Rock Your Resolution: January 2017 Challenge, Week 1 (1/1-1/7)
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Welp, starting over for the second time THIS MONTH.
Let's try this again.4 -
SuperCarLori wrote: »Welp, starting over for the second time THIS MONTH.
Let's try this again.
All we have to do is get through today. We can do today. Today's easy.
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Logged everything yesterday-yay
Can't find my Fitbit-boo
Forgot to jog this morning-boo
Cal were about 1200, carbs 78 not bad
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January goals--
1- log everyday- no matter what! Completed
2- exercise 4x per week completed 2 of 4
3- stop binge eating - no binges for two days
I've not been meeting my calorie goals but my eating is cleaning up so I'm progressing in the right direction.
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Had a good day today, moving in the right direction. Am releasing a lot of water...maybe tomorrow will be my whoosh!
Have tried to be more active and today the result was a nice long nap! Hope I can sleep tonite, but sometimes a nap is good.
Carbs are down, vacillating day to day between IF and OMAD. Both styles seem to help me with cravings resistance.
Baconslave...love the "no magic in a goal" post. It's so true. It's all about the action and the energy!!!
Still no specific goal for me...but I'm making the magic happen again. It feels good.
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I've done pretty well, though this afternoon/evening I've been extremely peckish and was really struggling to resist the box of movie snacks the ILs had sent for my kids.
I had a few bites of carbage but didn't totally fall off the rails. Still starving and almost out of calories so I need to figure out a lower cal, LCHF snack. 2 -
Oh and I ended up doing strength today despite the joint pain, so I'm on track so far this week ITO fitness goals.2
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All right. Finally, today, I stayed on the keto plan -- albeit with the help of some keto Riesling. Went off plan post Christmas and took many days of for various pizza, Asian, Indian etc. meals out. Well, it didn't make me happy. What made me happy was lots of grilled cheese. Finished the tapioca bread I'd got with that. It's sort of lower carb but I realized it's high glycemic. So now, I'll just have grilled cheese with fathead pizza bread. Hopefully, cravings for all things carb will disappear soon. I knew I had to start today when I saw how much heavier I am now then before Christmas. I know a lot of this is water retention from my period approaching plus glycogen etc... but still.
I want to quit coffee, but if I have bullet proof coffee, I really don't get hungry or feel weak for a very long time.
I'm determined to focus on this and do well for the next 12 weeks. I'm gearing back on track till Monday and full focus starting then. I hope to be down to the last lowest of 194.6 by Monday with water gone... and then 179 by Feb 1st. That's an average of around 4 pounds per week for the rest of January.
I need to stop eating earlier. And I need to sleep better and more. Take my meds and supplements.
I lost a lot of time going off. My goal is to get to 139.9 eventually, but now major goal is 154 pounds by the first week of April. And 179 by February 1st. This will be my most ambitious three months, but I have lots of reasons for wanting this 40 pounds gone in 12 weeks/three months.2 -
My mindset is getting better everyday, food yesterday was better and I didn't binge which is a great step forward, my meals were planned and I stuck to the plan, so today I am going to take the leap of faith and see if I can do a full day of LC without the binge in the evening - the really annoying thing is the evening binges make me feel awful and I then don't sleep well but still they were happening, but I am pushing forward today and hopefully it won't be many more days when I am fully back on track - I am aiming to get back to Zero Carb but have decided to be a little lenient within January and allow certain veggies until I am back in total control.
This is the first morning in a very long time that I have that positive feeling and motivation to achieve3 -
1/4/17 check in....carbs good, weight good, I met my jogging goal for the week, I did a strength training workout finally, and I actually took my collagen! Woo hoo0
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Back here after a long time gone!
CW: 181.5
GW: 155 by June 1st (hubby and I are going on our very first "No Kid" vacation to the Caribbean!)
Goals for January:
1. Start logging food again
2. Macro target - 70/20/10 (Fat/Protein/Carbs)
3. 10k steps per day
That's enough for January.0 -
Woo hoo, today has been great - found it very easy to stay on track and haven't felt like eating carbs at all - not quite sure what has been different but it definitely feels great and I hope it carries on like this1
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1. Drop 10-15 pounds that I regained this year. Well that is a longer term goal than just January, so next steps are for January to begin to achieve it.
2. Work on hitting carb goals, for me that is less than 100g with carb sources being mainly veggies and fruits.
3. Exercise at least 3x per week.
4. Try to get in resistance/strength training work again though I have been struggling with tennis elbow so may need to keep that more to lower body to allow that to continue to heal.
Checking in. I didn't really buckle down until yesterday, 1/4. I was off work until the 3rd so the holiday weekend continued. Then the first day back to work I didn't have food planned so I raided the vending machine. Anyhoo, that's over. I did well yesterday, but over on carbs because I made ham & bean soup. Not beating myself up because at least the beans and veggies is nutritional vs. vending machine carbage. Did get some exercise. I think I'm over the hump now and will be able to tune this in better over the coming weeks.1 -
1/4 check in
Logged-yay
Jogging-boo
Fitbit- found it this morning but the battery is dead, grrrrrr.
Went home instead of to the gym last night, snow squall made traffic a bear. No excuses tonight.0 -
I only slept four hours today and well life is hard when so sleep deprived. I need to lose about seven pounds of water weight before plunging deep on Monday. I'm really hoping all of that increase in ten days is water weight.
Today -- I will make a chart for my supplements. And actually take them.
Log food. I think I'll be fine not eating the carbs but I need to make sure I don't eat too much protein and just stay with more fat.
So made fatheAd at 3am with almond flour and had "grilled cheese" with it. I only ever used almond meal before and it was ok but this was just sooo much better!
Exercise, though with lack of sleep I don't want to get too fatigued which can be counterproductive for low carb.
Sleep earlier!!0 -
1/5/2017 Checking in. Weigh in tomorrow, I hope, I hope....
Been doing much better, although calories and carbs are still a bit too high, I'm back to tacking and being more aware of what I'm eating again.
Watched a "my 600 pound life" marathon last night. The Dr. N... suggests Low carb to his patients, so they can lose weight before surgery. Hadn't seen the show before. I found it very interesting. Glad my struggle with food isn't that bad. Wow.1 -
First time posting, long time low-carber.
My goal for the year is to drop 30 of my 50 pounds-that-shall-not-be-named.
My goal for January is to get my food choices under control.
P.S. I am also seeking "friends" to converse with, my motivation and stick-to-itiveness has been crap and social interaction helps keep me on track often.2 -
RubySugar6336 wrote: »First time posting, long time low-carber.
My goal for the year is to drop 30 of my 50 pounds-that-shall-not-be-named.
My goal for January is to get my food choices under control.
P.S. I am also seeking "friends" to converse with, my motivation and stick-to-itiveness has been crap and social interaction helps keep me on track often.
I always accepting friends.
Doing the calorie and carb thing on par.
Did Day6 of HASfit Warrior 90. Except I did 30 min instead of 15 by doing twice the reps for the first 4 rounds (12), 10 reps for the 5th round, and 8 reps for the 6th round. The program seems to be basically a transition from advanced beginner to intermediate. So I've been modifying everything to make it harder. I've got one more day this week and then I'll break for the weekend. My wrists and hands are whining a little. I'm mulling over switching programs over to the Hero 90 on Monday...or just continue to modify the one I'm doing. We'll see.
I didn't weigh today. I got mad at the scale yesterday so I'm not even bothering again until Sat morning. A pox upon thee, scurvy knave!
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1/5/17 check in: carbs good, weight good, jogging goal met for the week, I did a Core de Force MMA workout on Beachbody as my exercise, and I again took my collagen. I have been mixing it with hot tea, cream, and a little stevia and it makes for a nice after dinner treat!1
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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.
1. Down 1 lb since 1 Jan.
2. Carnivore only.
3. Didn't do all my calisthenics, but maintained my walking schedule.
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@RubySugar6336 feel free to add me
@slimzandra I've been binging on that show recently too
Logging is going well, still not jogging and haven't bought new battery for fitbit yet (tomorrow).
45 min on the treadmill last night and no cookies-yay!!3 -
Another good keto day yesterday. Pounds coming off, energy kicking in. Just the way I like it.
After a big whoosh...I did notice that my physical energy level fell off for about a day, but my mental energy remained fired up. I suspect a double bouillion dose might have helped with that, but it's over for now.
Next time I notice the water ferociously releasing...I'm going to try the extra dose proactively to see if it helps with energy.
Always something new to learn about this woe.5 -
I've been lurking here for a little bit. Figured this thread would be a good place to have my first post. I don't have any specific resolutions, but today marks my 37th day strong without bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, or dessert... And my two week mark of hitting the gym every day. I just want to keep up this momentum.
Here's my low carb, fatty salad with kalamata olives, feta, and oil at a table full of bread and pasta.
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Another good keto day yesterday. Pounds coming off, energy kicking in. Just the way I like it.
After a big whoosh...I did notice that my physical energy level fell off for about a day, but my mental energy remained fired up. I suspect a double bouillion dose might have helped with that, but it's over for now.
Next time I notice the water ferociously releasing...I'm going to try the extra dose proactively to see if it helps with energy.
Always something new to learn about this woe.
Good idea about the proactive electrolyte dose.0 -
Sorry to any guys lurking. But apparently my body decided to have a 24 day cycle this month.
Explains the raft-like bloat.
SW:160
CW: 161.6
Good grief! I feel like the Michelin Man. It needs to go.
I finished the first 7 days on Warrior 90. I shall rest today at least. I still haven't decided whether I'll continue it and modify it so it is hard enough, or switch to Hero 90.
I found my 1lb wrist weights, so I can up my dumbbell weight to 13.5lb.
It snowed about 5 or 6 inches here, and I get to look forward to taking 4 kids out in the snow in a little while. *rolling eyes*2 -
In ketosis now. Hoping to drop the remaining post Christmas add on of almost five pounds in the next couple of days. Probably won't get down to exactly what I was before but hopefully as close as possible. Once I get past that and start "losing" again,I'll be happy. Still holding on to the hope of the goal by the end of January. And feeling all things pms today. I try to take in salt throughout so I don't feel lightheaded etc. I wonder how much that affects water retention.0
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On plan, scale is moving back in the right direction toward maintenance range.0
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1/6 and 1/7 check in: calories and weight good. Jogging goal already met. One day of strength training. No workouts these two days. I did take my collagen today. Forgot yesterday. Good week over all.1
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Hung in there yesterday with miraculous tenacity. So far, so good.
"Back to Basics" motto for today is...Keep Calm and Keto On.2
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