Meticulous May?
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I have been struggling around the 150 mark for almost a year now. I finally broke under that last week. Being accountable with logging and the keto diet is really helping. I also am benefiting from calorie cycling. It allows me to have more calories on days that I am likely to need them. I also am really enjoying the fasting until 5 PM. It works for me. I can keep myself busy all day long but it is at night when I like to graze. There is a lot of scientific research out there that shows extreme health benefits to this way of eating. No longer mostly live by the fallacy that you need to eat breakfast, just like eggs were so bad for you! I believe the combination of Keto, calorie cycling, and the 5 PM fast is what helpd me break under the 150. I have now lost 7 pounds since the beginning of the month. I am very confident that my goal weight will be achieved!
Have a great day everyone!
MFP starting weight was well over 200.
May
SW 153.6
CW 146.6
GW 1258 -
Yes after several days of restricting carbs " meticulously " I have finally gotten under 150. 148.9 this morning! What a whoosh! Thanks for the encouragement.8
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Yes after several days of restricting carbs " meticulously " I have finally gotten under 150. 148.9 this morning! What a whoosh! Thanks for the encouragement.
Congratulations! This is a fight and really hard. It is so nice that we have MFP people that are going through the same challenges to help encourage and support us! Great job!1 -
CW: 133.6
Cals: Under, if Fitbit is estimating correctly.
(I didn't eat all my exercise calories.
Carbs: Only 24 net, which is low for me.
Exercise: Over 10,000 steps.1 -
Still logging meticulously, but I ate a donut at a retirement celebration at work this morning. Those donuts just looked so good, I couldn't resist.
Starting tomorrow, I will be on vacation for almost the rest of the month. I will rarely be able to log in, won't have a cell signal much and need to conserve my data (I only get 250 MB when roaming). I will be hiking a lot, probably running a little. I'm going to avoid carbs as much as I can - have made some soul bread to pack along with peanut butter, jerky, meat sticks, and tuna pouches. I will be driving between destinations and only have 1 over-night hiking trip... the rest are day hikes. When eating fast food on the road between destinations, I'll ask for no bun and low carb options instead of fries. Subway salads have become a go-to at home, so it should be a good option while traveling too.4 -
Carby binge finale today. Mum safely en route back to Australia. Learned a lot and happier for that. Had some fun and some insightful reflections. Back to my healthier ways now. Thxs again folks for care n understanding.6
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Checking in: Back to my low weight...for some reason when I hit a new low I bounce above it for a full week or two until I see it again. Frustrating but it is what it is. The addition of yogurt and berries several nights this week seems to be working okay for me. Exercise was good this week. I'll probably take a rest day today. My waist measurement was smaller this morning so that was exciting!4
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Got to 148.3 this morning. Doin better! Thanks!3
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SW: 153.4
Maintenance goal range: 129-132
CW: 132.9, woot! Moving in the right directions.
Today cals were a little over (still under maintenance) but net carbs within goal range. I chose go a little over this evening for an LCHF treat to counteract the temptation from junk my H made.
It's his birthday weekend so there will be some temptations, but fortunately his chosen birthday meal centers around steak (like mine did 2 weeks ago )!
Exercise, I did 45 mins of PT. Feeling weak and sore today so I wasn't able to push quite as hard as usual.
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Past couple of days have gone very well. Under carbs and calories.
@anglyn1 - the same thing happens to me re seeing a new low, then taking a couple weeks to see it again. But before I know it, the new low shows up again, and more often! I saw 143 a couple weeks ago... waiting for it to show up again
maybe next week! 4 -
@tlflag1620 I just stay patient with the process. I'm down 26 lb so it's working albeit slowly!
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The soup I made for lunch ended up being higher carb than I anticipated. Then I indulged a bit at DH's birthday dinner. Sigh. On the plus side I was still under 100gm carbs for the day. 3
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I've been tracking even when off track, heh.
The husband and I went out to Wish You Were Beer last night and between samples, two four oz flights and a 16oz IPA (freaking amazing) I logged about 28oz of beer with an average abv of 7%. Absolutely crushed my carb limit, but I do love high quality locally brewed beer and around 500-750 cals worth every 3 months or so is manageable. Followed it with steak and salad with lots of ranch dressing and stayed within my calories, despite the beer carbage. It followed a week of really good keto-ing that was mostly steak, eggs and butter and one night with pork picnic shoulder.2 -
I'm new to this and I have a few questions. Doesn't it take about 2 weeks to get into ketosis and just one bad carb day can derail it and you have to start all over? How do you know if you're in ketosis or not? I saw on Dr Oz ladies had strips they urinated on that turned purple where do you get those?
Thanks for any help with these questions!0 -
I was completely clean, LCHF for 40 days, so thought this May would be a breeze, then one late night, visitors et al, and I have been wayward.
Can I ask, how much time do you guys spend reading posts? I do not use social media, so don;t have tht regualr habit, and frequently struggle to prioritise checking in, and then I have a day or night where I sit and read posts. I find it quite inspiring and engaging, but it is quite new to me to spend so much time at it - today, maybe 90 minutes. Do you spend as much time on this site?0 -
Yesterday went well. Was planning, and had logged, a couple beers that I ended up not drinking so went back and edited my log. Have a wedding shower to go to this afternoon. Not sure what's being served, but I'll do my best to make good choices and come home and enter in my best guesses (not exactly "meticulous", but that's life).
@FitToLead - I spend an hour or so in the morning and another in the evening on MFP. It's entertaining lol. Sometimes, if I find more downtime during the day I'll read posts. It's a nice thing to do while I'm sitting around burning calories while nursing my nine month old
ETA - @anglyn1 - saw 143 two days in a row (yesterday and today)! Waiting to see if I see my next "new low" anytime soon 1 -
Struggling today, but so far not straying. Keep forgetting to weigh in and I am usually an avid daily weigher. Don't know what that's about, but I'll try again tomorrow. Not expecting to like what I see for another month or so after resuming my more effective keto routines. C'est la vie!
Donated two more bags of fat clothes. Still have a bag or so that I keep hanging on to - some fear based insecurity thing, but I'm working on it. Trying to let go of extra things as well. No room for junk in my life anymore.
So while things are moving along and it seems to be in a forward direction again, and I'm branching out of my comfort zone regularly in order to build a happier more fulfilling life, the truth is I still feel a little empty inside. I really want to let myself be open to deeper connections with family, friends, dates - all that. Talk about out of the comfort zone...feel like eating a house just thinking about it. But that is next on the agenda of this long term journey of mine.
Beautiful, Spring day in my neck of the woods. I'm going out for a walk!5 -
I have finally managed to get myself back on track (thank god).
Meticulous May has been a complete bust for me really, but I'll be carrying on with meticulous June (couldn't think of a J, closest I got was "Dilligent June" on the basis that the sound is not dissimilar).
I have some glass tupperware arriving this week and I have my online shopping arriving on Friday including ingredients for 2 of caveman keto's recipes so at least I can have breakfast and lunch pre-made, with just dinner to fix when I get home (which is also planned out each day).
Planning is the key for me to stay on track, I think I will also make those scotch eggs that are floating about to have as a snack at work as I usually need to eat before my lunchtime training otherwise my strength just isn't as good.0 -
SW (May 1): 146.4
May 9:145.2
May 16: 145.2
CW (May 23): 144.6
GW - 138-145
Saw 143 yesterday and the day before, but today's (official) weigh in was a touch higher. Progress is progress though. I did go to a wedding shower yesterday, and while I stayed within my carb limits, I was on the high end, so I'm thinking that pound is a pound of water that will come off in a day or two. Hope everyone is doing well! One more week to go
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I really like having to be accountable it is helping me break through the one year yoyo plateau of the 20 pound gain back of my initial loss! Though I haven't been perfect I have been at least 95% of the time. And I am seeing a downward trend to my weight again. Thanks for creating this thread it is really helpful!2
