protein). Kind of small for that many cals, but not bad for an occasional thing, IMO.3 -
Day 17 - 179.4
Slight uptick, but still under 180! Starting next week, I'm going to try maintaining. I just have to figure out the best way to do that. I've lost 35 pounds in 3 1/2 months, and I know that is a lot. Too much, I've been told. So time to give my systems a rest and catch up. Below 180 is a good place to rest and reset. I still want to get down to below 150 but I feel good where I am now. I'm no longer in the Obese column with BMI calculators! So that's a great NSV!
Have an awesome day all you beautiful people!!6 -
Starting weight 10/31/21 - 258.6
December weight 12/1/21 - 251.0
End of year Goal 12/31/21 - 245.0
Other goals for each day:
Stay under 100g carbs: 10g
Get at least 2,500 steps: 4,572
Eat over 1,000 cals: 1,220
Drink 85 oz water: 118.3 oz
Down 6.4 lbs for Dec to 244.6 lbs5 -
Congrats on no longer obese, NYPhotographer, and great December numbers, Americanbabydoll!
Yesterday:
Logged: yes.
Net carbs: 49 g.
Protein: 106 g.
Movement: spinning
Journaling: yes
Sleep: pretty good4 -
I'm a 4 foot 11 inch tall woman, age 58. I'm currently at 158.8. My BMI is 32.1. My weight should be no higher than 123 to be in the healthy range. I've had my weight there in my early 20's but to be honest I had to starve myself. No one talked about keto back then. We talked about counting Calories. Calories in and Calories out.
To give you my recent weight loss and gains. I lost 45 pounds, from 187, last year to qualify for knee replacement surgery. I had the surgery, but I allowed myself to slip up and gained back 28. My weight on 09/01/21 was 171.2.
I'm back on track with a Low Carbs/High Fat diet. I've also done a little of intermittent fasting. I skip breakfast on most days and I've made it as long as 22 hours before breaking the fast. I'm mainly focusing on Low carbs because I know it works.
I know my weaknesses. I'm not going to ever make a vow saying I'll never ear sugar again. There's just too many celebrations out there, and let's face it. Eating is part of being sociable. I'm going to pick and chose what celebrations to enjoy and get back on track as soon as possible.4 -
@NYPhotographer2021
Congrats at no longer being Obese and getting to Overweight!!!!!2 -
Day 18 - 179.0
And today we are down slightly! And still not at or above 180! So again, a win! I ended up eating some of the baked ziti we had left over from the party. I was so hoping someone would have already taken some home so I didn't indulge. But I did. I did my best to log it. Not sure if the numbers are right. I had to find an entry that had it in grams rather than cups. It's so hard to log in restaurant food. Especially restaurants that aren't chains. I was over in carbs, but not by a lot. And still under in calories. So a good day!
Thanks @swimmom_1 & @lemurcat2 ! 30 more pounds and I'll be normal again! Well, normal in weight anyway! LOL! Have a great Saturday!1 -
Starting weight 10/31/21 - 258.6
December weight 12/1/21 - 251.0
End of year Goal 12/31/21 - 245.0
Other goals for each day:
Stay under 100g carbs: 33g
Get at least 2,500 steps: 6,891
Eat over 1,000 cals: 1,462 (over my 1350 goal but had 419 exercise cals to cover)
Drink 85 oz water: 118.3 oz
Down 6.4 lbs for Dec to 244.6 lbs3 -
WTG @Americanbabydoll ! You're killing your goals!! Keep at it!!3
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Day 19 - 179.6
Another slight uptick but still under 180!!! I've increased my caloric intake by 150 grams. Still staying low carb, but not as strict as I was before. It's weird, but I find it hard to eat more! I've been so stringent with my diet since August. It's not that I am afraid of gaining weight. I want to stay under 180 but I'm not afraid of if I do go back above. I know now that I can lose weight. Quite easily in fact. But trying to eat more calories is playing with my mindset I think. Today and tomorrow, I am going to go easy. Stick with my previous plan. On Tuesday morning, I'm going in for my annual bloodwork. Then for the rest of the year just try to relax and enjoy eating more. This should be a good experiment for when I start maintaining for good! Trying to figure out how many calories I need to eat to stay at current weight.
For Christmas, we aren't going all hog wild like we did for Thanksgiving. Not as many carb-laden foods. And because we are going to my son's house, he will have to deal with the leftovers, not me! LOL!
Have yourself a great Sunday! Football Baby!!! The Bills have a chance to win the AFC East still!!! There is HOPE!
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Starting weight 10/31/21 - 258.6
December weight 12/1/21 - 251.0
End of year Goal 12/31/21 - 245.0
Other goals for each day:
Stay under 100g carbs: 21g
Get at least 2,500 steps: 5,368
Eat over 1,000 cals: 1,267
Drink 85 oz water: 130.3 oz
Down 7.2 lbs for Dec to 243.8 lbs3 -
12/15-12/19
I swear, I don’t understand how I can go weeks without cravings and then other times want to snack on everything in sight. This week has been the latter so I’m proud that I was able to fight off most of those urges. My weight had crept up a small amount and was holding steady so I thought, here goes the plateau again. Alas, I awoke to a lower number on the scale this morning- about the lowest I’ve been been able to hit in the last few months. I’m going to start lifting heavier this week and need to up my protein so I would imagine that help with fullness. Fingers crossed!3 -
Day 20 - 180.2
Slight increase, not too worried just yet. I have increased my calories and my carb grams. Not by a lot. I want to see if my weight stabilizes.2 -
Starting weight 10/31/21 - 258.6
December weight 12/1/21 - 251.0
End of year Goal 12/31/21 - 245.0
Other goals for each day:
Stay under 100g carbs: 22g
Get at least 2,500 steps: 4,796
Eat over 1,000 cals: 1,434
Drink 85 oz water: 118.3 oz
Down 8.6 lbs for Dec to 242.4 lbs3 -
Starting weight 10/31/21 - 258.6
December weight 12/1/21 - 251.0
End of year Goal 12/31/21 - 245.0
Other goals for each day:
Stay under 100g carbs: 31g
Get at least 2,500 steps: 5,256
Eat over 1,000 cals: 1,065 (just barely made it)
Drink 85 oz water: 135.2 oz
Down 8.4 lbs for Dec to 242.6 lbs2 -
Day 21 - 178.6
So back below 180, so that makes me happy! I knew it was a little glitch. I've decided to hold off on the maintenance until my doctor's appointment. Went and got my blood work today. My appointment is in two weeks. Then I'll go from there.1 -
I failed to log over the weekend, but I'm not letting that cause me to drop out for the month, like I have in the past.
Yesterday:
Logged: yes.
Net carbs: 36 g.
Protein: 119 g.
Movement: weights
Journaling: yes
Sleep: good
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Hi! I'm Mary from Pennsylvania.
Back again! Will post weight on Sundays. Sticking with what has been working for me since 5/14/21. 1000-1200 calories/day,
Net Carbs15 +/- 3 grams(some days actually less), 70+ oz water/day, only 2 meals/day on non work days (I work 4 days/week) and exercise on my non work days (as I work long days).
UGW-122 lbs
Down 84.2 lbs of 132 lb goal to lose.
Oct goal was 10 lbs Almost made it!, loss -9.6 lbs
Nov goal was 5 lbs Made it, loss -5.6 lbs!
Dec goal is also 5 lbs, loss so far -5.4 lbs! Made my goal!
9/14/20-255 lbs Highest weight twice :-(
5/3/21-240.5 lbs
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/5/21-171.8 lbs. I'm wearing size 10 jeans but yesterday I tried on a brand new pair of 8's, (with tags on) l found in my closet. I zipped them right up without any trouble. Only reason I won't wear them yet is my flabby stomach hangs over the waist really bad. Need to start doing abdominal crunches! Also as of yesterday I am no longer Obese on the BMI scale (even though as a RN, I don't really think it's a super tool. My sons who are very fit, are sometimes classified as Obese and one only has 4-6% body fat. We seem to be solidly built people. I've always weighed more than people think). So I'm now Overweight! Can't wait though to hit the Normal anyway! About 26-28 lbs to go for that.
12/12/21-170.8 lbs Was at a work Christmas bowling party last night. They had snacks and were to have some Keto friendly ones. They had pizza, french fries and BREADED chicken nuggets. I didn't have any. Glad I took some of my own to munch. I had a hard boiled egg, colby jack string cheese, pecans and water.
I expected a bigger drop today. Was hoping for 160 something but will take it. I did 242 minutes on my Elliptical for 17 miles today.
Couldn't wait for my regular weigh-in day on Sunday. I just had to share...
12/14/21-169.4 lbs! Finally under 170! But now all I think about is the next goal for the scale of under 150! Down 85.6 lbs total, 12.4 lbs already of my 15 lb goal for November, December & January. I had a later start for my Elliptical today so only did 140 minutes for 11 miles.
12/19/21-169.6 lbs
12/21/21-168.2 lbs
November loss-9.6 lbs of 10 lb goal
December loss-8 lbs of 5 lb goal
Total loss-86.8 lbs of 133 lb goal.
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Happy Wednesday all!
I was sort of off the grid 12/10-12/17 with a trip south to visit my sister. We walked, hiked or biked everyday and food was on point while there. I got back in the home workout groove on Sunday but food I'm now struggling with due to work stress. I think I've reached an ag and place in my career where everyone annoys me and I would love to retire. Alas, I've got a ways to go LOL.
That being said, I am rebooting my mind and spirit this morning. I have a lunch workout on my work calendar (every Mon/Wed for the next year). Today will be cardio since my triceps and lats are still a bit sore from Monday strength class. I wanted to add indoor bike to my routine but hubby discovered it has a flat back tire. Too cold to walk outside so will look for a walking video until the bike gets fixed.
Take care everyone, stay healthy and safe!2 -
Way to go Mary! You are doing so awesome!
Day 22 - 178.8 - Looks like I am going to be hanging around here for awhile. That's good! I'm happy here...for now!
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Starting weight 10/31/21 - 258.6
December weight 12/1/21 - 251.0
End of year Goal 12/31/21 - 245.0
Other goals for each day:
Stay under 100g carbs: 28g
Get at least 2,500 steps: 3,406
Eat over 1,000 cals: 1,063
Drink 85 oz water: 118.3 oz
Down 9.2 lbs for Dec to 241.8 lbs3 -
@NYPhotographer2021
Thank you.
Is there anyway you could put in at least a weekly accounting of your weights? It would be easier to see your progress all together!2 -
Starting Weight 8/26/21 - 214
December Week 1 Weight 12/1/21 - 186.6
Week 2 - 183.6
Week 3 - 178.8
Current Weight 12/22/21 - 178.8
End of year Goal 12/31/21 - 179 (Or lower!) Made it!!!
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@NYPhotographer2021
WOW! 3 lbs then 5lbs. Really impressive!!!!1
