Determined December: Week 1 Challenge Check-In (12/1-12/7)
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ThinnerHill wrote: »ThinnerHill wrote: »ThinnerHill wrote: »I just found this thread and I am so glad that I did.
DECEMBER CHALLENGE
<20 net carbs daily
<1500 calories
Goal: 155 by Dec 31st
SW: will post in the morning
Exercise 2 miles on days off work minimum
Log all food and exercise daily
SW: 168
Christmas Goal: 160
DEC 2: 165.6 -2.4
Carbs: 19 net
Water: ☆
Calories: over
Exercise: nope
DEC 3: 165.8 +.2
Carbs: 7 net
Water: ☆
Calories: under
Exercise: work0 -
SW 11/2: 150.6; 142.6 on 12/1
CW: 141.4
GW for December 31: 139.6 or below (DietBet goal for Transformer Round 4, should be reasonable, I hope!)
My goals for December:
Carbs: Under 20 net/day--12/3: Was out and about most of the day, got my Starbucks free rewards drink and had no idea the sugar-free mocha had 19gm carbs in it ... ended up at 30 net for the day. Oops.
Calories: 1350/day: Came in just under.
Logging and measuring daily--check
Getting in exercise at least 3x/wk--1x so far this week0 -
baconslave wrote: »I hit my goal weight this morning.
Ok. Done being obnoxious.
Have a great day.
Congratulations!!!0 -
baconslave wrote: »I hit my goal weight this morning.
Ok. Done being obnoxious.
Have a great day.
That penguin is the wrong shape for you now! LOL So happy for you! Congrats!0 -
Starting Weight on 12/1: 142.8 lbs
Write (+2)
80 oz water (+2)
No Alcohol (0, more of a guideline.)
5,000 Steps (+1. +3 if I get over 10,000)
Exercise (+1 for basic stuff. +2 for targeted exercise.)
Affirmation NSV (+1)
Tuesday, 12/1:
(+1) Write: I didn't get far, but sitting down to do it is the key! (Worth total of 2)
(+2) 128/80 oz water
(0) No Alcohol: didn't have any
(0) 4,263/5,000 Steps (fitbit charged in the evening but not enough for 737 steps)
(+1) Exercise - Parked far away IN THE BITTER COLD RAIN. YEAH!!
(+1) Affirmation NSV: While everyone else was enjoying the caramel apple mug cakes I made them for dessert last night, I enjoyed my coffee and didn't stress about it. My husband MADE me take a bite because he wanted me to taste how good they were, but it didn't make me want more!
5 of a possible 11
Wednesday, 12/2:
(+2) Write: Check!
(+2) 148/80 oz water
(0) No Alcohol: didn't have any
(0) 2,359/5,000 Steps
(+1) Exercise - Parked far away, foundation training
(+1) Affirmation NSV: I am starting to look at my legs as thin, which I never thought I'd do. I'm not sure I want to see a photo of them just yet but when I look down I can definitely see a difference!
5 of a possible 11
Thursday, 12/3:
(0) Write:
(+2) 143/80 oz water
(0) No Alcohol: didn't have any
(+1) 5,501/5,000 Steps
(+1) Exercise - Parked far away
(+1) Affirmation NSV: Went to the movie theater and didn't even LOOK at the concession stand.
5 of a possible 11
Last recorded weight: 141.4 lbs, Dec 40 -
December Basics Challenge:
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Original Weight: 185-190 lbs in late June, 2015
SW: 152.4
CW: 150.8 (scale dipped today but I am a bit dehydrated)
GW for Dec 31: Under 150 (at least most of the time)
Final GW: ~140lbs
December Goals:- Eat below 25g of carbs on all days except possibly Dec. 9th (dinner theatre and school party), 18th (party), 24, 25, and 31(hosting a party). Wednesday was 25g.
- If I eat over 25g of carbs in a day, it is not to exceed 35g. N/A
- I can eat over my calories on a few days but will cut back on other days to make up for it, without going hungry. calories were around 1600 = fine
- Do at least one fat fast (~500kcal of mainly fat) per week. That's today
- Use IF with BPC to eat meals/solid food (that sounds really weird...) between 2pm and 7pm on the majority of days. N/A
- Complete Round 1 of P90X just before Xmas. Taking a rest day instead of YogaX. My joints need it.
Thursday, Dec. 3
Original Weight: 185-190 lbs in late June, 2015
SW: 152.4
CW: 150.6
GW for Dec 31: Under 150 (at least most of the time)
Final GW: ~140lbs
December Goals:- Eat below 25g of carbs on all days except possibly Dec. 9th (dinner theatre and school party), 18th (party), 24, 25, and 31(hosting a party). Thursday's main carb was some avocado. I hit about 12g. This was supposed to be a fat fast day but I got hungry...
- If I eat over 25g of carbs in a day, it is not to exceed 35g. N/A
- I can eat over my calories on a few days but will cut back on other days to make up for it, without going hungry. calories were around 1000 since I started out fat fasting but then got hungry
- Do at least one fat fast (~500kcal of mainly fat) per week. Oops. LOL
- Use IF with BPC to eat meals/solid food (that sounds really weird...) between 2pm and 7pm on the majority of days.
- Complete Round 1 of P90X just before Xmas. P90X Legs today
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December Basics Challenge
SW: 159.2 (11/02/15)
CW: 157 (11/24/15)
GW: 155 (by 1/01/16)
December Goals:
Try a few new low carb recipes this month
Walk 210 miles this month to achieve my yearly goal of 1,500 miles
At or under 40 net carbs per day
Daily Yoga challenge for December; whether it's 5 minutes or 1 hour, I will do yoga everyday!
December 1 - good day: Wise food choices, 5 miles walking + yoga!!
December 2 - a repeat of yesterday except 6 miles walked and yoga!!
December 3 - As above + 4 miles walked and yoga!!
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Thursday Summary 12.3
SW 11.30.15 148.2
CW 148.6
GW 144 (1.1.2016)
Water: OK.
Logged Food: yes
Exercise as Planned?: No
At or Under Carb Level: 38g
At or Under Calorie Limit: Yes
Planned Day Ahead: No.
Things running a bit amuck this week. I haven't as organized as I'd like. Looking forward to the weekend where I can regroup, exercise, and get my shopping and cooking back under control.0 -
Thurs, 12/3:
Water: 120/120oz
Electrolytes Good:
Logged Food:
Exercise as Planned?: Strength:Lower body and Abs
At or Under Carb Level: 40/50g total
At or Under Calorie Limit: Yes! Maintenance day
Planned Day Ahead: Yes!
7/7
Weekly Trees of Christmas Awesomeness Collected:
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I started the week at 276
I fasted day one and exercised (treadmill and weights)
< 1000 cals a day
< 20 carbs a day
> gal of ice water a day
Lost 14 lbs. Happy but torched struggled through workout. What LC food / supplements should I take to keep energy up ? Also feel like I could cramp up any second while running I'm sure because of all the water.
Goal: 250 by Christmas. Start Whole30 January. Maintenance weight of 225.0 -
I started the week at 276
I fasted day one and exercised (treadmill and weights)
< 1000 cals a day
< 20 carbs a day
> gal of ice water a day
Lost 14 lbs. Happy but torched struggled through workout. What LC food / supplements should I take to keep energy up ? Also feel like I could cramp up any second while running I'm sure because of all the water.
Goal: 250 by Christmas. Start Whole30 January. Maintenance weight of 225.
It's going to take a bit for you to exercise at your previous level. Your body is transitioning fuel sources. Meanwhile, make sure you are getting 3,000-5,000mg of sodium, 300mg of magnesium, and as much potassium as you can. Getting these naturally from your food is ideal, but mag and potassium are hard to get without supplementation. I got potassium salt and use it in my food and in keto-gatorade I make myself out fo Mio, salt, and Nu-Salt (potassium salt.) Potassium pill supplements are a joke and you rarely get much more than a pittance dose. If you keep up your electrolyte level by getting enough sodium and magnesium and trying to get your potassium up, there will be no crampy feeling. The lower carb you are, and the more water you drink, the more you need those electrolytes. This is VERY important. As you further adapt, you'll be able to get by on a tad less sodium, but right now, get that sodium chloride on.
Also, you might be tired during workouts because of your calorie level. Too few calories will cause fatigue and your workouts will suffer even more. I'm a 5'10", 150lb female and I eat no less than 1500cals per day when I'm trying to lose while working out. You need to fuel your body enough to work for you. Use a keto calc (google it), put in your stats, and don't eat less than a 20% deficit.
HTH.
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baconslave wrote: »I started the week at 276
I fasted day one and exercised (treadmill and weights)
< 1000 cals a day
< 20 carbs a day
> gal of ice water a day
Lost 14 lbs. Happy but torched struggled through workout. What LC food / supplements should I take to keep energy up ? Also feel like I could cramp up any second while running I'm sure because of all the water.
Goal: 250 by Christmas. Start Whole30 January. Maintenance weight of 225.
It's going to take a bit for you to exercise at your previous level. Your body is transitioning fuel sources. Meanwhile, make sure you are getting 3,000-5,000mg of sodium, 300mg of magnesium, and as much potassium as you can. Getting these naturally from your food is ideal, but mag and potassium are hard to get without supplementation. I got potassium salt and use it in my food and in keto-gatorade I make myself out fo Mio, salt, and Nu-Salt (potassium salt.) Potassium pill supplements are a joke and you rarely get much more than a pittance dose. If you keep up your electrolyte level by getting enough sodium and magnesium and trying to get your potassium up, there will be no crampy feeling. The lower carb you are, and the more water you drink, the more you need those electrolytes. This is VERY important. As you further adapt, you'll be able to get by on a tad less sodium, but right now, get that sodium chloride on.
Also, you might be tired during workouts because of your calorie level. Too few calories will cause fatigue and your workouts will suffer even more. I'm a 5'10", 150lb female and I eat no less than 1500cals per day when I'm trying to lose while working out. You need to fuel your body enough to work for you. Use a keto calc (google it), put in your stats, and don't eat less than a 20% deficit.
HTH.
That's what I was looking for ! Thank you. Can you give me the mio / salt ratio ?0 -
1. Stay under 50 net carbs daily
2. Exercise 3X's per week
3. Lose 5 lbs by Jan 2016
4. Make sure that I log my food intake for everything and everyday!! I will get on a kick and then stop for like a week or two or longer...
5. Drink 8 glasses of water a day
6. Stay strong0 -
baconslave wrote: »I started the week at 276
I fasted day one and exercised (treadmill and weights)
< 1000 cals a day
< 20 carbs a day
> gal of ice water a day
Lost 14 lbs. Happy but torched struggled through workout. What LC food / supplements should I take to keep energy up ? Also feel like I could cramp up any second while running I'm sure because of all the water.
Goal: 250 by Christmas. Start Whole30 January. Maintenance weight of 225.
It's going to take a bit for you to exercise at your previous level. Your body is transitioning fuel sources. Meanwhile, make sure you are getting 3,000-5,000mg of sodium, 300mg of magnesium, and as much potassium as you can. Getting these naturally from your food is ideal, but mag and potassium are hard to get without supplementation. I got potassium salt and use it in my food and in keto-gatorade I make myself out fo Mio, salt, and Nu-Salt (potassium salt.) Potassium pill supplements are a joke and you rarely get much more than a pittance dose. If you keep up your electrolyte level by getting enough sodium and magnesium and trying to get your potassium up, there will be no crampy feeling. The lower carb you are, and the more water you drink, the more you need those electrolytes. This is VERY important. As you further adapt, you'll be able to get by on a tad less sodium, but right now, get that sodium chloride on.
Also, you might be tired during workouts because of your calorie level. Too few calories will cause fatigue and your workouts will suffer even more. I'm a 5'10", 150lb female and I eat no less than 1500cals per day when I'm trying to lose while working out. You need to fuel your body enough to work for you. Use a keto calc (google it), put in your stats, and don't eat less than a 20% deficit.
HTH.
Thank you and congratulations by the way.0 -
I am just getting back on track today after getting a little too lazy in the maintenance phase and regaining 8 pounds. I am definitely up for the challenge.
My goals are pretty basic:
1. Stay under 20 g. NET carbs per day
2. Walk 12,000 steps every day
3. Drink 64 oz. of water per day
4. Do my aerobics video a minimum of 3 times per week
5. Figure out what to do with my medicine ball, then do it! Every day!
6. One fasting day per week on my miso/seaweed/lemon/cayenne soup
7. Stay under 1200 calories a day
8. LOG EVERY BITE OF FOOD -this is where I tend to slack a lot these days0 -
baconslave wrote: »I started the week at 276
I fasted day one and exercised (treadmill and weights)
< 1000 cals a day
< 20 carbs a day
> gal of ice water a day
Lost 14 lbs. Happy but torched struggled through workout. What LC food / supplements should I take to keep energy up ? Also feel like I could cramp up any second while running I'm sure because of all the water.
Goal: 250 by Christmas. Start Whole30 January. Maintenance weight of 225.
It's going to take a bit for you to exercise at your previous level. Your body is transitioning fuel sources. Meanwhile, make sure you are getting 3,000-5,000mg of sodium, 300mg of magnesium, and as much potassium as you can. Getting these naturally from your food is ideal, but mag and potassium are hard to get without supplementation. I got potassium salt and use it in my food and in keto-gatorade I make myself out fo Mio, salt, and Nu-Salt (potassium salt.) Potassium pill supplements are a joke and you rarely get much more than a pittance dose. If you keep up your electrolyte level by getting enough sodium and magnesium and trying to get your potassium up, there will be no crampy feeling. The lower carb you are, and the more water you drink, the more you need those electrolytes. This is VERY important. As you further adapt, you'll be able to get by on a tad less sodium, but right now, get that sodium chloride on.
Also, you might be tired during workouts because of your calorie level. Too few calories will cause fatigue and your workouts will suffer even more. I'm a 5'10", 150lb female and I eat no less than 1500cals per day when I'm trying to lose while working out. You need to fuel your body enough to work for you. Use a keto calc (google it), put in your stats, and don't eat less than a 20% deficit.
HTH.
That's what I was looking for ! Thank you. Can you give me the mio / salt ratio ?
Oh this phone is being a jerk!
I generally used a generous squirt of Mio to a 12oz -16oz glass of water, and an 1/4tsp each of salt and NuSalt. Which gives you approx 590mg of sodium amd 400mg of potassium. This is an estimate. You could do less per drink if the taste bothers you or use more Mio.
Some use broth/ bouillon. It has twice as much salt but little to no potassium depending on which brand you use. I got tired of broth pretty quick.0 -
My first week on keto was great. I hit 19-22g of carbs per day. I didn't get the keto flu. I did get one headache but it stopped with salty eggs. I met most of my goals. I lost 4lbs though I know it's water. Here's to a new weekly goal!
My start weight:178lbs
Current Weight: 174lbs
Carbs:6% or less
Calories:1550
Exercise:4-5times this week
Water: 5-6 16.9oz bottles per day.
No alcohol this week and log food every day too, I'd also like to journal 3-4 times a week.
This week:
Carbs:6% ✅
Calories:1537✅
Exercise:3 times✔️
Water: 5-6 bottles ✅
Not drinking and logged food everyday ✅
Journaled 2 times✔️
Next week meet all original goals and lose 1lb. 173lbs here I come!!0 -
SW: 72.2kg
1st Dec: 69.7
CW: 68.8kg (3rd Dec)
GW: 60kg
Goal:
Maintain or lose weight in December
Try some new LC recipes so I don't get bored
Try and drink more water
Start BBG on 14th and keep going!0 -
sciencenovice wrote: »My first week on keto was great. I hit 19-22g of carbs per day. I didn't get the keto flu. I did get one headache but it stopped with salty eggs. I met most of my goals. I lost 4lbs though I know it's water. Here's to a new weekly goal!
My start weight:178lbs
Current Weight: 174lbs
Carbs:6% or less
Calories:1550
Exercise:4-5times this week
Water: 5-6 16.9oz bottles per day.
No alcohol this week and log food every day too, I'd also like to journal 3-4 times a week.
This week:
Carbs:6% ✅
Calories:1537✅
Exercise:3 times✔️
Water: 5-6 bottles ✅
Not drinking and logged food everyday ✅
Journaled 2 times✔️
Next week meet all original goals and lose 1lb. 173lbs here I come!!sciencenovice wrote: »My first week on keto was great. I hit 19-22g of carbs per day. I didn't get the keto flu. I did get one headache but it stopped with salty eggs. I met most of my goals. I lost 4lbs though I know it's water. Here's to a new weekly goal!
Just hit my next week's goal this morning!! 172lbs this morning!! I think I'm officially in ketosis because I feel different. I can't explain it! It's like I feel full and satiated but I feel like my metabolism is going strong.0 -
Happy to see some new challengers!
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