7/1 weight: 177.2
7/7 weight: 176.8 (-0.4 lb)
7/14 weight: 177.6 (+0.8 since last week, +0.4 since the 1st)

Carbs under 40g:
- 7/7: 11g carbs, 9 glasses of water
- 7/8: 46g carbs, forgot to log my water
- 7/9: Did not log anything (family reunion BBQ--I stayed away from bread/pasta/rice/potato/dessert foods but had two Jell-O shots and a sugar-free Pina Colada)
- 7/10: 28g carbs, forgot to log water
- 7/11: 41g carbs, 8 glasses of water
- 7/12: 108 g carbs (it was my baby girl's birthday, and I was hungry and unprepared, so I ate the pizza... and the cake--NO MORE EXCUSES!!!), 11 glasses of water
- 7/13: 54g carbs, forgot to log my water
- 7/14: sitting at 20g right now; dinner is undecided, so we shall see; so far I've had 6 glasses of water, so I know I'll probably hit 10-12 glasses today

The takeaway: I'm a failure this week. I only had 2 days where I KNOW I was under my 40g carb limit. That's awful. I need to pick up the pace again and do the rest of July right!

Today has been a semi train wreck. I have been RAVENOUS all day. I've exhibited some restraint, but not as much as I would have liked.
Currently chowing down on sugar-free Jell-O hoping my stomach will settle down and not keep demanding more calories. I stopped logging mid-afternoon.

SW: 153.4
CW: 135.2 (a new low since re-starting keto!)
Goal range: 129-133
Carbs: Over, I'm sure, though still under 100
Cals: Probably around maintenance
Water: Good
Exercise: Lots of running around getting stuff done.
Sleep: Stayed up til 2 a.m. finishing a book so I only got about 5 hrs of sleep. (that may have contributed to the hunger, hmm ...)

Good Morning, Happy Friday! Finished 3 days of Fat Fast. Probably won't ever do it again. Didn't really notice any changes except I was hungry and felt like the Keto flu came back. Got back to walking which felt great, now to keep walking. I haven't had much energy for a couple of months, it seems like. Maybe moving and the stress just got to me. If I don't check back in then Happy weekend all!

Welcome, @Bubbas_girl! A scale isn't required, if you are just wanting to change your way of eating...when I did this 10 years ago, I'd just use the scale in the depot building downtown, or at the doctor's clinic. I have one at home now, but if I weigh myself more than once a week, I risk the chance of getting results I don't want to see, and that is my biggest de-motivator. Getting on a scale to gauge your starting weight is a good idea, though. Just don't feel pressured to weigh in too often, unless numbers aren't a bad trigger for you.

bjwoodzy wrote: »

Welcome, @Bubbas_girl! A scale isn't required, if you are just wanting to change your way of eating...when I did this 10 years ago, I'd just use the scale in the depot building downtown, or at the doctor's clinic. I have one at home now, but if I weigh myself more than once a week, I risk the chance of getting results I don't want to see, and that is my biggest de-motivator. Getting on a scale to gauge your starting weight is a good idea, though. Just don't feel pressured to weigh in too often, unless numbers aren't a bad trigger for you.

Thx @bjwoodzy ! Iam looking to make this a lifestyle and not just a diet. It has to be doable for the long-haul, so I need to be realistic about my goals, influences like my family's food preferences, my own love for certain foods, and the costs in time, money, etc.

I actually just bought a scale today...plan on weighing 1x/wk. Of course, I had to pull it out right away and see where I am. 159! That's 13 lbs since April, and I haven't really been doing much more exercising than my daily chores and stuff (I do what I can, when I can).

I really don't get riled one way or the other over the numbers, but I have to say I am happy with progress so far. The 172# in April concerned me a bit (it was the most I've ever weighed, pregnancies & all). But I didn't get upset. I just got down to business.

Another motivator for me was that my f-i-l was just diagnosed with T2D, so I'm trying to be supportive of my m-i-l and help her with changing their diet (research, recipes, ideas, etc). F-I-L is down 6# I believe in about 3 weeks, and seems to have brought his daily sugar #s down.

I'm also happy to report that the Hub has been eating right along with me this last week while the kids have been away @ gr.parent's house. It took him a little while to get on board with me, but he has slowly climbed up and is loving the new recipes I've tried out on him!

I have a lot still to learn, missed a few goals along the way, take lots of stuff with grains of salt (sooo much info and so many contradictions), and still have a good ways to go to make this a permanent change that my family can live with, but I feel like I'm on the right track, and that feels pretty good!

All in all, it's been a good week!

@baconslave No ungood days allowed! Smile