October LC Basics Challenge 2017: Week 2 (10/8-10/14)
baconslave
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Welcome to the October Basics Challenge!!!
I feel so strongly about how crucial this is, I'm having a Basics challenge every month.
Bah, basics! Entirely boring and unsexy, right?
Guess what though? It will get you to your goal. Basics aren't flashy or exciting, but this is how it's done.
One key thing that I have learned in my journey is this:
Consistency + Persistence + Time = Success
Consistently nailing the basics is so important. And consistency creates good habits, routines, and gives you momentum that will carry you through hard times or disruptions to your normal schedule. Forget motivation. Motivation is a fickle thing. Discipline carries you through when motivation fails you.
So what are the basics?
Well, hitting your carb goal, obviously, right? There are other very important basics we need to lock in: staying hydrated, keeping electrolytes up, logging consistently (if you're a logger), exercise (if that's one of your goals), hitting your macros, staying away from trigger foods and other things you know set you back...
You can report your progress to your goal, whether it be ultra-obsessive daily hitting your low-carb plan basics, or working on a fitness goal, or even nailing down other good habits in your life. And if you have problems or need advice, you'll find that here.
Each week there will be a thread to collect your progress that week and to interact with other challengers.
I'll keep links to the weekly threads at the bottom of the stickied post should the thread get buried. 2 clicks, to this post and the Weekly link, will get you back to it.
So go ahead and post your goals in this Thread.
My daily post would look something like this.
Wed 10/1:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: HIIT
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
But this is your show. So focus on your basics.
Make this month count! Tear it up!:+1
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Hi, I'm back after taking a year long break and eating what ever I wanted when ever I wanted. Needless to say I gained 35 lbs! I'm very disappointed in myself, all that hard work gone.
My goals this week:
Drink 4 8oz glasses of water per day
Stick to my planned meals
Tiny amount of exercise every day, building up tolerance
TRACK food and exercise!
Get fasting sugars down to 120 every day.
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It's not been an easy weekend with food as wasn't in control of any of it, so tried to make the best choices with what was available and getting straight back to basics tomorrow - hasn't derailed me thankfully and was as good as I could be so again very happy with that, nothing now for a few weeks to cause me any issues so going to aim for 100% until my operation on the 3rd November5
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10/8
Carbs. 32
Cals. 1452
Steps 12,502
Act mins. 302/300 weekly
Making my steps goal is getting to be like pulling teeth but I’m plodding along.3 -
I'm here. I have to run kids to appointments and junk today but I'll be back.
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10/8: 1.39:1 - way below goal, but I feel pretty good still.1
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I don't normally have trouble sticking to my calorie & carb goals, but I need to set a few limits on the "what and when" of my food intake.
My goals for each day this week:
- No sugar-free chocolate
- No alcohol
- 16:8 Intermittent Fast
- 20 minutes of intentional exercise
Yesterday was a ZERO out of FOUR on this list, which is what inspired me to take some action. I will report back later on how today went. (So far, so good )5 -
10/8
Weighed in:
Logged:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Macros within range:
Exercise:
6/6
10/9
Weighed in:
Logged:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Macros within range:
Exercise: (ran)
6/61 -
No sugar-free chocolate
No alcohol
16:8 Intermittent Fast
20 minutes of intentional exercise
I was saving my exercise for this evening, planning to ride my exercise bike. When I went downstairs and plugged it in, it made a loud POP! sound and started to smell like melting plastic. Oh no!!
Hubs will look at on Wednesday. In the meantime, I guess I'll be going for a cool autumn walk after work tomorrow
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10/9
Cals. 1732
Carbs. 46
Steps. 16198—I worked for those calories
Act mins. 79/300 weekly minutes1 -
10/9 - 2.36:1 YAY!!!0
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River_Goddess wrote: »No sugar-free chocolate
No alcohol
16:8 Intermittent Fast
20 minutes of intentional exercise
I was saving my exercise for this evening, planning to ride my exercise bike. When I went downstairs and plugged it in, it made a loud POP! sound and started to smell like melting plastic. Oh no!!
Hubs will look at on Wednesday. In the meantime, I guess I'll be going for a cool autumn walk after work tomorrow
Bummer!0 -
Mon 10/9:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal: Perfecto!
Carb Goal:
Exercise: Back and Biceps
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
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10/8 (Happy Thanksgiving!)
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Intentional Activity:
Sleep > 5 hrs:
10/09
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Intentional Activity:
Sleep > 5 hrs:2 -
Update:
Been doin' real good like.6 -
MorningGloryLori wrote: »Update:
Been doin' real good like.
Awesome-possum!2 -
No Sugar-Free Chocolate
No Alcohol
16:8 Intermittent Fast
20 mins Intentional Exercise
4/4 today, plus did pretty good on my macros. A good day4 -
10/10
Carbs. 52
Cals. 1387
Steps. 9077
Acti mins. 115/300 weekly
Rather disappointed in myself. Also getting super bored with my food. Need to change it up!2 -
10/10 - 3.02:1 - very good day, plus a weights day, love those...feeling it in my upper back this morning, so tomorrow I might not be able to move, but at least I earned it!!!2
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Tues 10/10:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: Legs and Abs
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
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Ringbearer2 wrote: »10/10
Carbs. 52
Cals. 1387
Steps. 9077
Acti mins. 115/300 weekly
Rather disappointed in myself. Also getting super bored with my food. Need to change it up!
I think we all know the feeling. Hang in there. I hope you find some good recipes to help out.1 -
Goals:
Planning and packing breakfast/lunch the night before
Start using Fitbit again
Logging my entire day's food in the morning
80 oz water daily
Vitamins daily (especially weekends)
Accomplish one put off household task daily
Be more patient with others
10/6-10/10 camping trip I would say I was 5 out of 7 each day. My steps are up to an average around 6000/day.
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10/10
Weighed in:
Logged:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Macros within range:
Exercise: Nope
5/6
10/11
Weighed in:
Logged:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal: Went over.
Macros within range: Not really.
Exercise: No. Dr appt this morning, feeling fatigued and headachey. Hopefully tomorrow I can do some!
3/61 -
Drink 4 8oz glasses of water per day
Stick to my planned meals
Tiny amount of exercise every day, building up tolerance
TRACK food and exercise!
Get fasting sugars down to 120 every day.
I been doing really well with sticking to my planned meals except yesterday I had a migraine so I buckled and did a carby easy dinner. And my blood sugar reflected it.2 -
No Sugar-Free Chocolate
No Alcohol
16:8 Intermittent Fast
20 mins Intentional Exercise
4/4 again today, plus did great on calories & carbs. Rockin it
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Hi there! I hope it's ok that I'm jumping in on week 2. I'm just getting back to working on my weight loss goal as of today. I LOVE this idea but don't want to wait until Nov 1 to start up - hope ya don't mind
Daily Goals:
* 3 planned meals per day
* Keep Carbs to 20g or under
* Cals at 1200 (I know it seems low but I'm old and short- LOL!)
* No booze
* Stay OFF the scale
4 outta 5 today. Huge win for me!! My one miss was 1oz of red wine, so not a terrible loss but not a full win either.
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10/11
Carbs. 32
Cals. 1620
Steps. 17,128
Act mins. 172/300 weekly
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baconslave wrote: »Ringbearer2 wrote: »10/10
Carbs. 52
Cals. 1387
Steps. 9077
Acti mins. 115/300 weekly
Rather disappointed in myself. Also getting super bored with my food. Need to change it up!
I think we all know the feeling. Hang in there. I hope you find some good recipes to help out.
Thanks! I found a couple of good ones on the Diet Doctor website. Need to do more research though.
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10/11- 1.95:1 - not perfect, but close enough1
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Hi there! I hope it's ok that I'm jumping in on week 2. I'm just getting back to working on my weight loss goal as of today. I LOVE this idea but don't want to wait until Nov 1 to start up - hope ya don't mind
Daily Goals:
* 3 planned meals per day
* Keep Carbs to 20g or under
* Cals at 1200 (I know it seems low but I'm old and short- LOL!)
* No booze
* Stay OFF the scale
4 outta 5 today. Huge win for me!! My one miss was 1oz of red wine, so not a terrible loss but not a full win either.
Of course it is. Anybody is welcome at anytime! Welcome!
I want everybody to enjoy success. It's never to late to join.0 -
10/11
Planning and packing breakfast/lunch the night before-sort of
Start using Fitbit again-forgot it on the dresser
Logging my entire day's food in the morning-yes
80 oz water daily-yes
Vitamins daily (especially weekends)-yes
Accomplish one put off household task daily-nope, went out to dinner with a friend
Be more patient with others-Very!!
Not feeling my best today but plowing through.1