Meticulous May?
StephieWillcox
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I apologise if this is a bit forward (or if it breaks any rules) - but I am a failed low carber and restarter and wondered if anyone would be up for a month of consistent logging in May to get us all back on track?
I have gotten into the habit of picking "low carb" foods without any thought of hunger or actual carbs or calories and it has caused a massive stall - not to mention some pretty dodgy food choices, and quest/atkins bars have become an almost daily occurrence.
I figured 31 days of logging (and eliminating all artifical sweetners) should get me back on track, and I'm sure there are others out there in the same boat so I would love some company and accountability.
Obviously I'm aiming this more towards people who have fallen off the wagon, or those that are noticing "carb creep", rather than the established low-carbers who are trying to get away from meticulously logging every carb
Steph x
I have gotten into the habit of picking "low carb" foods without any thought of hunger or actual carbs or calories and it has caused a massive stall - not to mention some pretty dodgy food choices, and quest/atkins bars have become an almost daily occurrence.
I figured 31 days of logging (and eliminating all artifical sweetners) should get me back on track, and I'm sure there are others out there in the same boat so I would love some company and accountability.
Obviously I'm aiming this more towards people who have fallen off the wagon, or those that are noticing "carb creep", rather than the established low-carbers who are trying to get away from meticulously logging every carb
Steph x
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I'm with you! Jumping back on bandwagon Monday0
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yeah, I'm on it. I started April 1, have not missed a day yet.. Aiming for 365 days.. have a long way to go. catch you all tomorrow.0
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I would be in for logging consistently most of May. But I don't have an issue usually logging consistently anyway. I had a streak of... I don't remember, somewhere around +/- 500 days until Nov. Then I went hiking and didn't always have a consistent mobile signal for several days and lost my streak. I'm going on another trip in May, hiking for the first 2 days, then driving to other locations and doing just day hikes. Still, I probably will lose my streak at some point from May 21-30.0
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I'm in. Thanks for starting the discussion. It helps me to 'blog' here everyday about my plans for good eats for the day. April was a stalled month. I would love to have a fresh (renewed) start in May.0
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I'm in. I tend to log every day anyway, but I've been pretty busy lately and relaxing a bit.0
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I just want to have some place for consistent check in. I have had some really good weeks and some really bad weeks. I do notice a difference with my food choices which has helped with reducing belly bloat, but the scale doesn't seem to reflect the change like I think it should. I figure if I have a check in weekly, that will help keep me focused.0
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I log daily as is so I'm in!0
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In! A company bake sale sent me off track and I'm ready to get back on as I feel like crap.0
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I wish I could be in, I need it bad!! But i will be traveling all month and trying to pack and move, so my food will be chaotic (though I'll be keeping it low carb). I've been so inconsistent with logging this month and have barely lost any weight. I find it very easy to overeat LCHF food and it doesn't take many extra calories to stall my weight loss. I'll be ready for a "Jumpin' back on track June" lol.9
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I fell off a bit too, though I've been mostly good even with adding extra carbs on my long running days. I'm up for it!0
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Glad to see so many on board!
@PaleoInScotland I'm sure we can arrange a jumpin back on track June
I did manage to log today, but a quest bar and a coffee with a sugar was not a great way to start! I'm definitely recommitting to May.0 -
Quest bars are evil! I can eat 5 in one sitting. I've graduated from quest to mission1 bars because I've noticed mission1 bars are not as addicting. But I want to quit my protein bar habit and eat real food. In!2
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I am so in! Been needing this. Great idea!!0
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I'm in...I had a great successful streak, but since December, have had a hard time being consistent. I need to break the yo-yo eating (I've gained back too much weight), so maybe an extra bit of accountability is exactly what's in order.-1
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LolaDeeDaisy23 wrote: »Quest bars are evil! I can eat 5 in one sitting. I've graduated from quest to mission1 bars because I've noticed mission1 bars are not as addicting. But I want to quit my protein bar habit and eat real food. In!
@LolaDeeDaisy23 - Just for you.
http://www.food.com/recipe/no-bake-low-carb-protein-bars-402307
http://meatfreeketo.com/low-carb-peanut-butter-cheesecake-protein-bars/
http://meatfreeketo.com/category/recipes/protein-bars/
https://www.pinterest.com/dawnvivant/keto-friendly-protein-recipes/
http://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2015/11/4-ingredient-keto-cookie-bars/
https://foodcount.com/recipe/keto-homemade-protein-bars
I could probably keep going for days... I particularly love Healthful Pursuit (Leanne) because she uses real food to make things to make it easier to stay on plan... And she makes dairy free options, etc. to all her choices. 7 -
I'm in!
@KnitOrMiss - thanks for the great links!3 -
and the keto diet app's optional recipes (paid app) looked like it included several good options, too, in case anyone has that.0
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I'm in - I am very guilty of omitting naughty things from my diary as though if I don't log it, then it never happened!!
I will be honest and truthful throughout may (and beyond)!!
My calories are always over at the moment - which is deliberate as I have a 9 week old baby I am feeding - can't find any way to up the calorie allowance to account for breastfeeding so just not worrying about the number and focussing on the macros instead, which is working so far but something else like this to keep me accountable is good!1 -
I'm in - I am very guilty of omitting naughty things from my diary as though if I don't log it, then it never happened!!
I will be honest and truthful throughout may (and beyond)!!
My calories are always over at the moment - which is deliberate as I have a 9 week old baby I am feeding - can't find any way to up the calorie allowance to account for breastfeeding so just not worrying about the number and focussing on the macros instead, which is working so far but something else like this to keep me accountable is good!
@becwana - I believe breastfeeding is listed as an activity in exercise. If not, you can create one... I think average breastfeeding is 500-750 calories additional burned, but if you're pumping or breastfeeding very often, you can find calculators to show you your average burns. I don't remember if she's in this group, but my friend @MandiCole1 used a calculator of some kind to show this when she was breastfeeding her son.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »I would be in for logging consistently most of May. But I don't have an issue usually logging consistently anyway. I had a streak of... I don't remember, somewhere around +/- 500 days until Nov. Then I went hiking and didn't always have a consistent mobile signal for several days and lost my streak. I'm going on another trip in May, hiking for the first 2 days, then driving to other locations and doing just day hikes. Still, I probably will lose my streak at some point from May 21-30.
You can reset your streak. Once I had no signal but wrote down my foods to add later. I updated my food diary & reset my streak. Cannot remember how to do it or which device, but it can be done.1 -
Sure, why not? I log pretty much every day, but I need to tighten it up, been relaxing a bit lately and not counting each and every bite.0
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@becwana - I believe breastfeeding is listed as an activity in exercise. If not, you can create one... I think average breastfeeding is 500-750 calories additional burned, but if you're pumping or breastfeeding very often, you can find calculators to show you your average burns. I don't remember if she's in this group, but my friend @MandiCole1 used a calculator of some kind to show this when she was breastfeeding her son.[/quote]
Thank you! I can't find it as an activity but I will add it (didn't think of doing that!)
I am only going over by an average of 150-250 a day so was erring on the side of caution!
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@becwana - I believe breastfeeding is listed as an activity in exercise. If not, you can create one... I think average breastfeeding is 500-750 calories additional burned, but if you're pumping or breastfeeding very often, you can find calculators to show you your average burns. I don't remember if she's in this group, but my friend @MandiCole1 used a calculator of some kind to show this when she was breastfeeding her son.
Thank you! I can't find it as an activity but I will add it (didn't think of doing that!)
I am only going over by an average of 150-250 a day so was erring on the side of caution!
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actually it is a food diary entry not an exercise entry - if you enter "breastfeeding" in the food section it will give you several negative calorie options (so it adds calories to your bottom line) to choose from
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actually it is a food diary entry not an exercise entry - if you enter "breastfeeding" in the food section it will give you several negative calorie options (so it adds calories to your bottom line) to choose from
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Thank you! I will check it out now (sitting with baby attached right now
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Annoyingly although it shows the negative calorie number, it doesn't subtract it from the total - most of the entries were 500 for ebf so as long as I only go over by that much I should be ok!0
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StephieWillcox wrote: »I apologise if this is a bit forward (or if it breaks any rules) - but I am a failed low carber and restarter and wondered if anyone would be up for a month of consistent logging in May to get us all back on track?
I have gotten into the habit of picking "low carb" foods without any thought of hunger or actual carbs or calories and it has caused a massive stall - not to mention some pretty dodgy food choices, and quest/atkins bars have become an almost daily occurrence.
I figured 31 days of logging (and eliminating all artifical sweetners) should get me back on track, and I'm sure there are others out there in the same boat so I would love some company and accountability.
Obviously I'm aiming this more towards people who have fallen off the wagon, or those that are noticing "carb creep", rather than the established low-carbers who are trying to get away from meticulously logging every carb
Steph x
No forwardness or rule breaking going on.
We welcome any member challenges.
And also, since I do "meticulous" every day, I'm in.
I can make a post in Announcements later where you can go to access all your threads on the challenge if there end up being multiple if you like. Since it's so busy up in here and threads get buried, it provides a couple clicks to immediately find it.3 -
I log just about daily (I say just about because I do a lot of left overs so I already know the values). My only concern is my long distance boyfriend is coming into town at the end of May and we have back to back birthdays. I'm taking the whole week off and want to show him some restaurants around town I love and treat ourselves to a nice birthday dinner. I know A LOT of carbs will be consumed.1
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baconslave wrote: »StephieWillcox wrote: »I apologise if this is a bit forward (or if it breaks any rules) - but I am a failed low carber and restarter and wondered if anyone would be up for a month of consistent logging in May to get us all back on track?
I have gotten into the habit of picking "low carb" foods without any thought of hunger or actual carbs or calories and it has caused a massive stall - not to mention some pretty dodgy food choices, and quest/atkins bars have become an almost daily occurrence.
I figured 31 days of logging (and eliminating all artifical sweetners) should get me back on track, and I'm sure there are others out there in the same boat so I would love some company and accountability.
Obviously I'm aiming this more towards people who have fallen off the wagon, or those that are noticing "carb creep", rather than the established low-carbers who are trying to get away from meticulously logging every carb
Steph x
No forwardness or rule breaking going on.
We welcome any member challenges.
And also, since I do "meticulous" every day, I'm in.
I can make a post in Announcements later where you can go to access all your threads on the challenge if there end up being multiple if you like. Since it's so busy up in here and threads get buried, it provides a couple clicks to immediately find it.
@baconslave Thanks that would be great
Might just try to keep this one up for a while, but people might want a weekly one to keep all the check-ins together?1 -
I am in - have just got back from an all inclusive holiday in Spain - which wasn't condusive to eating LCHF so lost my streak and felt awful - but back and have my mojo back - looking to get some good support1
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I put a link in the stickie section.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10382114/links-to-meticulous-may-challenge?new=1
The challenge links will be in that post in case it gets buried. So people can find it easily.
It's May 1st.
Saturdays have been a no-logging day. And they've been a mess. So I'll be logging meticulously this month. Gotta get back on track. Gained 5lb overnight from hitting the carbs a little too heavy yesterday. Calories were terrible. I need to stop having my Saturday night drink.
Good luck everyone.2
