October LC Basics Challenge 2017: Week 3 (10/15-10/21)
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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.
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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.
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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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No Alcohol Plan lunch
I'm drinking my first Switchel - The baristas at work think up the coolest stuff. Best way so far to choke down that apple cider vinegar. Can't say I LOVE it.. Although I do like Ginger beer. I think the maple syrup is too much sugar for this to be a thing.
Have a great weekend!1 -
In Warsaw for the weekend. So far I’ve been able to eat on plan, but I’d just be guessing on total carbs and cals. Got 23,000 steps though, so there’s that.3
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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.
You are certainly not being a brat. I’m sorry for all the frustration and expense. Virtual hugs and good thoughts headed your way.
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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.
It means you are in ketosis. There can be false negatives but not false positives. If you are doing keto to lose weight, only, then it doesn't matter which color. That varies based on how hydrated you are. If you are super hydrated and low in ketones then you can get a false negative.
There are a couple links in the Open Threads on Keto sticks that are worth a read and explain the value of them, if there even is one long term.
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Here is Friday
October 20
Logged:
Water:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: WOD
Pack Lunch for next day:
Supplements:
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Next week thread up early. Sundays are busy busy.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10608986/october-lc-basics-challenge-2017-week-4-10-22-10-31/p1?new=10 -
We has new thread ova here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10608986/october-lc-basics-challenge-2017-week-4-10-22-10-31#latest
Come visit. Stay outta dat candy!!!
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Sorry I just now saw this, @baconslave. I'm so so sorry. You're wise to make the best of it. 1
