Rock Your Resolution: January 2017 Challenge, Week 1 (1/1-1/7)
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I don't know. I can put some serious work into making excuses. 
Doing good.
Hit calories and carbs.
Did Day 1 of HASFit. Got side-stitch. It was pretty much continuous high-intensity cardio for 15min straight.
I had a hateful leg/foot cramp last night. Bleh. I need to take measurements today. I don't ever enjoy that.
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Part of my goal for the new year is trying new recipes. Today I had coconut pancakes. Very tasty, texture a little different since it wasn't regular flour and a little dry but I would definitely make it again! Add to grocery list sugar free maple syrup!
http://www.dropthesugar.com/low-carb-coconut-flour-pancakes/2 -
@baconslave Love that graphic! LOL
My resolutions:
1. Quit pop.
Not yet. I have one diet pepsi left and I will drink it this evening. Then...done.
2. Getting back to my ketogenic basics.
Yes. Starting now. Cutting calories too. Keeping it to around 1500kcal unless I get a lot of exercise, which is not happening this week while I recover from this Xmas/New Year cold.... My excuse burns no calories but all this coughing is a deterrent.
Breakfast today was BPC, but in the spirit of cutting calories my coconut oil was a tsp and the whipping cream was 2 TBS.
Lunch and dinner will be meat based. I'm keeping carbs very low for a few days until I am back in the full swing of it.
And salt. lots of extra salt.
Oh, I should add I am 164.2 this morning. I've put back on ~10lbs in the last year. My goal weight is back under 155lbs but I'd like to pass that and get under 150lbs. My size 8/10's are tight. Very tight. I want to fix that.1 -
My goals are:
1) to eat healthier. I am not cutting carbs completely. Did that once before and ended up with a kidney stone from too much protein. Anyway, I am going to eat lower carbs than before and cut out most sugar.
2) lose weight. My ultimate goal is 80-90 lbs, but that will take time. Hoping to lose 30 or more this year.
3) lower my A1C. I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and I want it back in the normal range by years end. It is currently 6.9.
4) get back into exercise. I will have to find time in my super busy schedule to do it, but I have to do it!
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First day. Not satisfied with yesterday's goals, but I guess I get 2 of 3.
May revise goal for the month and year, but I feel like my mind is set right and I'm already starting up with the changes.
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williams969 wrote: »1. Lose these 6 lbs still hanging on from Christmas feasting. I done gone and ate ALL the carbs. And drank all the alcohol
. I have stopped pretending it didn't happen, yet will not shame myself for my choices.
2. I will continue with my immensely successful carnivore lifestyle. The carbage incident taught me my body hates grains, fruits, and fiber. I must log, at least loosely, otherwise I undereat.
3. Stop playing around with my workouts. I do a calisthenics based program, but I haven't made any progress as I skip days or don't do the whole workout. I have the program, just got to do it. 3x weekly is my goal.
Well, there's still real cheesecake, muffins, cookies, cakes, and other *kitten* in the house. Had such bad heartburn NYE night from indulging. Ate none of it yesterday and today. If it's not eaten by the kids and MIL tonight, I'm trashing it all.
It was all crap my MIL bought, anyway, then decided she doesn't like any of it and needs to cut back (she's T2D, IR, gouty, in kidney failure, anemic, with CHF and every other metabolic syndrome malady there is, sigh)
I figure I'm doing her a favor.
Sometimes, my warped mind convinces me to eat such things she buys so she doesn't, as I'm healthier, and this *kitten* is literally killing her. But...I can only control my eating, not hers.0 -
January goals--
1- log everyday- no matter what! Completed
2- exercise 4x per week none today, which means T,W,Th and Sun I must exercise.
3- stop binge eating ehh fail today.
I ate at my favorite Mexican restaurant today and splurged on their chips
- now to detox all over again. I need to start weighing myself once a week, I woke up this morning with a 3lb loss and decided I could splurge... but I did log everything, so it wasn't a compete loss. Tomorrow is a new day!
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So much that!
I always tell the kids "Slow and steady FINISHES the race" and "practice makes better." Not exactly the cliche garbage society feeds us, but more true.
There's no such thing as perfect, but there is better. There is improved. We don't get anywhere all at once. Only one step at a time. One foot in front of the other. A series of improvements adds up to something great and admirable.
You can do it, one step at a time. Have a kickarse day!
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Good morning! Back at work, back in front of a computer, back from the land of the dead!
So I intentionally dialed back some in December for a few reasons. I didn't log and I allowed a few more carbs: some potatoes, some bread, a bit of dessert. I am happy to say that even with that I ended the month 4 pounds down and with the ability to say I was done after 2 bites of dessert (this is HUGE for me!!) as well as saying no to all of the holiday candies and treats around the office. I didn't have any cravings or low blood sugar issues or being cranky when hungry. And I was still able to easily IF.
Now I'm back to logging though and keeping a closer eye on that carb count...and being another size down by the end of this month! I'm size checking with the variety of blue jean sizes in my closet...the best size indicator for this pear shaped girl. I have my next size down that I couldn't even pull up when I started. I can get them on and they're about and inch from buttoning. I can lose an inch off my hips/butt in a month!
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So far so good this New Year. I took a long trail run on Sunday to get 2017 off to a good start. Luckily we had nice weather! Yesterday no real exercise but I did hang out at the playground and run around with a 3 year old which definitely beats sitting on the couch! I'm sticking to my carb goals. The rest of the week I need to get back into strength training and work on taking that collagen. I keep forgetting it!0
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Good morning! I'm back with a vengeance.
Like my teenager says. "Well, THAT happened". Got all my carbs, drinking, and lack of exercise, binge watching TV out of the way.
I did great last year at this time, but undid all my great progress in the Fall. I know I can do this and set my goals and plan of action in place.
SW: 169.
GW: 140
Got my meals all prepped for the week, so I'm feeling back in control. Got my steaks, hamburg, chicken, fish all lined up.
Ready for a happy and healthy 2017! Looking forward to reading threads and all the great support in this group.1 -
I finally decided I am going to bite the bullet, spend the money and do a DietBet maintenance challenge. but first I'm doing a Kickstarter to lose the extra holiday weight. (Totally my fault since @baconslave set us up for success!!) I mysteriously gained yet another pound even though I'm back on track. So. Anyhow.
Other than that I am doing well. I got up bright and early this morning and am hoping forcing myself to wake up earlier will help make earlier bedtimes easier.
Food was on track yesterday and I did strength training. Planning to do 30 mins of walking with a few intervals thrown in today. I really need to take it easy on my back these days so the running will be minimal.1 -
Long Term 2017 Goals:
- Reach 23% body fat (starting at 26%)
- Improve overall fitness level. Baseline will be set with a 1 mile run, flexibility, sit-up and push-up tests, 1 rep max leg press and squat.
- Schedule more regular doctor's appointments.
- Spend more time being productive and developing personally and professionally and less wasted time (video games and Netflix).
- Improve sleep habits and establish a consistent and productive routine.
- Improve hair health, stop breakage, find healthy protective styles, continue using all-natural products, avoid compulsive purchases.
- Improve dental health, floss more, minimize use of manual toothbrush (use electric ALWAYS), keep up with dental check-ups and reduce the need for expensive procedures.
- Reach out to friends and family more. Call parents weekly.
- Put more money towards things that matter: mortgage, 401k, savings.
- Clean house more regularly.
- Get outside of the house (not including work and gym) more regularly.
January 2017 Goal
- Limit the use of bullet proof coffee.
- Drink at least 64 oz of water M-F.
- Regularly check MFP and other keto/low carb resources. Will not make any goal regarding logging food and log in streaks but make concerted effort to track food and progress.
- Stay under 40 carbs net daily.
- Meal prep for the week on Sunday before watching any TV or playing any video games. Finish meal prep by 6:00 pm. Cooking more during the week as needed. Avoid quick and unhealthy meals by not prepping adequately.
- Do not let food spoil and be wasted. Do not purchase more food than I need.
- In bed no later than 11 PM on weeknights, 1 am on weekends. Limit the use of social media and tv while in bed.
- Wake up no later than 7:00 am. STOP snoozing the alarm.
- Absolutely no quick breakfast from Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, McDonals etc.
- Start working out at least 3 days a week. Ideally, 3 days strength training M-Th-Sa, cardio Tu-F, off W Su. Follow a guided strength training regimen.
- Limit the consumption of dark chocolate unless it is used in fat bombs. Do not over-consume fat bombs.
- Off entertainment no later than 10:00 pm.4 -
@Cadori Your post is like you were reading my mind LOL
Jan SW 174.5
Jan GW 171
Monthly goals include logging all my food everyday, using my fitbit again, start jogging again even if it's indoors and just 5 minutes a day.
Read lots of inspiring posts in catching up with the new challenge, very helpful!!!
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Some food for thought. This is my experience and it may not work for you but it's something to consider.
Year after year on January 1, I would make a long list of health (weight loss and exercise) goals. I would put in 100% effort at first only to fail because it was so overwhelming. Three years ago, I approached it differently. I set a couple of goals and then when they became easy, set patterns of behavior, I added one or two more. I continue to set small goals today. I attribute the use of small goals that established permanent changes of behavior to helping me lose and keep 50 pounds off for two years now.
I felt compelled to share my experience because the long list of goals that many of you have set look overwhelming to me. If you can do it, good for you!! For me, such lists of goals were too much. Achieving one or two small goals led me to feel positive; then I added one or two more. Whereas, long lists of goals, even when I had some successes, felt like failure because I had not met all or most of them. My current goals are to increase my exercise from a my typical 30-40 minutes per day to a minimum of 60 minutes, 6 days per week and to improve my sleep (keep a more regular pattern and get at least 7 hours/night).
We're all different so what works for me may not work for you. Changing behavior patterns take time. But, many little changes over time can lead to the major changes we want to see, which brought us to a LCHF WOE.
Best wishes for success to everyone!!7 -
I'm in! I've let carb creep get the better of me. So I've regained about 17 lbs. Ouch. Not sure I'm willing to do the work getting down to 115 lbs again...but I think shedding off 11 lbs and STAY thereabouts is manageable. I'm a binge eater. Sadly, I can cram in an astonishing amount of food within 4 hrs eating window. Ugh. I've also slipped up on my exercise regime for many months. But since I'm a comittement phobic, I won't restrain to very specific protocols. I've been on this rodeo before and I know what works for me. Too much rules gets to become neurotic fast. I'll refurbish some old rules: If I'm peckish, there's lovely vegs to snack on
A lot of my journey is about accepting trial and error as process oriented method. Healing my relationship with food was never and will never be a goal oriented problem.
A frd in a casual game posted a proverb on my wall: "Forget who hurt you. Never forget what you learnt from it".
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Thanks baconslave.
Glad to be back...seems like I'm ramping up on schedule...still no defined goals, but I can feel myself getting back to good habits. Gladly riding the energy of the New Year and feeling good about possibilities for new strategies and goals.
Not ready to define a specific goal for the month or the year...yet....but I know what I need to do and for some reason, I feel like I've already started!
Hopefully I'll post a goal for January soon. Also hoping for a big whoosh pretty soon as well, just for fun.2 -
I am relatively new to this forum and to the low carb lifestyle. Here are my goals:
1) stay consistent with my LCHF life. It has been THE MOST effective and sustainable approach I have tried to maintain my caloric deficit
2) gym 3-4 days a week - be sure to get my cardio in
3) I'd like to really get back to lifting heavy again this year - maybe early summer2
