Over 40, over 75lb to lose, 365 days committment to logging.
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Thanks so much for bumpingPamamaJane wrote: »
April I dropped 8 kg. May was a few rounds of up 2kg, and down 2kg.
In that way that an arbitrary date can just give some structure and meaning, I've stepped up in June and aiming for 5kg further loss this month.
I am surprised by the ways I delude myself, and the ways that the focus on weight loss slips away from me.. when in reality, with around 120lb+ still to go, there is actually nothing more important in my life. And I'm grateful to have made a 365 day commitment - regardless of ups and downs - to keep dropping.
How are the rest of you going?
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have had a bumpy few weeks and haven't logged anything !!!! but also struggled with stomach pain which I am hoping is now sorted with meds - so getting back on track logging tomorrow and back to the LCHF WoE0
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Hello!! New here - did low carb for three weeks before I found keto and switched it up to LCHF. I have been logging since Tuesday and doing well. Feeling hungry though - mostly in the afternoons before and after dinner. Even though I am not that far from my fat macro, I've been told I may need to increase my fat intake a little bit.
I will be 46 in a few weeks and have about 90 lbs to lose (YIKES!) I don't exercise much but would like to start (but I hate it haha). I have lost 12 lbs already so I am excited about that. I am hopeful that this WOE will be something I can stick to long-term (i have already invested a small fortune)!! Thanks for including me!1 -
kathrout1973 wrote: »have had a bumpy few weeks and haven't logged anything !!!! but also struggled with stomach pain which I am hoping is now sorted with meds - so getting back on track logging tomorrow and back to the LCHF WoE
Heh girl, we all know how bad that can feel. we re all right here cheering you on to living in the body you want to live in, to living the life you most want to live, to eating like you love yourself, moving like you love yourself and logging like you love yourself!
keep dreaming of what matters for you, what you want, how different life will be in 1 years time, how much freedom you will have -- and then one day, one meal at a time.:)3 -
first day back on track and feeling so much better already - it feels good to be doing whats right for me - stayed under all goals and didn't get much discomfort at all1
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PaleoInScotland wrote: »I've been very consistent with my diet for just over 4 months now and have gone from using 310 units of insulin a day to just 10-20 units
This makes me quite relieved to hear...I'm also T2 and on about 116 units/day. It is no longer acceptable to me to live this way, so I've recently begun to try low-carb/HF (hoping to get into keto way of life for good). I had done some low carb eating back around 2005-ish when Atkins diet books were hitting a revival, it was very good for me. I only stopped because I think I was doing it wrong and it got expensive, plus life happened and got in the way of my focus.
btw I turned 43 in April. And you can do this, O.P.!
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Heh is that a new photo, you look amazing.. what a great photo.Sticking to it is sooooo worth it! If your foods don't love you, like you love them, you should consider kicking them to the curb! It's no different than a toxic relationship with a human, or a drug, or alcohol!
and @bjwoodzy, aint it great there is sooo much more info out there now about low carb, /keto, the problems that some of us have, as well as the amazing positive differences. I love @Karlottap words - if your foods don't love you, then you don't want to be in relationship with them. Soooo simple.. (just hasn't always been easy.. BUT, so simple!:)
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Exactly. We're blessed. The internet is amazing.1
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Best of luck in your journey, you CAN do this! I'm 1 month shy of my 39th birthday (or 18th year celebrating my 21st...). I started at 260 lbs. (my heaviest was my wedding in Feb. 2015) and have lost a little over 70 lbs. since September (LC since January).
My goal weight is to have a healthy BMI as calculated by my insurance company (I know, I know...BMI isn't the best way to calculate healthy weight.) I started out with a BMI of 40.7 (obese) and am now 29.4 (overweight) and aiming for "normal" of 25 (28.5 lbs. to go.) I am a diabetic and my A1C came down from 8.8 to 5.5 in 3 months. My cholesterol is in the normal range. I just recently started training for a 5k (for fun!!!).
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I started out with a BMI of 40.7 (obese) and am now 29.4 (overweight) and aiming for "normal" of 25 (28.5 lbs. to go.) I am a diabetic and my A1C came down from 8.8 to 5.5 in 3 months. My cholesterol is in the normal range. I just recently started training for a 5k (for fun!!!).
Well done you.
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PamamaJane wrote: »I've maintained a 35 day streak so 365 more means I'll be shooting for an even 400 days of logging. I'm in! Let the fun begin!
^^^That was April 26th. There were a couple of days where I think I missed some things on my log, but I'm still hanging in there.
How is everyone else doing? Still going strong?
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@PamamaJane - I have now reached 46 days but I must admit that some of those days have been unlogged but have been on the site every day - I have logged completely the last 2 weeks and definitely going for as long as I can - really striving for the full 365 days1
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Day 43 and going strong!2
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I think I'm at 45 days and I have logged everything. Start weight was 294 down 29 yay! I have a long way to go but I set up mini goals. My first goal was 10 percent loss. Second goal is 50 lb loss....can't wait to get there.
Been slacking on my exercise...must exercise
Went to movies an's brought ice water and a small handful of dark chocolate covered almonds....such a treat and so much better then a huge thing of popcorn and a giant slushie.
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Pattycake755 wrote: »CARB COUNTER HERE!
I will be 55 years old this month and at my highest I weighed 281lbs. Half of my body is still fat as of my last weigh in. I need to lose at least 100lbs more! I have made a life (-style) commitment so I am ready to take this journey.
I was diagnosed with Diabetes March 2015. Fast forward to March 2016, my weight was 263lbs with an A1C of 9.8. I have read so many testimonials of the healing power of eating low carb. It took me a year to lose 18lbs by giving up sugary drinks and late night eating. Now I have lost 18lbs in less than 2 months by counting carbs and calories (this is my 50th day on MFP). I have lost a total of 36lbs since March 2015.
My motivation is: I am a T2 diabetic and I also have diabetic complications. If I don't cut carbs, I could ultimately kill myself and/or negatively affect the quality of my life. After haphazardly losing 18lbs after a year of not really taking control of my eating, my diabetes became worse and I began experiencing complications. I have some nerve damage and my vision has been affected. I am practicing portion control and I have made some "hard" changes in my carb consumption. Most of the time I consume between 90g and 120g, but I want to go lower as I recover my health. 120g is significantly lower than my consumption of carbs at 281lbs! My body could not make insulin fast enough to control the sugar my carb consumption was releasing into my body. I was a carb addict!
There is so much confusing info out there because most doctors are against very low carb diets. The American Diabetes Association tells us to count carbs but I am at the low end of their daily recommended amount of carbs.
Is this accurate? I think I read this on a LCHF site somewhere.
less than 50g is a very low carb diet
51g-100g is a low carb diet
101g-150g is a moderate low carb diet
I have read on some of the LCHF sites that for optimal ketosis one must intake 20g or less. I want to go lower but I am afraid of diabetic ketoacidosis even though this known to happen only in Type 1 diabetics. Irrational fear, maybe???
I am ready to go 365 days and beyond...
"I AM NOT ON A DIET because diets have start dates, end dates, and maintenance phases; I am eating healthy forever."
No reason to worry about that. You can't get Ketoacidosis unless you're T1D because of their inability to make insulin. Even my T1D daughter has no reason to fear Ketoacidosis unless she stops taking insulin or her insulin pump fails. She eats a Keto diet and took her A1c from over 14 down to 7 in less than 3 months.3
