Starting Weight: 138.2 lbs on 1/1
Overall Scale Goal: 125 lbs (hoping by late Spring)

Sunday, Jan 11:
[√] Write
[√] Hydrate: 74.1/67
[ ] Step goals: 3,279/5,000
[√] Activity: Just going outside to breathe. Breathing is somewhat important, I understand.
[√] Logging: Weight (139.2), Macros C/F/P (6%/75%/19%)
[√] Daily NSV: I dreamed about a nice rare steak. I think my brain is tired of all these fancy meals, it just wants some fuel and not to spend a lot of time on it. So while I'm dreaming about steaks, yeah, I feel like I'm totally "over" food.

My weight spiked after the weekend, and while I'm not in a rush to get to my goal weight, I don't like seeing myself go backward because I'm overeating all these flavors. Today I'm returning to "simple" for as many meals as I can control. Yes, it's ironic that I'm the cook for everyone and I don't feel in control. :P I am making full recipes for dinner to keep the people who rely on me for their Keto diet interested, because they're so certain they don't want to just eat eggs and steak. So breakfast and lunch will be on my terms, and I'll try to move the dinners closer to what I'd like (I'm thinking more ground beef, cheese, and bacon).

Goal #1: brush my teeth after each meal at least 5 times a week.
Goal #2: work out twice a day at least 3 days a week
Goal #3: save money
Goal #4: avoid dairy

Miserably failing on all fronts.
Goal 1: it's been so hectic I just fall into bed exhausted at night.
Goal 2: no. just once on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, and today maybe not even that.
Goal 3: I'm doing ok there, being too busy to actually spend money.
Goal 4: *As I'm drinking coffee with HWC* nope. But at least I'm not eating a giant block of cheese a day.

January goals:
1) Eat <20g net carbs a day.
2) Weigh weekly on Wednesday.
3) Lose 5 pounds this month.
4) No alcohol

1) On track since January 2! (not tracking on weekends, just avoiding sweets, starches, and alcohol)
2) 222, down from 226.2 last Wednesday (1/6)!
3) 7 pounds lost, exceeded my January goal!
4) On track since January 2!

Starting to get more productive at work and home. Loving that I don't have to deal with that afternoon slump. Hosted a small get-together last night with a few carby snacks and it was a little tough to deal with the cravings but sipped on some La Croix water and that helped me stay on track.

Was happy to see a four pound loss and exceeding my January goal! I was kinda hoping for a little more of a loss since I'm heavier than in the past, but also facing facts that I am nearing 30 and it's not going to be as easy as it used to be. I'm seeing if I can cut back on dairy this week and this morning I made bulletproof coffee! I forgot how much I missed it!

Nicely done, everyone! I love this thread!

Sorry to hear you are sick!
Hope you feel better soon!

JAN 13

SW: 247 (12/12, started keto)
SW: 228.2 (Jan 1)
CW: 223.2
GW for January: 220 (new) (was 224)
GW for 12/31: 180
Calories under 1200: yes
Carbs Under 20: yes

I'm finding my midsection is a few inches bigger this time around and that my skin is not snapping back much. Getting older. I'm still in a losing state, but my cuurent weight is less than it has been for 25 years. Trying to mentally adjust to the aging process, gracefully. I'm still feeling pretty good about my looks and health at the moment.
Finding that i am just too wiped out after work to be successful at decluttering projects. So rather than beat myself up about it, i will plan to focus on those goals on my Sundays off. Tuesdays are for errands and chilling.
Eating goals are on track and Im feeling good about progress. Seems I'm slowly trending downwards, even though having a couple drinks and socializing on Fridays does slow me down. Still, after a year of strict keto, losing 130 pounds, and many, many years of isolation - this is a trade off I can live with. New mantra is: slow and steady wins the race.
My natural activity levels are still increased due to job demands. I added a pedometer app to my phone and seeing the proof is pretty cool and motivating. Between that and weekly dance night I am satisfied with progress in that area. I have never been able to succeed at a routine exercise scedule. Basically, whenever possible I choose "couch potato!"

Starting Weight: 138.2 lbs on 1/1
Overall Scale Goal: 125 lbs (hoping by late Spring)

Wednesday, Jan 13:
[√] Write - barely, but I sat down twice to do it!
[√] Hydrate: 110.2/67
[ ] Step goals: 4,127/5,000
[√] Activity: Parking far away (even in the COLD). Going outside to breathe. Breathing is somewhat important, I understand.
[√] Logging: Weight (139.0), Macros C/F/P (4%/68%/27%)
[√] Daily NSV: Husband has been making an effort to cook all these meals with me, rather than just coming to the table when it's ready. He said sharing the WoE with my parents made it feel less like "ours" and I'm happy to see he seems like he's taking steps to make cooking something we do together, rather than getting grumpier about it. Very happy about that, and to spend more time with him (even though that means I can't watch Deep Space 9 while I cook :P)

It was SO COLD yesterday I couldn't resist my lunchtime Americano with Steamed Heavy Cream and Kerrygold from Starbucks. I feel like this Venti snack, in addition to lunch, is keeping me from dropping this current upswing weight. But we'll see! It's hard to care if it takes me an extra couple of weeks to get to my goal in the summer when it's SO COLD now.

baconslave wrote: »

Can't blame you. It sounds like heaven. Of course, in this weather drinking lava might feel just as good. Brrrrrr!

Oh, it is. Come on over, I'll buy you one!

Actually I'm going at lunch to buy my Ninja Coffee Bar. Dunno if Kohl's will leave me with any time to pick up coffee on my way back. I may have to decide between picking up food or getting that americano.

I'm totally sucking at this right now. Too much "winging it" and not enough deliberate action. Plus shark week is impending and I just want to eat everything in sight (which, this week, included an entire jar of peanut butter and a 70% cocoa chocolate bar, on top of my usual foods.) However, I am doing a dairy-free trial to see if it's a problem for me, and I am now on day 10 without a single bite of cheese or splash of heavy cream. (I am allowing myself butter, though.) This week my kids are all sick again. The baby's cough was troubling, so I took him to the pediatrician on Monday. Come to find out, he has RSV, so that threw a serious wrench in my week. I took off Monday and Tuesday, have an appointment for him next Tuesday morning I'll have to take off for, and have just been working hard to try to keep him reasonably happy and comfortable. Sleep is elusive. But on my extra two days off, I caught up on laundry, so that's a plus!

Carbs Under 40: Only 3 days so far (hopefully today will make it 4 out of 7).
8,000 Steps: No, not even once.
Workout: Now I'm really feeling like a failure. No workouts in the past week.
Technology-Free Evenings: Still better but still not perfect.
Communicating with Loved Ones: I phoned my bestie on my drive home yesterday, but she didn't answer.
Mindfulness: Does prayer count? Life just keeps piling the ish on this winter...
Meal Planning/Shopping: I'm still rocking this one.
Prof Dev: Still listening to the trauma audiobook. I was going to attend a lecture at a local hospital this week for a few free CEUs, but then I had to take two days off earlier this week due to my baby boy coming down with RSV, so I can't afford the time away from the office next week.

I jumped back up to 176 a few days ago, and here I sit.
SW: 174.8
1/7/16: 173.8
1/14/16: 176.0