Losing, Keto Snacking, & Randomness
collegefbfan
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Okay, since this WOE has caught me, I have been losing in a pretty consistent basis minus a week or two. But yes I do weigh everyday. Can't help it. I notice my numbers going down almost each day and my fluctuations later in the day aren't as bad as they used to be. I weigh every morning same routine. Day 1 I might weigh 228.7, Day 2 weigh 228.1, Day 3 weigh 227.4, Day 4 weigh 227.0, etc. Don't get me wrong, I am cool with this. Today I was back up to 228.6 after being 227.8 yesterday. Decreasing weight daily, is it normal?
Keto snacking, I am not going to call it a cheat day. Saturday, plenty of good college football on. I had a fat bomb just to tide me over for a late breakfast with a high school friend I hadn't seen in awhile. Breakfast was a 3 egg omelet with bacon, cheese, sausage, mushrooms, and spinach. Skipped the hubcap sized biscuits, gravy, and toast, and potatoes. Nibbled on some pork rinds for lunch along with some dark chocolate. Supper was two keto cheddar garlic biscuits, cauliflower gratin, and steak, I think. Snacked again on fat bomb. Is this a bad way to handle the occasional snacking? Rarely happens, but just curious.
Keto snacking, I am not going to call it a cheat day. Saturday, plenty of good college football on. I had a fat bomb just to tide me over for a late breakfast with a high school friend I hadn't seen in awhile. Breakfast was a 3 egg omelet with bacon, cheese, sausage, mushrooms, and spinach. Skipped the hubcap sized biscuits, gravy, and toast, and potatoes. Nibbled on some pork rinds for lunch along with some dark chocolate. Supper was two keto cheddar garlic biscuits, cauliflower gratin, and steak, I think. Snacked again on fat bomb. Is this a bad way to handle the occasional snacking? Rarely happens, but just curious.
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DAILY weight LOSS is probably not "normal" (unless perhaps someone is morbidly obese) from the perspective that daily weight fluctuations are normal. Sometimes the fluctuations are up and sometimes the fluctuation is down. Using myself as an example: I weighed daily during weight loss and still weigh daily. During my losing phase, I tracked (entered in MFP) my weight only once per week on Sunday morning. I added another little twist which was: I entered a lower number on Sunday only if I had seen that lower number on the scale at least 3 days during the week cuz...normal fluctuations. I also did not enter a weight gain cuz...fluctuations. My body scale is digital but weighs in full pounds only so I never saw these 10th flux. I was 0,+/- 1 or 2.
Sometime during weight maintenance, I started using Libra to view the trend. I no longer use it. I know the trend. Fluctuations occur normally, whether it is weight loss, gain or maintenance. I commend you you for not frustrating yourself over normal fluxuations.
I think it was @FIT_Goat who said a couple days ago his focus is what he puts in his mouth. It may have been in reference to calorie counting or weighing himself or his choice to food. It may have been related to something completely different. I don't recall the context and it doesn't matter in this case. I am the reinforcing the concept of "what matters is what I put in my mouth" because I perceive great value and truth in the concept. My behavior of tracking calories and weighting are just a tool. In weight loss and maintenance the behavior that matters is what (and how much) I put in my mouth.
Just so there is no confusion @FIT_Goat, I am completely agreeing with you. Sometimes my rambles are neither clear nor concise.
@collegefbfan I personally don't think there is a right or a wrong way to snack or that snacking is good or bad so long as it fits into your lifestyle and it is not having a negative impact on your goal of weight loss. I enjoy your questions and your interest in evaluating and learning.
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Weight will fluctuate. I weigh everyday even though everyone says it's not the best idea but I am currently trying to see how different foods affect me.
As far as snacking goes, in the beginning snacking is going to happen. It's best to try to get off of snacking though because when you snack you disrupt digestion.0 -
I agree with @kpk54. There is no right or wrong way to do anything with this WOE. It is whatever works for your body and your mental state. If your fat bombs got you through and you feel good about having eaten them then go forth and conquer. If, like me, eating 6 sugar free cookies makes you feel like you just ate a loaf of bread covered in Hershey's syrup then that probably wasn't the best call. (Yep, I did that. 6 sugar free cookies for about 50ish carbs at the very end of my day after I'd already consumed my carbs for the day....)
You seem to have this pretty well under control overall and are doing great. Try not to doubt yourself too much. And weighing every day may kill you eventually....just sayin'. It's hard to keep that up and feel good about it.0 -
Yeah I feel I am doing good so far also. I was thinking of trying some different things though. Maybe cut way back on dairy even though my morning shake is 4 tbsp. of heavy cream. The wife uses cheeses in keto recipes also. I would have to cook and prepare other foods and my shake does me well. Then, I thought, well dairy isn't affecting my goals so far. I was also thinking of cutting back on keto type snacks. Then, I thought well, if you do that, you might start reaching for food items that are way off the keto path, and I don't want to do that. I try to get my 12,000 steps in a day even though the weekends aren't that high. I know it is not constant walking either, but I am also not sitting on my rump the entire day. I use cleaning the house as exercise. I mop, vacuum, carry clothes upstairs, scrub bathrooms, etc. as fast as I can. I would like to eat supper earlier, but my wife drives about 50 minutes to and from work. So, we are usually eating a little later in the evening. I am happy with the 255.5 starting weight coming down to my current 227-228 weight in the last 9-10 weeks.
Hey you all: Any other small keto/exercise goals that you all have done in the past you could tell me about. See how they relate to me.
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I completely forget what I was responding to when I stated that it was important what went into my mouth and not the rest. I feel like it was related to blood ketones, but I also think it could have been the calories or scale. I think I have said that about all those things.
I don't worry about the scale. I worry about what goes into my mouth and trust that the scale will follow the behavior given enough time. I don't worry about calories. I put the right food in my mouth and the calories tend to work themselves out over time (usually on a weekly basis).
I know if I put the right fuel in, my body will take care of the rest and get me to the best health possible. Eating this way has brought me health I wasn't even aware that I didn't have.
Now, I don't track calories or log food anymore. I did (for a long time). I don't even think it's a bad thing for those who want to. I do encourage people to trust their bodies more than a number on MFP. But, log or don't, the results follow the behaviors and they will come if you are patient and give them time. That all starts with making the choice to put the right foods in. That's the biggest and most important choice you can make. And, you have to make it consistently several times a day.3 -
I tend to count calories and carbs and weigh myself twice per week. That's how I keep myself accountable. I stick to 1200 calories a day. It is not hard. I find protein and fat satisfying and I don't have that hungry feeling I used to on other diets. Keeping it interesting can be a challenge but I'm learning new recipes.1
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