Jumpstart January 2018: Week 1 (1/1-1/7)
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I did NOT get to bed early, but I did get up at get to the gym. Strength day. I always prefer strength over cardio.5
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You all look like you are doing great!
I'm sick again and have been since Saturday, and I still feel like complete trash. But I'm starting today anyway.
Weekdays 1450 cals. Saturday and Sunday maintenance.
Try to exercise 5 days a week.
Get off the Christmas Day/New Year pounds.
Plus, all the vanity pounds I want GONE that I've been unsuccessful in getting rid of because weekends are the devil.
I'll try to at least get a walk in today.
Oh and we lost water New Year's Day morning. Thanks to the water dept cutting the water off for some reason. So it froze just off the meter. And since we have a Arctic Front in, and it only got to 17 yesterday, it will at least be until Wed afternoon until we get above freezing for a little bit. This SUCKS. Just sayin'.
Anyyyyyyway.
Keep at it!
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tishsmith101 wrote: »Feeling inspired by all your goals. I'm a day late to the party but started modestly yesterday. My oldest son got me a keto cookbook for Christmas and I can't wait to dive into it. In the mean time my grocery shopping this week was definitely back on the LCHF trend.
Let us know how you like the cookbook (and which one it is). I'm always on the hunt for new recipes.2 -
Well I flaked out on December...well not the actual goals...the reporting back on the weekly thread but I'm going to do better for January!
Goals:
Stay in carb range (except my b-day celebration)
Continue working out several times per week (started getting back on track last month)
Trying to do more things that are fun and that I enjoy to avoid the depression that winter and my b-day often brings.3 -
Restarting again. I was doing strictly low carb/keto for about 8 months. Did wonderful. Then got pregnant. It's not 5 months out and I'm trying to get back on the bandwagon. I've done ok on my own but not really dove full force. Well here I am. I'm back. Baby steps for me this week. Stop eating sweets
No more coffee creamer
No more excuses
Drink more water
Let's get this party started!4 -
“Well, I lost up until Christmas Day. Got down 3lbs of my 5lb goal. Right now I am carrying water weight and possibly 1-2lbs of fat gain after too much wine, treats, and larger servings/grazing all day. We also travelled in there; over 4000km by vehicle so for sure not enough water and very little movement. Workout about to happen, got my meals planned(loosely) for the next three days, hopefully drop the water and a few extra lbs before vacay in 5 weeks.”
Above is a copy of my post on the Santa sprint page. I leave for vacation to New Zealand on the 9th of February. So,
Current weight: scale 167lbs, more accurate once I get water off is prob 160-162lbs
Goal for vacation: 156-158lbs
Weekday calories: 1200
Weekend calories: 1600
Extra goals: no booze, dairy only once a week(I rely on copious amounts of cheese far to heavily)
I already exercise 5 days a week easily. Sometimes twice a day, so please don’t be alarmed if you see me posting 2 a days.
Have fun everyone!2 -
Jan. 1 went well for me.
Logged food:
Stayed at or under 20 net carbs:
Stayed under 1500 calories:
At least 8 c. of water:
At least 30 minutes of intentional exercise: 2 -
Today I stand at a solid 129lbs. Somehow I managed not to gain at all throughout all of December, where I was completely off keto, but I know that I FELT bad. I need to get back on track!
January goals:
• lose more weight or maintain (preferably lose but who knows what’ll happen)
• no sweets
• minimal cheat days (1 or none)
• hit all my macros
• log everyday that I can
• exercise more often5 -
January Goals:
To stay under my carb goals
Log every day
lose 10 pounds
Continue making weekly plans for lunch/dinner
Add in strength training to my routine
No more weekly "cheat days" I will allow one day a month to enjoy a special occasion but remember everything in moderation
Average 10,000 steps a day
Walk my dogs every morning.
I've been enjoy keto since October and have successfully lost 20 pounds. This has very much been "lazy keto" and I have had several days of eating more carbs then I should. I feel so much better when I don't eat a high carb diet. 20 pounds is the most I have ever successfully lost and I'm looking forward to achieving new goals!6 -
This past year has been a roller coaster ride of life events that I let distract me from the healthy lifestyle changes I made in 2016. I've managed to gain back basically all the weight I lost leading up to our wedding in October 2016. My husband loves to eat and can eat a boat load of food and never gain a pound. Unfortunately, this is not and has never been my super power.
I glanced back over my food logs from 2016 to remind myself what I was eating when I was losing weight and inches somewhat effortlessly. It's quite depressing to think of how good I felt a little over a year ago when I was sticking to the low carb way and exercising regularly, but I know I can get back there with dedicated effort and a little sacrifice. This month is definitely about getting back to those basics for me.
January Goals
-Less than 50g net carbs daily
-Exercise 4 days per week for at least 30 minutes
-Lose 10 pounds
-Lose 6 inches overall6 -
Basics are definitely where it is at and I need all the accountability I can get these days! I purposefully did not make resolutions as all of my focus needs to be dedicated on improving all the positives that I already know make feel better. Why does it seem so hard to stick with even simple things that have such profound improvements on your daily health! I call bs on that statement of it takes 21 days to create a new habit....
My January goals are the same as they have been for awhile. Do the things that make me feel better. Every single day. Okay, the actual calorie number and food prep usually has no direct bearing on how I physically feel, but the carbs, sleep and physical activity do and it all ties in together. Of course I would like to lose some weight, but more importantly I don't want to feel like crud. So here I go again.
01-01-18
Under calorie goal:
Under carb goal:
Intentional Physical Activity:
Achieved sleep goal:
Weekly Food Prep:
Focus on positive thinking: 5 -
Happy New Year everyone!
January goals for me include a dietary reset. I have a nagging joint ache in my left elbow that I believe could be helped by eliminating inflammatory foods - getting back to basics!
For January, I am eliminating sugar, dairy and grains, full stop.
2 days in and so far, so good! I am also going to add some intermittent fasting (shooting for 5:2). Tuesdays/Thursdays are easiest for me to skip dinner, since my kids have Bball practice from 6:30-8:30PM - no one will notice if Mom doesn't eat!4 -
January goals:
1. Drink more water even when I don't feel good!
2. Get at least 6 hrs. sleep each night!
3. Plan each days menu in advance and stick to the plan!
4. Keep my carbs at 20 /22 a day with 75% from veggies!
5. Try at least 1 new LCHF recipe a week!
6. Exercise at least 15 min. each day; more when I go to the wellness ctr.!
7. Log all foods (not taste tests, crumb clean-ups, etc.)
8. CHECK THIS BOARD EVERY DAY!!!3 -
3 days back in stricter eating and the carb cravings are dramatically reduced (that was such a vicious cycle the past 2 months!!) and I have more energy!
Weighed in:
Electrolytes:
Logged Food:
Exercise as Planned: Got in almost 10k steps.
At or Under Carb Level:
At or Under Calorie Limit:
Went to bed by goal time: Ugh, I stayed up WAY too late. However, tomorrow I'm planning to get up much earlier again and go work out with DH, so I do need to go to bed at a decent hour tonight!3 -
Under calorie goal:
Under carb goal:
Logged every bite:
2L water:
Intermittent Fast:
Intentional Exercise: 15 hour car ride today - not much room for exercise!!5 -
Good Morning!!!!
Yesterday was a bit of a struggle, but worked out in the end:
1) Stay within daily carb range
2) Drink 64oz+ water daily
3) 6,000+ steps daily
Long "To-Do" list today, so it should be a little easier. It always seems that way when I am busy.
Have a great day everyone!!!!!3 -
Draaaaged myself out of bed at 4 to go to the gym. Drank a glass of salt water, felt much perkier.
LISS cardio day. Just 20 minutes on the elliptical due to traffic.
Food and water on point yesterday. Went to bed at 8. Because I'm a party animal.6 -
1/2/18
Vitamins - (y)
Daily Weigh in - (y)
64 oz water daily - (y)
Planned exercise - (n) does shivering count?
New recipes/foods - (y) full fat plain greek yogurt, yum with a little vanilla extract
Logging - (y)
Scale was 170 this morning so my loss goal for January is 4 lbs.
From eating sugary carby foods over the holidays, I was sleeping poorly and didn't feel like getting off the couch. Why do I waste time doing that!!!!! An indulgence now and then I can handle but I should have nipped it in the bud sooner this season.3 -
Tues 1/2:
Water: Yep.
Electrolytes Good: :flowerforyou:
Logged Food: :flowerforyou:
Exercise as Planned: 3 Jessica Smith Walk/Jog vids :flowerforyou:
At or Under Carb Level: :flowerforyou:
At or Under Calorie Limit: Yes! :flowerforyou:
Planned Day Ahead: Yes! :flowerforyou:
7/7
Feeling a little better today. Still Niagara Nose and coughing. Bleh.
Still no water. They've changed the forecast and it won't get above freezing so if a miracle doesn't happen then Sunday will be the soonest it's warm enough. We'll be taking showers at the inlaws tonight. Getting more bottled water at the store... Maybe going down to the creek to get more water for flushing if it's still running. Lots of nasty dishes in the dishwasher. YUCK YUCK YUCK.
Very thankful this is not my every day life. We are definitely getting a well put in this summer, even though it will wipe out our savings. First lead and pesticide contamination and this. Too much.
Anyway...blah blah blah.
Keep up the vigilance.
TTFN.
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Results for 1/2
Log all food
Stay under carbs
Plan tomorrows food chicken for lunch and asian beef slaw for dinner
exercise 4x week - nothing today. Still have a migraine headache
plan tomorrows exercise- will do a jog if I feel better.
Stretch
I totally forgot, and would have remembered If I wrote this last night instead of this morning. sigh
I can do this! (hmmm I sound less inspiring today)3 -
Well, Jan 1st was high cal but relatively low carb, we were travelling and I did my best. Yesterday was awesome and this morn scale is down 3lbs after sticking to less than 25gm carbs and both a cardio and weight workout. Feeling less bloated already! Goals are to keep up with water today, go for a snowy hike(-25C right now) and stick to my planned food log.3
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baconslave wrote: »Still no water.
Poop. I'm so sorry.2 -
01-01-02
Under calorie goal:
Under carb goal:
Intentional Physical Activity:
Achieved sleep goal:
Focus on positive thinking:
(Weekly) Food Prep: N/A
(Weekly) < 3 alcoholic beverages: N/A
I will report my success on the two weekly goals each Monday morning!2 -
Results from 1/2
No more coffee creamer: I had Starbucks this morning trying to get rid of my g/c money...I had to dump over half of it, too sweet. So semi-fail. I'm getting a frother this weekend and going to try BPC again
No more excuses: Check
Drink more water: Check (instead of getting maybe 20 oz in I got 36oz in...Rome wasn't built in a day.
Also my other goal for January is to be under 185. I was 193 this morning. Realistic?3 -
January goals:
01/02
1. Drink more water even when I don't feel good! better!
2. Get at least 6 hrs. sleep each night! Got 9 hrs!
3. Plan each days menu in advance and stick to the plan! :
failed
4. Keep my carbs at 20 /22 a day with 75% from veggies! need to go shopping
5. Try at least 1 new LCHF recipe a week! got one in mind for today: Bacon & Cheddar Soup
6. Exercise at least 15 min. each day; more when I go to the wellness ctr.! Did 15 min
7. Log all foods (no taste tests, crumb clean-ups, etc.) Mission accomplished!
8. CHECK THIS BOARD EVERY DAY!!! So far, so good! 2 -
Tuesday January 2/ Wednesday January 3 -
Water:
Logged Food:
Exercise as Planned:
At or Under Carb Level:
At or Under Calorie Limit:
Planned Day Ahead:
6/6
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Doing well here. Walked all over the science museum with grandkids today so I got in plenty of steps! Back in Ketosis after just 5 days of toeing the line. I find my body goes into it easier and easier if I fall off the band-wagon. Anyone else had that experience?2
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Weighed in:
Electrolytes:
Logged Food:
Exercise as Planned: Did 15 min interval run and then FINALLY did my PT home program for the first time in way too long.
At or Under Carb Level:
At or Under Calorie Limit:
Went to bed by goal time: Last night I went to bed around 11:30. Not as early as goal, but a definite improvement over the past few weeks. Goal tonight is 10:45-11.3 -
January goal: Get back into October's jeans
Too much sugar and gluten have lead to an unfortunate belly pooch.5 -
Under calorie goal:
Under carb goal:
Logged every bite:
2L water:
Intermittent Fast:
Vitamins:
Intentional Exercise: Nope. I don't know if it's keto flu as I transition back from Christmas, or the new sugar-free syrup in my coffee this morning, or the stomach bug my friends recently got... but something awful had my tummy gurgling and kept me mostly couchbound today.1
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