Love Your Health: Feb 2022 Challenge

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  • Americanbabydoll
    Americanbabydoll Posts: 1,255 Member
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    Highest Weight 05/22/19: 276.8
    Starting Weight 10/31/21: 258.6

    Feb Weight 2/1/22: 234.8
    End of Feb Goal 2/28/22: 230.0
    2/8: 231.6

    Goals for each day:
    Steps: 2,046
    Cals: 1,195
    Carbs: 65g
    Water: 135.2
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 6,952 Member
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    I just completed another "better" weekend. The scale wasn't impressed, however. Is it ever though?
    Just eating keto, exercising, doing the thing, waiting for my body to decide what it's doing. Trusting the process... :unamused: Doing so very impatiently, obviously. :joy:
    KCKO
  • NYPhotographer2021
    NYPhotographer2021 Posts: 506 Member
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    2022 ~ Feb 9 ~ 171.8 lbs

    Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
    9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
    10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
    11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
    12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
    1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs

    February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
    Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower
  • tishsmith101
    tishsmith101 Posts: 1,577 Member
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    For 2/8/22
    SW 170
    CW 169.5
    GW 167

    Daily plank challenge ✔
    80 oz water daily ✔
    Under 60 carbs daily✔
    Movement ❌rest day
    Meal prep-❌

    Had my mammo and ultrasound yesterday with good results. That kinda became the primary focus of the day. I did do 2 60 sec planks though! Hubby made a chicken tossed salad for dinner. He likes crunch so I bought some parmesan crisps to add in. Plenty for lunch today :smile:
  • taylok23
    taylok23 Posts: 818 Member
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    2/7-2/8 were closer to maintenance days for me versus a calorie deficit. I ate some curry last night that I just knew was full of sodium and the scale confirmed my suspicions this morning with a 3 pound increase! Hopefully that comes right off tomorrow. I wish my appetite would diminish but that just doesn’t seem to be happening so I need to get it under control. A work in progress continues!
  • melmerritt33
    melmerritt33 Posts: 1,044 Member
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    Did half an hour on the exercise bike. Started slow then increased to moderate intensity. Felt ok to start with but after I had my shower I started to feel just slightly off. I’m now feeling a bit shaky. So it seems that intensity is a problem for me. Shame, I really used to enjoy pushing myself and was looking forward to being able to do that again. I’ll just have to accept that I can’t.

    I’ll try sticking to slower bike riding and see how that goes. At the weekend I’ll try one of my exercise dvds. They’re a mix of weight and strength exercises with high intensity intervals but I’m thinking I can try skipping the intervals and just try the strength and weight bits. See how I feel doing that.
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 6,952 Member
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    Did half an hour on the exercise bike. Started slow then increased to moderate intensity. Felt ok to start with but after I had my shower I started to feel just slightly off. I’m now feeling a bit shaky. So it seems that intensity is a problem for me. Shame, I really used to enjoy pushing myself and was looking forward to being able to do that again. I’ll just have to accept that I can’t.

    I’ll try sticking to slower bike riding and see how that goes. At the weekend I’ll try one of my exercise dvds. They’re a mix of weight and strength exercises with high intensity intervals but I’m thinking I can try skipping the intervals and just try the strength and weight bits. See how I feel doing that.

    you can always still do the intervals just with slower or lower impact versions of the exercises? Just a thought. I did similar yesterday. My joints are just being rude so I'm probably having a bit of a Sjogren's flare. So I just dialed the intensity and impact down. Sorry your body is being a rotten stinkface. (Can't tell I have kids, right? :joy: )
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 6,952 Member
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    Still on the scale yo-yo train. Back down a bit. But not down to the recent low.
    Still just counting cals, carbs, and exercising. KCKO.
    Even though my joints are ouchie and I'm going to have to take an Aleve in a min. :unamused: KCKO.
  • NYPhotographer2021
    NYPhotographer2021 Posts: 506 Member
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    2022 ~ Feb 10 ~ 171.0 lbs

    Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
    9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
    10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
    11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
    12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
    1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs

    February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
    Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower
  • tishsmith101
    tishsmith101 Posts: 1,577 Member
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    For 2/9/22
    SW 170
    CW 170.5 Scale yo-yo train here too :|
    GW 167

    Daily plank challenge ✔
    80 oz water daily ✔
    Under 60 carbs daily✔
    Movement ❌rest day
    Meal prep-❌

    As much as I love the Olympics, I stay up way too late to catch things. Too tired to do anything but my planks yesterday but I really have to get moving today. Cashew chicken (no rice) may have not been the best idea last night but it's a once in a great while splurge.
  • melmerritt33
    melmerritt33 Posts: 1,044 Member
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    baconslave wrote: »
    Did half an hour on the exercise bike. Started slow then increased to moderate intensity. Felt ok to start with but after I had my shower I started to feel just slightly off. I’m now feeling a bit shaky. So it seems that intensity is a problem for me. Shame, I really used to enjoy pushing myself and was looking forward to being able to do that again. I’ll just have to accept that I can’t.

    I’ll try sticking to slower bike riding and see how that goes. At the weekend I’ll try one of my exercise dvds. They’re a mix of weight and strength exercises with high intensity intervals but I’m thinking I can try skipping the intervals and just try the strength and weight bits. See how I feel doing that.

    you can always still do the intervals just with slower or lower impact versions of the exercises? Just a thought. I did similar yesterday. My joints are just being rude so I'm probably having a bit of a Sjogren's flare. So I just dialed the intensity and impact down. Sorry your body is being a rotten stinkface. (Can't tell I have kids, right? :joy: )

    Thanks, that’s a really good idea, I’ll try that!
  • melmerritt33
    melmerritt33 Posts: 1,044 Member
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    I won’t be exercising today as I’m feeling bad physically but I’m actually feeling really happy because the final piece of the puzzle has just slipped into place.

    Every time I’ve done a zero carb style of carnivore I’ve felt terrible, with a more relaxed version I’ve felt great. I discovered part of the reason was histamine intolerance, avoiding high histamine foods made a huge difference. Now with my exercise attempts and the last two days of being zero carb carnivore again I’ve got the final answer. Even keeping it low histamine every time I drop dairy completely I lose my energy, feel drained and lightheaded. It’s happened again. So I really do need a small amount of carbs in my diet. Not much but some.

    I already know I have to be careful with certain dairy, for example hard cheese every day constipates me. But based on previous experience, things like ricotta and milk don’t seem to cause me problems. They have a small amount of carbs but are also low histamine. So this could be my perfect way of eating solved.

    I’ll see how it goes over the next week and hopefully that will also be enough to fuel my exercise.
  • Americanbabydoll
    Americanbabydoll Posts: 1,255 Member
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    Highest Weight 05/22/19: 276.8
    Starting Weight 10/31/21: 258.6

    Feb Weight 2/1/22: 234.8
    End of Feb Goal 2/28/22: 230.0
    2/8: 231.6 2/9: 231.2 2/10: 230.4

    Goals for 2/8:
    Steps: 2,205
    Cals: 1,121
    Carbs: 17g
    Water: 152.1

    2/9:
    Steps: 2,519
    Cals: 1,041
    Carbs: 13g
    Water: 169.0
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 6,952 Member
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    yo-yo up a pound. But my waist is looking better. Measurement check next week.

    It's probably not good but I will probably blow off part of my strength routine again to spend more time walking outside while we have a lil' bit of a warm up with no rain still going on. I need the wide open space and sun, bad.
  • NYPhotographer2021
    NYPhotographer2021 Posts: 506 Member
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    2022 ~ Feb 11 ~ 171.0 lbs

    Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
    9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
    10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
    11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
    12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
    1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs

    February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
    Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower

    At least I am consistent. I've been hovering between 173 & 171 for the past couple of weeks. So I should be grateful for that at least. I hate it when I go up, but I'm still over 40 pounds less than when I started. So I have to take this as a win.

    Have a great day! It's FRIDAY!!
  • taylok23
    taylok23 Posts: 818 Member
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    2/9-2/10
    I too am having scale issues of my own making. Went crazy and bought goodies I know I can’t keep around so those have been snacks I can do without. I’m retaining water, having crazy hormones and feeling a bit of stress from my parents so hopefully this weekend or the start of next week I can get a handle on things and get back to my healthy habits. Just ugh! At least I keep up exercising when I go off the rails food-wise so there is one silver lining. The final 5 pounds (now 9) is killer for me to shed. No more whining! Have a good weekend!
  • NYPhotographer2021
    NYPhotographer2021 Posts: 506 Member
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    WTG @Americanbabydoll You did it! You made your goal for February! You're amazing! Keep it up!! B)
  • NYPhotographer2021
    NYPhotographer2021 Posts: 506 Member
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    2022 ~ Feb 12 ~ 167.8 lbs

    Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
    9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
    10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
    11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
    12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
    1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs

    February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
    Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower

    I did it! Made my February goal! Now if only I can keep it under 170 for the rest of this month! But for today, I celebrate!!