October LC Basics Challenge 2017: Week 3 (10/15-10/21)
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
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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10/15
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Intentional Activity:
Sleep > 5 hrs:
Supplements: 1 -
10/13-10/15
Planning and packing breakfast/lunch the night before - 2 out of 3
Start using Fitbit again - 2 out of 3, helped son move Saturday, walkathon & bowling Sunday
Logging my entire day's food in the morning - 0 out of 3
80 oz water daily - 3 out of 3
Vitamins daily (especially weekends) - 2 out of 3
Accomplish one put off household task daily - 1 out of 3, fixed my home computer so now I have my grocery list back LOL
Be more patient with others - 3 out of 3
I made fathead bagels Saturday, very good! Hubby and I had them with salmon burgers for dinner then with egg sandwiches the next morning. Need to make more!1 -
10/16
Weighed in:
Logged:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Macros within range: Nope. Carbs were over my adjusted goal.
Exercise: Walked (stubbed my pinky toe and was concerned about aggravating it if I ran). Lots of steps and stairs today though!
5/62 -
My goals are similar to last week, plus a water goal: No Alcohol
No Sugar Free Chocolate 16:8 Intermittent Fasting 20 mins Intentional Exercise Water Intake > 2L 2 -
Sun 10/15:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: Rest day as planned
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
Mon 10/16:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: Too busy playing taxi-mom
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
7/8
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10/16
Planning and packing breakfast/lunch the night before -
Still found some good choices this morning though
Start using Fitbit again -
Got in over 6000 steps, need to keep upping that
Logging my entire day's food in the morning -
80 oz water daily -
Vitamins daily (especially weekends) -
Accomplish one put off household task daily - finally did my Saturday grocery shopping LOL
Be more patient with others - I could have won an award for it yesterday. Helped a struggling coworker and was able to laugh through it.2 -
@tishsmith101 - Love your list! No Alcohol No Cigs - It's been 5 weeks, with only one Sat night when I fell off. Hoot! Plan lunch
I'm drinking a Spindrift Sparkling Water - Cucumber flavored. Never had one before. 2 calories/0 carbs. Kind of interesting taste.
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10/16
Cals. 1650
Carbs. 32
Steps. 14168
Activity mins. 49/300 weekly.1 -
October 16
Logged:
Water:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: WOD
Pack Lunch for next day:
Supplements:
October 17
Logged:
Water:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: WOD
Pack Lunch for next day:
Supplements:2 -
10/16
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Intentional Activity:
Sleep > 5 hrs: Missed it only 15 minutes!!!
Supplements: 2 -
No Alcohol No Sugar Free Chocolate 16:8 Intermittent Fasting 20 mins Intentional Exercise Water Intake > 2L
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Tues 10/17:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: strength
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
Not a good day mentally for me. I was very discouraged over news I got from the rheumy Monday, but I stayed on-point despite it. I refuse to drug myself with food. It doesn't make anything better. Ever.
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baconslave wrote: »Tues 10/17:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: strength
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
Not a good day mentally for me. I was very discouraged over news I got from the rheumy Monday, but I stayed on-point despite it. I refuse to drug myself with food. It doesn't make anything better. Ever.
Awww. Virtual hugs coming your way. Kudos for staying on track but I would expect no less from our fearless leader.
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10/17
I lost all my data! No idea where it went. Think I did ok though. Could have used a bit more activity, but hey.0 -
@baconslave sorry for the discouraging news. You're absolutely right, it doesn't make anything better.
@slimzandra great job on no cigs!!
10/17
Planning and packing breakfast/lunch the night before -
Start using Fitbit again - my avg when having a busy work day is 3300, stupid desk job LOL
Logging my entire day's food in the morning -
80 oz water daily -
Vitamins daily (especially weekends) -
Accomplish one put off household task daily - didn't get home until going for 7, had dinner and went to bed.
Be more patient with others -
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No Alcohol No Sugar Free Chocolate 16:8 Intermittent Fasting 20 mins Intentional Exercise Water Intake > 2L 2
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Wed 10/18:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: 1hr-stomp-athon
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
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Week 2 was rather a loss sadly. However this week I have worked out two days so far. Both days I took short walks on my break and then in the evening did a Brazil Butt workout which is cheesy but I like them. LOL3
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I forgot to post...
Do you guys know how many carbs you can eat and still be in Ketosis? I've been a little high the last couple of days between 25 to 30.
October 17
Logged:
Water:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: WOD
Pack Lunch for next day:
Supplements:
October 18
Logged:
Water:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: WOD
Pack Lunch for next day:
Supplements: 0 -
10/18
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 - Doing crap for my kid, can I have some me time?
Be more patient with others -
I think I'm going to do carnivore until Thanksgiving starting next week.0 -
oh no! Sorry to hear that.baconslave wrote: »Tues 10/17:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: strength
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
Not a good day mentally for me. I was very discouraged over news I got from the rheumy Monday, but I stayed on-point despite it. I refuse to drug myself with food. It doesn't make anything better. Ever.
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I forgot to post...
Do you guys know how many carbs you can eat and still be in Ketosis? I've been a little high the last couple of days between 25 to 30.
It's a YMMV because we all have a personal carb tolerance threshhold. So you may have to experiment.
However, many people can do up to 50 total grams of carbs a day and stay in ketosis. The more active you are daily, the higher you may be able to go. I know I'm in some parts of the day, and I do between 60 and 100g. But I do workout pretty intensely.
So I think that you're doing fine.1 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
oh no! Sorry to hear that.baconslave wrote: »Tues 10/17:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: strength
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
Not a good day mentally for me. I was very discouraged over news I got from the rheumy Monday, but I stayed on-point despite it. I refuse to drug myself with food. It doesn't make anything better. Ever.
I don't mean to be dramatic or Vaguebooky, but I basically got a specialist telling me they don't know what's wrong with me either. Nothing they can find in the thousands of dollars of bloodwork and appts, even though I have all the symptoms. So to get anywhere we get to experiment with one expensive drug at a time that may or may not do anything... So we may not actually get anywhere. Ever.
I'm just weary. It's almost been 2 years of this crap now. And I'm coming to realize it is probably forever, and I'm not going to get any better. Being confronted with forever and having your last hopes dashed is a bit disheartening, especially when you're already feeling sub-par.
What is, is. I just need to learn to not be a brat about it.
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baconslave wrote: »I forgot to post...
Do you guys know how many carbs you can eat and still be in Ketosis? I've been a little high the last couple of days between 25 to 30.
It's a YMMV because we all have a personal carb tolerance threshhold. So you may have to experiment.
However, many people can do up to 50 total grams of carbs a day and stay in ketosis. The more active you are daily, the higher you may be able to go. I know I'm in some parts of the day, and I do between 60 and 100g. But I do workout pretty intensely.
So I think that you're doing fine.
Thanks, I have intense workouts too. I'm at the gym 5 days a week. I got some pee sticks, to see if I'm in Ketosis. I'm somewhere between trace and small everyday. Whatever that means.
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Here is Thrusday
October 19
Logged:
Water:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: WOD
Pack Lunch for next day:
Supplements:
Overall I had a good day!2 -
baconslave wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
oh no! Sorry to hear that.baconslave wrote: »Tues 10/17:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: strength
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
8/8
Not a good day mentally for me. I was very discouraged over news I got from the rheumy Monday, but I stayed on-point despite it. I refuse to drug myself with food. It doesn't make anything better. Ever.
I don't mean to be dramatic or Vaguebooky, but I basically got a specialist telling me they don't know what's wrong with me either. Nothing they can find in the thousands of dollars of bloodwork and appts, even though I have all the symptoms. So to get anywhere we get to experiment with one expensive drug at a time that may or may not do anything... So we may not actually get anywhere. Ever.
I'm just weary. It's almost been 2 years of this crap now. And I'm coming to realize it is probably forever, and I'm not going to get any better. Being confronted with forever and having your last hopes dashed is a bit disheartening, especially when you're already feeling sub-par.
What is, is. I just need to learn to not be a brat about it.
Don't give up, keep going one step at a time.
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@baconslave that sucks, I'm sorry. 0
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10/18
Weighed in:
Logged:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Macros within range:
Exercise: Ran 2 miles straight for the first time in weeks.
6/6
10/19
Weighed in:
Logged:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Macros within range:
Exercise: No time.
5/61 -
No Alcohol (had one glass) No Sugar Free Chocolate (had one square) 16:8 Intermittent Fasting 20 mins Intentional Exercise (120 mins walk!) Water Intake > 2L
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macchiatto wrote: »@baconslave that sucks, I'm sorry.
Thanks. I think you already know the feeling pretty well, unfortunately.
My main thing is I just spent $4000 this year oop (because my insurance is evil and gives us a $7000 deductible) to get to the bottom of things, get a diagnosis, and proper treatment. I got nowhere and took money out of my kids' mouths. Plus, I'm tired of my eyes attacking me, the fatigue, the weakness, and the occasional joint pain. And I can't afford any of these medications, that may or may not help, either. There is nothing that 100% works for this. They don't know what causes it and since there's nothing else in the bloodwork to target, they just have to try a shotgun approach. So...I pretty much have to choose to give up on the medical system unless we get some exorbitant windfall. I was already at over $300/month on meds. To add others that may or may not have any effect you have to wait months to see... Sounds like a waste. My family needs that money. My disease is right smack in the middle of nowhere's land, a place where medicine is clueless. The score so far is that general medicine, opthamology, and rheumatology...none of these can help me. I don't think there's anywhere else to turn. If there is, I'm betting they are clueless, too. I've tried dietary eliminations and supplements. Nothing works. Discouraging. But people have to keep on keeping on. So that's what I'm going to do.
My greatest fear though is that I'm going to pass this to one or more of my kids as my father passed it to me. And they'll have to endure this when it wakes up in their genes and complicate their life and give them suffering without any hope of it stopping...that REALLY bothers me.
Blah blah blah. Anyway...
Thurs 10/19:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal: A little high but still under maintenance
Carb Goal:
Exercise: strength
Prelogged next day:
No booze!:
7/8
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