Just the Basics June: Week 4 (6/23-6/30)
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My 4 day weekend was exactly what I needed. Work project made me cry with frustration Thursday. It took me a good 24 hours to let go of it then I some fun.
For 6/24-6/27
Logged - yes
Water - 3 of 4 days
Sodium - ok I think
Calories - better than expected
Carbs - same
Vitamins - 1/4 man I can't remember to improve this at home!
Activity - Lots of walking
I'm only 1/2 lb away from my June goal and that in itself is a win for me.2 -
Yay finally had my first good day for over a week - went back to complete basics with the foods eating only meat and having cream in my coffee - haven't tried to do anything special and what a difference already feeling comfortable but not over full - not wanting to binge and feeling in control - I think I need to keep in my head that variety is not necessarily the spice of life for me where food is concerned6
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weight was a little up this morning and was disappointed but then realized TOM should start any day. Makes me feel a little better and super resolved not to cheat
6/27/
logged - yes
water - 140oz
sodium - idk! gah! need to figure this one out
Calories - a little over
carbs - under
vitamins - yes
alcohol - yes (I blame PMS)
activity - no dedicated exercise but close to 10,000 steps0 -
Total carbicide today. It was so stupid. I know now it causes joint aches, reflux, etc. It's like I can handle a certain amount but too much and the symptoms flare up. Need to figure out what's a reasonable/occasional amount for long-term.
The junk (and mostly the amount) I hate today was SO not worth it. LOL, that should have been "ate" but the typo is fitting so I'll leave it.
I've also finally experienced that some artificial sweeteners do negatively affect me. I hadn't had that before (other than occasional aspartame headaches, but I was usually fine with other forms).0 -
@kathrout1973, glad to have you back in control, friend. Mum, holidays, nor anything else should ever lead you astray again. My daugher (successful with CICO) put her emphasis on the process rather than the weight loss. It's something to think about for you and me. Let's put the PLAN first and foremost.
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Today is good. Usually my house is as quiet as I can make it. Today I'm playing all my favorite old LPs. Neil Diamond, The Mothers of Invention, Dr. Hook, CCR, Jerry Reed, Dolly Parton, and even Tony Orlando & Dawn. I can't seem to sit still but must be up and dancing to the beat. Maybe I'll dance my ___ off.1
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My blood glucose is finally down again. I have been better (meaning <30g carbs) for a few days but it finally took a drop yesterday. Started at a 5.6 and ended with 4.8. Much better.
And then I had a cup of macadamias and cashew with 2 TBS of chocolate chips. I expected a high BG this morning. It was a 3.8.... I wish I could figure out what I am doing right or wrong, or if my BG in the mornings is as random as it seems.
Anyways, my diet is feeling more undercontrol again. Not as easy as it was a ouple of months ago, but I feel like I am getting there. And when I get there, I will not choose to toss it away as casually again.1 -
For 6/28
Logged - yes
Water - yes
Sodium - yes
Calories - yes
Carbs - yes
Vitamins - no
Activity - no
Hit my June goal of 189 today. First time this year I actually met a set monthly loss goal.6 -
6/28
logged - yes
water - 128oz
sodium - 3244 (can anyone tell me if this is enough? I need to research this today)
Calories - under
carbs - under
vitamins - yes
alcohol - teensy bit
activity - 50 min
Weight is up by almost 3lbs today so for sure TOM should start anyday.0 -
Logged-yes
Calories-Over
Carbs- Over
Water-yes
Exercise-no
No booze - Shoot me. Things going awry. "a rye"..
Sleep- passed out.
Yesterday is gone...Not sure what happened after 5pm...but closing the book and hit reset today.0 -
Having my usual keto-on'target week. Weight is fluctuating downward; still below initial goal which is acceptable to me, but still about 10 lbs from where I would like to end up.
I read how someone has a plan where they eat up to maintenance on weekends and back to standard deficit on weekdays...I may try that this week. This will be "Take # 25" or thereabouts. She also ups her activity level on the weekend to counter the extra food. This sounds sensible to me for long term and like something I could live with. Certainly it would be planned better than my current emotional binges. We'll have to see.
In the meanwhile, still looking to shed this 10-15 regain. It's going slow, but still going.
What the extra poundage does to me at this weight is that my midsection looks a little thicker than I like, and I also notice that my legs feel heavier when I walk. Not horrible... I just notice and note that I like thinner better. Surprise!!!1 -
Doing well this week. Monday and today were 1000-cal days. Basically Fast Five with a cap. Yesterday and tomorrow are higher, but still not maintenance. All I drink is black coffee with liquid sucralose, water and ketoade until supper. The first day I did strength training...I think that, though I'm due for another session, since I'm fasting today, I'm going to move that to tomorrow when I have more calories. I performed fine. I just want to see if this works better. I will walk today though. I'm not going to say that fixing everyone food while fasting was easy. But it's about an hr till supper, and I'm def going to make it.
Higher cals tomorrow and then the last fasting day o' the week will be Friday. I'm hoping that being strict during the week will offset nonsense beyond my control (a.k.a-the weekend and family sabotage.)
And I'm bloated in the midsection and have bad skin, which means I'm going to be ambushed by the hateful TOM this weekend probably. yay...
Keep powering through, me hearties. Tomorrow is the 30th! You're almost there. 1 -
For 6/28
logged-yes
carbs - under 25
calories-under--
exercise/activity- A LOT....hubby and I cleaned out our 40 ft cargo container and re-arranged it
water-probably 10 glasses
vitamins-nope
sodium-pickles, olives and pickles!
sleep-to bed at 11 PM
So far, I"m doing pretty good for my first month of the WOE:)0 -
Whew what an exhausting past 2 days it has been! Worked my butt off! Still have another one to go!
Logged-yes
Carbs-over (42) still not bad
Calories-over my budget, but I worked so darn hard today....I actually earned over 2400 calories, so still under overall
Exercise /activity-tons! Hubby and I moved steel wall panels for a 40x50 x16 foot building from under a carport onto a trader, then off loaded them into a cargo container....oh my gosh, I'm exhausted!!!
Water-tons- something like 11 glasses....it was hot working out in 102 degree weather!
Booze-I caved when hubby made me a screwdriver with mango vodka.....that's what our me over my carbs.....but so refreshing!
Sleep-I plan on crashing early!
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Almost to the end of this month and my logging is better, my exercise is definitely better, and I'm feeling pretty good about being successful. I had a sort of break through in my thought process last evening. I decided on chicken thighs for dinner and instead of getting out my usual two thighs I got out only one, telling myself that one is really a serving and if I were still hungry I could always do another later. One was enough and I didn't feel deprived in the least. What a revelation. Now I'll be looking at all my serving sizes. Maybe bacon and only one egg will be okay. I mean, what is sacred about two eggs? One fat bomb instead of two. Four ounces of wine instead of five. Yeah, I can do some cutting here and there and it should all add up. So much of my eating has been habitual (like the two thighs) and I'm going to do more thinking about what I'm eating.5
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I am quite pleased we are nearing the end of June - started the month really well and went off the rails a little towards the end, but have been doing a lot of research over the last week and have come to the conclusion I need to aim for a zero carb lifestyle to keep the binges at bay my attempt to increase carbs a little in the middle of the month meant I went totally off track so going to start a zero carb July and see how I feel for the month2
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kathrout1973 wrote: »I am quite pleased we are nearing the end of June - started the month really well and went off the rails a little towards the end, but have been doing a lot of research over the last week and have come to the conclusion I need to aim for a zero carb lifestyle to keep the binges at bay my attempt to increase carbs a little in the middle of the month meant I went totally off track so going to start a zero carb July and see how I feel for the month
You're really serious, aren't you. Zero carb is what I would prefer except it's almost impossible to actually get zero so I set my limit to 20 and concentrate my efforts to have those 20 spread throughout the day. Zero would mean giving up HWC and eggs -- nope, I can't actually get to zero.
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For 6/29
Logged - yes
Water - yes
Sodium - yes
Calories - a bit over
Carbs - definitely over
Vitamins - yes
Activity - nope unless meeting friends out and laughing counts
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Ending June on a high note. And not in a good way..up two pounds for the month. ARG!! The good news is I know exactly where I went off the rails. I did have some really good days, but the bad outnumbered them. The spirit is willing, but stress eating (and drinking) has been an issue this month.
I keep hitting reset.... Lunch and dinner are prepped and planned out. Just stick to the plan..
I'm aggravated with BF about plans for the 4th.. I really need my vacation week coming up!
Have a great weekend. Enjoy the BBQs if you are having one!!
Logged-yes
Calories-Waaay Over
Carbs- Waay over
Water-yes
Exercise-no
No booze - None.
Sleep- Good!
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It's been a pretty decent month. No keto slip ups.
SW: 127.6
CW: 125.8
I feel I'm very close to where I'd like to maintain. I'm only 4'11 so in theory I could go a good bit lower on my goal weight but I'm not sure I want to. I am continuing focusing on regular workouts as my primary goal instead of weight loss. So far so good. I've been consistent with that all month. Luckily my rheumatologist decided to leave my medication dose as is. I was afraid she'd lower it due to my weight loss but thankfully not!0 -
I've been struggling hard with my eating this month but I think I "AHA!'d" this morning. I found Leanne Vogel and her website Healthful Pursuit this month. Bought the ebooks. Started questioning how I'd been doing things, and started trying to incorporate some of the things from her approach... on my terms, not fully committing to her way - and the result has been that 2500+ calorie days have become my norm (especially the last 2 weeks or so), and total carbs have been way higher than my previous 50-60g, often coming in closer to 100 which is my HARD STOP number. Even had a couple days over 100g. I've been afraid to face the scale, so I don't know what the damage has been there, and since I'm astoundingly sore from the gym I'm not likely to face it today either (hello water weight on top of whatever other weight!) but I think just knowing that if I want my weight to go down I need to put Healthful Pursuit on ice for a while and go back to what was working fine before is going to make a world of difference in July. My lowest low weight was 137 and the last time I braved the scale I was 10 lbs higher than that - I would like to reach 140 again and then maintain there within a 3-5lb range. So that's my goal for July and beyond. I know it won't be fast work, but I know it will be worthwhile work.3
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This has been a pretty good month, but I have not lost as much as the prior months according to the scale. I went to the doc last Thursday and weighed in at 228.6 which is down just over 30 pounds in 3 months! I also took measurements and found that I have lost and additional total of 7.75 inches this month (from chest, waist, lower abd, hips, and thighs combined). That is just as many as I lost last month, so I am not even worried about the scale.
I have tried decreasing my carbs and increasing fat intake the past few days and so far, so good. My daily goal is now <75g total carbs daily.
I haven't got to do as much exercise aside from walking the past 2 weeks. My poor puppy who usually runs with me got neutered last week so he's had to limit his activity and wear the cone of shame when I'm not around to watch him like a hawk which he hates! Going to the vet tomorrow and hoping he'll be released from his misery.
SW: 260
CW: 227.4 this morning (-6.0 pounds since June 1st)
GW: 180ish
Goals for the month:
Carbs less than 100g daily-- had about 4 or 5 days where I went over this. So far this week I have been under 75g daily every day
No more than one drink weekly-- actually didn't drink at all this past week
Exercise 45 minutes 5x/week---didn't hit this one this week, but I did every other week
GW for end of June: 225--2.4 pounds short
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6/29
logged - yes
water - 170oz
Calories - under
carbs - under
vitamins - no
activity - 45min
was awesome to take my daughter out to dinner and not have cravings for bad stuff
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http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10418517/just-the-basics-july-week-1-7-1-7-7/p1?new=1
Basics Challenge for July is up.0
