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Prepping for the Holidays (October Challenge) Week 2 Check-In (10/8 - 10/14)
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10/11 and 10/12 check in
1. Stay under 25-30 net carbs a day most days of the month (see #3)-2-pumpkins
2. Plan meals for the following week on Saturday or Sunday and stick to meal plan- 2 pumpkin
3. Two special occasion days take place this month and my goal is to go no higher than 50 net carbs-N/A
4. Try to add exercise in 3-4 times per week as joint pain permits-1 pumpkin
5. Try at least one new keto friendly recipe per week to keep things interesting-1 pumpkin (cheesy taco skillet)
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For Monday, October 12
SW 209
CW 205
GW (for Oct) 199
Goals
1 Plan and log all food honestly
2 Get 20 minutes of exercise every day
3 Drink 32 oz of water everyday
4 Stop eating after 8 p.m.
5 Stay under 50 g total carbs
6 No peanut butter
I had a rude awakening today when I logged some sugar free pudding and it put me over my carb count. Live and learn. That won't be on my grocery list again.
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1. food planned for next two weeks -done over the weekend, don't have to worry about it :-)
2. ran out to Publix yesterday, but there was no food items brought, just cleaning supplies (and a cute light-up ghost for my desk at work)
3. avoiding restaurants until the weekend, although I have a wicked craving for BBQ.
4. Not a work weekend, don't count.
So far so good. I will try to avoid further trips to the food stores until the weekend, avoid restaurants, and limit other unnecessary expenses. If this helps me to cut $100-200 from my monthly budget, it would be amazing...
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Ok catching up here:
Here are my October Goals:
1. up to 40 gms of carbs per day
2. 12,000 steps/day
3. Minimum 80 oz of water each and every day
4. More consistent with exercise especially weight lifting this month!
SW: 163
GW: 158
Thursday: 4 pumpkins
Friday: 4 pumpkins
Saturday: 3 pumkins
Sunday: 3 pumpkins
Monday: 2 pumpkins
I took Monday off work and did absolutely nothing! I did however drink lots of water and kept my carbs nice and low!
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Monday check-in:
SW: 179
GW: 172
1. <25 carbs/day - yes!
2. 10,000 steps per day - no, only 8500
3. Log food every day - yes
4. 80 oz. water every day - yes
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Here are my October Goals:
1. up to 40 gms of carbs per day
2. 12,000 steps/day
3. Minimum 80 oz of water each and every day
4. More consistent with exercise especially weight lifting this month!
SW: 163
GW: 158
Thursday: 4 pumpkins
Friday: 4 pumpkins
Saturday: 3 pumkins
Sunday: 3 pumpkins
Monday: 2 pumpkins
Tuesday: 4 pumpkins (had a great day!!)0 -
Tuesday, 10/13, Check-In:
- Water: 80/80oz
- Calorie goal under (Sun-Fri schedule):
- At or under carbs: 39g/50g
- Exercise as planned: 28 min bodyweight. Then 30 min walking with dd6. And 30 min of soccer. Whew!
- Hit electrolytes:
- Logged food:
6/6
Earned 6 pumpkins.
Daily Pumpkins collected: 6
Weekly Pumpkin Count: 28
Monthly: 70
0 - Water: 80/80oz
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10/13 check in
1. Stay under 25-30 net carbs a day most days of the month (see #3)-1pumpkins
2. Plan meals for the following week on Saturday or Sunday and stick to meal plan- 1 pumpkin
3. Two special occasion days take place this month and my goal is to go no higher than 50 net carbs-N/A
4. Try to add exercise in 3-4 times per week as joint pain permits-1 pumpkin (I helped pick up 4 bags of apples from the yard so I'm counting that)
5. Try at least one new keto friendly recipe per week to keep things interesting-n/a
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Here are my October Goals:
1. up to 40 gms of carbs per day
2. 12,000 steps/day
3. Minimum 80 oz of water each and every day
4. More consistent with exercise especially weight lifting this month!
SW: 163
GW: 158
Thursday: 4 pumpkins
Friday: 4 pumpkins
Saturday: 3 pumkins
Sunday: 3 pumpkins
Monday: 2 pumpkins
Tuesday: 4 pumpkins
Wednesday: 4 pumpkins
24/28
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Here's the new thread. Up and ready for your pumpkin collecting for tomorrow's Check-In.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10269431/prepping-for-the-holidays-october-challenge-week-3-check-in-10-15-10-21#Item_1
Annnnnnd for my check-in:
Wednesday, 10/14, Check-In:
- Water: 80/80oz
- Calorie goal under (Sun-Fri schedule):
- At or under carbs: 44g/50g
- Exercise as planned: 45min of walking
- Hit electrolytes:
- Logged food:
6/6
Earned 6 pumpkins.
Daily Pumpkins collected: 6
Weekly Pumpkin Count: 34
Monthly: 76
0 - Water: 80/80oz
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Weekly
1. Pre plan & Prep Weekly Menu -Done!
2. Bake/Cook one low carb dessert a week -- Big ole' fail on that one.
10/13 & 10/14
1. Log daily! - Done!
2. Stay under 25 net carbs - Done!
3. Drink 80 oz of water - Done! ( For some reason I drank way more yesterday, I filled up my cup 6 times at work, plus the water I drank during a 3 hour night meeting)
I think this is really helping. It makes me continuously think about my goals every day separately rather than a long time frame. I am much better with short term goals. Long term ones get vague for me.
Daily pumpkins 3/3
Weekly Pumpkins: 12/140 -
Tuesday/Wednesday check-in:
SW: 179
GW: 172
1. <25 carbs/day - yes and yes
2. 10,000 steps per day - no and no
3. Log food every day - yes
4. 80 oz. water every day - yes
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Tuesday, 10/13:
Weigh-in: ?? - Ok I know I weighed in but apparently didn't log it.. Assume some amount over 146
Water: 128/75oz
Calorie: 1671/1312
At or under carbs: 51g/30g
Steps: 8360 / 7,500
Exercise: Parking Far away, Chiropractor-prescribed Glute exercises for my back
Logged food
5/7
Wednesday, 10/14:
Weigh-in: 147.2
Water: 128/75oz
Calorie: 1400/1312
At or under carbs: 22g/30g
Steps: 5765 / 7,500
Exercise: Parking Far away, Chiropractor-prescribed Glute exercises for my back
Logged food
5/7
Weekly Pumpkin Count:
October's Pumpkin Total: 72
The chiropractor really helped with my SI Joint problems (which are apparently a result of me using my strong upper leg muscles for lots of things when I ought to be using my glutes), so I'm backing off yoga until the right muscles are firing for the typical poses I was doing.
I've been over on my calories a bunch, but frankly staying under par on calories is not a huge concern of mine. I'm FAR more concerned with being under on carbs, and I slipped on that. I've avoided the leftover anniversary cake I made (LCHF but not as LC as I prefer). Yesterday I was almost purely carnivore without even trying, and that was a proud moment.
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1. Stay under 25-30 net carbs a day most days of the month (see #3)-1pumpkins
2. Plan meals for the following week on Saturday or Sunday and stick to meal plan- 1 pumpkin
3. Two special occasion days take place this month and my goal is to go no higher than 50 net carbs-N/A
4. Try to add exercise in 3-4 times per week as joint pain permits
5. Try at least one new keto friendly recipe per week to keep things interesting-1 pumpkin
3 pumpkins
20 weekly pumpkins0
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