Low carb weight loss by the end of the year

Hello fellow low carbers looking for a challenge to do until the end of the year

Simple and easy to join with simple rules!

1. Must be on a low carb diet (no more than 100) with a goal to lose weight by the end of the year hoping to start fresh next year (it's ok if you have more weight to lose next year)
2. Weekly check-ins - try your best not to miss them, too many misses and you are out, message me if there are extenuating circumstances and we can work it out.
3. No Drama! No bullying or teasing other members. We are here to support each other

Your weekly post will look as follows (explanations below), recording 5 things, filling in as much as you can each week so you can just copy and paste it:

1. Current weight:
2. Weight loss from previous week/total weight loss:
3. Average carbs (net or total) per day: here you will add up your carbs for the week and divide by 7 to get a rough idea how much you are eating each day
4. Body measurements: feel free to post any measurements you take
5. Additional info: here you can feel free to post anything, cravings, mood, good things, asking for help if you are struggling, ect.

So if you want to join just let me know you are in and what your current weight is, how many carbs you eat, if you count total or net, and any measurements for starting you want to share. Postings will be on Fridays and we will begin September 2nd so entrance to the challenge will close at the end of that day.

Winner will be whoever loses the highest weight percentage by the final weigh in on December 30th

I look forward to working with others and helping each other along pushing each other and helping each other lose weight

Any questions feel free to ask.

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So sorry to hear you are in the hospital @Magic18 . I hope you are out soon. Take care of you.

For me:

Since I have to lower my fat and up my carbs, the carbs got away from me a bit. (Damn those cravings!) I also feel that I am not a 'real' Low carber since they are eating keto levels. But I will find my sweet spot I am sure. I think 50 net is the best but if I keep fats low, I don't get enough calories at that level. The experiment continues.

Current weight: 166
Weight loss from previous week: Zero but glad I stayed the same: Total weight loss to date: 39lbs
Average carbs: trying to be between 80 - 100 net with this new regime
Body measurements: into smaller clothes this week
Additional information: Finding moderate carbs harder than lower carbs (easier for me to just say no rather than just say some. Also, when you get over 60 years, staying the same is a win. Onwards to next week!

I agree dasher moderate can be harder than lower. 50 net is my goal too, congrats on your fitting in smaller clothes though. I always say the inches and how you look is so important because that will boost your self confidence and that is what others see, so inches lost in my eyes is more important than pounds sometimes. Plus depending where they are lost it makes carrying the weight easier on your joints.

In hospital they are only giving me carbs because I am having problems eating but I eat so little, I haven't tracked, shame on me, but it is still probably 50-75 net carbs.

This week I don't have much to report weight in wise. On Thursday I was 176 so half a pound from Friday. I image since I can't really eat I may way less now although I have the water weight From IV

Obviously no measurements or things like that to to give.I'll post everything 2 days out of hospital to give water weight a chance to come off.

Otherwise feeling crummy from being sick and hope to be better soon. As I mentioned earlier everyone can post here and message me there email and I will take care of access to the excel sheet for next week for those still interested in continuing, I know I had one person email me this week so I'll get you ASAP, sorry don't have name off hand.

Best of luck to everyone and if you are struggling we can look at your logs if you don't mind making them public and try to see where changes could be made. I'm excited for the menu section, primarily for snacks as we all need ideas for zero to low carb snacks. I have done so much research on this and have many to add and others can add what they enjoy. I caregorize into 3 areas, "0 carbs" "5 carbs or less" and "10 carbs or less" all being net carbs.

Well that's it for now, I will let you guys know when I am home from the hospital and in the meantime just give me an email you want to use for access. If you don't feel comfortable doing that each week you can email me you stats and I'll enter it for you, we can make something work

Have a great weekend everyone and I hope to be back and setting things up more and more ASAP!

Glad to have you @pendennis, @frasee3 and @jband3 . Not to late to join at all. Just take a look at the first post to get an idea of how to log weekly, aside from weight, everything else is optional and we log on a spreadsheet so message me an email address so I can give you access. As you might have read we are looking to have other components like a menu and we will use comments to support each other. Log ins are on Friday. Unfortunately I am in the hospital right now so cannot give access so just make a regular post and I will add it to the excel for you when I get home and once I have your email you can add future log ins. If there is anything else you would like to see in the group just feel free to ask and if majority likes we can incorporate it. I look forward to working with you!

mj_zepeda wrote: »

I am not able to fill in the spreadsheet!

I will need you to send me an email address of yours so I can grant you access to edit and all should work. It unfortunately will have to wait until I am out of the hospital but you can post here this week and I will take care of it and next week we will have it set in place for everyone.

I apologize to all for the bumpy start but couldn't predict going to the hospital although it should not affect the weekly check in, just work for me to transfer which I don't mind doing for you guys as the group leader.

I'll be in touch soon!

jbandsb2 wrote: »

I am hoping you do not mind a late joiner. I was not really looking for any type of challenge. I was just looking at the different things people were doing and found this tonight. It peaked my interest since I am doing Keto and loving it. If it is an issue that I would like to join late, just let me know.

Since tomorrow is Friday, I will just answer the questions now.
I am 40y/o and 5'7".
1. Current weight: 196lb
2. Weight loss from previous week/total weight loss: My normal weigh-in is Monday AM's. As of this past Monday 9/5/16 I lost 4lb and since I started Keto mid July I have lost 19 lb....... according to myfitnesspal I have only lost 10lb since I did not join until after I started Keto.
3. Average carbs (net or total) per day: ~20 net carbs a day
4. Body measurements: I do not measure at this time and do not want to right now.
5. Additional info: :.....nothing at the moment.

Thank you!

Very impressive that you net 20, I am in awe of you lol. Once again welcome to the group and I hope you find what you are looking for. We are all here to support each other and make each other laugh or lend a shoulder plus add advice although never medical as I don't believe unless you are a doctor or a nutritionist you should tell someone what to do however you can share what they are having you do. Advice is always welcome here and I hope we can be a laid back group:)

So today was my carb blast day...I don't log much but I carbo load like crazy then for the next 20 days I am back to less than 30 to 50 carbs a day for another 20 days.

We will see how the reset affects the weight loss. I lost 1.5 the last 7 days (a bit below goal) but it was the last week prior to the scheduled reset.

pendennis wrote: »

So today was my carb blast day...I don't log much but I carbo load like crazy then for the next 20 days I am back to less than 30 to 50 carbs a day for another 20 days. (Ignore typos)

We will see how the reset affects the weight loss. I lost 1.5 the last 7 days (a bit below goal) but it was the last week prior to the scheduled reset.

Best of luck with your reset. Hopefully you didn't go crazy over and it shouldn't be too hard. I have found if I stay met 75 of lower it is easier to reset to reset to 50 or lower and o think next week I am switching to 40 net carbs as 50, even with meds is easy to reaxh/,once I'm ar school Half the week it helps too bexause I don't
Have to eat dads food even though he isupportiive most of the time, he just feels im going overboard with this this

pendennis wrote: »

My eating schedule is going to be very unique to most folks. I wake up at 3am most weekdays and eat breakfast around 330 or 4 am. This is usually either a protein drink (atkins) or eggs with a a meat like bacon. I have 2 snacks throughout the day of cheese or some other protein. Lunch is usually around 10am then dinner between 3 and 5pm. Dinner is usually salad or veggies some protein like chicken, pork or fish. The max carbs for me is about 50 grams through out the day. I'm focusing on keto and doing a carb blast about every 20 days. My next is September 10th. Then in October is birthday vacation and that will be mh next carb blast. (So digging spaghetti and sushibrolls right now )

We welcome unique diets and schedules so don't ever worry about feeling different in this group based on your hours

Hey guys!

So here is the deal

I'm out of the hospital and am going to update the spreadsheet tomorrow! Sadly half of you still have not provided me an email so that you could edit the excel yourself and input your data as well as share to the other categories.

With things being crazy I have been extremely lenient in having them pm'ed to me, however next week is week 3 and anyone who does NOT GIVE AN EMAIL BY THURSDAY NIGHT EST time THIS WEEK will unfortunately be removed from the group as I feel three weeks was plenty of time and if you do not have the motivation to send a simple message in such a long period I do not see you being conducive to this group and someone who is truly on top of wanting to lose weight.

Those who do provide an email should be able starting this Friday to enter there information in the excel sheet and can use comments to help or encourage other members which I personally encourage as it's partly why I made the group so we can support each other along the way

I as always look forward to those who are already on the spread sheet and those who will be added. We are going to rock out the rest of this year!

Mj_zepeda@hotmail.com

I use a lot of texting via Whatsap! I live in Brazil so maybe texting would be quicker replying than the community group! Just a suggestion. .hehe

Hello everyone! I was just reading this discussion through and was very interesting! I just found the community part of MFP. I just started low carb 2 weeks ago. I'm guessing since September is half gone I'm to late to join?

Hi Magic18, I sent you a message 9/11/16 with my email. When you have a chance, can you verify that you got it? I have not seen anything com through my email giving me access to anything and I am concerned that you did not get my message or I missed the info in my junk mail. Thanks Much!

jbandsb2 wrote: »

Hi Magic18, I sent you a message 9/11/16 with my email. When you have a chance, can you verify that you got it? I have not seen anything com through my email giving me access to anything and I am concerned that you did not get my message or I missed the info in my junk mail. Thanks Much!

Strange, I don't see your message anywhere. Can you either send it again or ask through excel for permission to edit? Thanks and sorry it never went through!

mj_zepeda wrote: »

Mj_zepeda@hotmail.com

I think you should have access. It gave me a message saying there is no google drive associated with hotmail so you will have access once you sign in, not sure what that means. Any difficulties let me know, otherwise you are set for tomorrow's entry! Best of luck and can't wait to start working more with you

Also sorry I don't use that app you mentioned, in the US although not all, but it's more a kids/teens app.

Hi Magic, I just resent a message with my email. I hope it works this time. I do not know how to send a request through excel, but if you tell me how I can try. If that does not work I will leave it here like mj_zepda did, I would just prefer to avoid that if at all possible. Thanks!

cindy4557 wrote: »

Hello everyone! I was just reading this discussion through and was very interesting! I just found the community part of MFP. I just started low carb 2 weeks ago. I'm guessing since September is half gone I'm to late to join?

@cindy4557 Not too late if you can make tomorrow's weigh in. We had a rough start so just getting in the grove and the challenge or more "support and motivation" as I like to see it, goes until the end of December so plenty of time left. I just need an email from you which you can pm to me so that I can grant you access to the excel sheet and we all this week and next will start to add foods and other items to the sheet besides our weekly weigh in. If you decide to join I look forward to meeting you!

jbandsb2 wrote: »

Hi Magic, I just resent a message with my email. I hope it works this time. I do not know how to send a request through excel, but if you tell me how I can try. If that does not work I will leave it here like mj_zepda did, I would just prefer to avoid that if at all possible. Thanks!

I just accepted your friend request. Missed that was there. That may have somehow been the problem. Do you mind sending it once more now that we are friends? Otherwise I'll give you step by step excel

I hope you're feeling better! ☺️
Current weight: 179.6. New decade!!!
Measurements: 41-39-42.

sherrirollins4 wrote: »

I hope you're feeling better! ☺️
Current weight: 179.6. New decade!!!
Measurements: 41-39-42.

If you have access to the spread sheet please put this up there on Friday (unless it's Friday for you) as Friday is check-in day. Otherwise this week is the last one to either pm me an email and I'll grant you access, or else go to the view only link I sent and from there request access. Those without access and posting to excel to keep things neat and in one place will sadly have to leave as it will be too confusing for the group.

Tomorrow I will be adding food sections to the sheet as well

All who have asked for permission to the excel should have it as this point. @jbandsb2 I still am trying to get a message from you here on mfp but don't see one so not sure what's happening. If you click the link that lets you just edit there is an option on top to ask to make edits on excel so you can try that too, although messaging is the same way you would message anyone here so if you have sent someone a message on mfp before then you should be able to.

I set up column 3 for week 3 tomorrow, still recovering and didn't have time to do week two today but I will do that tomorrow. I will also complete the sections for food.

@sherrirollins4 my brain really is not with it saying tomorrow is Friday lol but you can put your starting stats under week two of you like since we have time until Friday and it will be recognized as a shorter week for you

I think those are all the comments for now, feel free to ask any questions. Again Thursday is the deadline for emails or excel access

Have a good night everyone!

Hey there peeps! I received the email with thw spreadsheet but i wasn't able to fill it in!

Magic18 wrote: »

jbandsb2 wrote: »

Hi Magic, I just resent a message with my email. I hope it works this time. I do not know how to send a request through excel, but if you tell me how I can try. If that does not work I will leave it here like mj_zepda did, I would just prefer to avoid that if at all possible. Thanks!

I just accepted your friend request. Missed that was there. That may have somehow been the problem. Do you mind sending it once more now that we are friends? Otherwise I'll give you step by step excel

Hello again. I have tried again. Let me know. My sent message box shows them all so I am not sure what is going on. I hope this time it works.

I messaged my email but haven't heard back. I checked my email just now just in case. I want to continue on with the group...

pendennis wrote: »

I messaged my email but haven't heard back. I checked my email just now just in case. I want to continue on with the group...

You were not ignored, a couple messages did not go through for some reason. Can you try messaging it again. Don't worry that it's Friday, you are still in the group. That message was for people not taking any action. Glad to have you!

pendennis wrote: »

I messaged my email but haven't heard back. I checked my email just now just in case. I want to continue on with the group...

Also if it's an email thats compatible with Google documents that would help as the excel sheet is in Google docs, thank you.

Thanks @magic18, I have added my stats to the spreadsheet. To others, I had to be logged in to Google to do this after @Magic18 gave me permission to edit the spreadsheet itself. I hope this makes sense.

Moving to moderate fats and moderate carbs has been tough for me. I enjoyed all those fats when I was eating at keto levels but the doctor's office lowered the boom and said I have to reduce fats. I am trying very hard to eat non starchy carbs and stay in the moderate range (below 150 at the top and most week between 80 and 100) with 30 grams of fiber. The whole thing is a challenge, indeed!

I was out for dinner last night and the restaurant usually has a lovely arctic char dinner with two vegs but ... they had changed to their fall menu which was pub grub. Not a problem when I was eating keto but when you want to avoid saturated fats (although the doctor said lower all fats!), very tough. There wasn't even a salad that I could add a protein too. I chose fish and chips with salad instead of chips and picked the fish out of the batter. A glass of wine helps make me feel less deprived as I watch the older lady next to me eat a large bowl filled with poutine! (I would never have chosen that even when I am not dieting)

Is eating out a challenge for others? Have you banished alcohol from your diets?

I hope everyone had a good week and I am glad our leader is out of hospital.

dasher602014 wrote: »

Thanks @magic18, I have added my stats to the spreadsheet. To others, I had to be logged in to Google to do this after @Magic18 gave me permission to edit the spreadsheet itself. I hope this makes sense.

Moving to moderate fats and moderate carbs has been tough for me. I enjoyed all those fats when I was eating at keto levels but the doctor's office lowered the boom and said I have to reduce fats. I am trying very hard to eat non starchy carbs and stay in the moderate range (below 150 at the top and most week between 80 and 100) with 30 grams of fiber. The whole thing is a challenge, indeed!

I was out for dinner last night and the restaurant usually has a lovely arctic char dinner with two vegs but ... they had changed to their fall menu which was pub grub. Not a problem when I was eating keto but when you want to avoid saturated fats (although the doctor said lower all fats!), very tough. There wasn't even a salad that I could add a protein too. I chose fish and chips with salad instead of chips and picked the fish out of the batter. A glass of wine helps make me feel less deprived as I watch the older lady next to me eat a large bowl filled with poutine! (I would never have chosen that even when I am not dieting)

Is eating out a challenge for others? Have you banished alcohol from your diets?

I hope everyone had a good week and I am glad our leader is out of hospital.

Great question. I used to love a glass of wine but then stopped for two reasons. One was meds and the other is unless it's a meal I don't drink calories because then I feel guilty eating too, as if I'm having too much so it's one or other for me. But that is my personal take and probably a little messed up lol

We love eating out and really enjoy may different types of cuisine. Lately if we go out I prefer sashimi(no rice) because there are no carbs to be seen! We also eat at a paleo restaurant occasionally and I can usually find something there like poke or salad. Unfortunately for my husband italian/pizza is out for now

I have banished alcohol from my eating except on my carb day (which was on 9/10.) I allow myself booze every 20 days or so. I LOVE beer, but sadly I love good beer which means most are off limits. I don't think I could choke down a low-cal or low-carb beer, YUCK!

I drink scotch, whiskey, gin, and vodka for spirits and they are mostly low carb (as long as you don't do sweet cocktails.) Red wine gives me a migraine and whites have too much sugar unfortunately.

My suggestion is if you are going out and you know where you are going look up their menu online and choose your options prior to getting to the restaurant. This helps me to curb my impluse decisions (which are usually naughty).

The menu tonight is stuffed peppers with ground lamb and beef with cheese and low sugar tomato sauce.

Tomorrow is marinated flank steak.

What are some dinner favorites from the group?