Daily check-in for keto friends... volume 3
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Can anyone recommend a good selection to eat at a Japanese Restaurant? I am either going tomorrow or sometime next week with my friend. The restaurant is called Sushi Sapporo in Riverview, NB. They have a facebook page and also have reviews online if anyone wants to look but I have no clue what would be considered keto on their menu. Suggestions would be appreciated I have lost 32.6 lbs so far (slow loss for me but still awesome) and want to keep things going in the right direction. Thanks so much They have a luncheon option with a Salmon steak but it comes on a tray with a big assortment of things which I am not sure are keto and I am new to sushi and Japanese food ... Lol. Thanks 0 -
Hi everyone
I started doing Keto almost 1 month ago. My family is mostly along for the ride.
I lack creativity with meal planning to begin with and am starting to feel bored (or completely overwhelmed when I visit Pinterest for ideas). I would love to have some Keto MFP friends to share with. Or, please share your favorite sites, blogs.
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Dinner tonight:
Smoked pork baby back ribs (no sauce, just dry rub... they were awesome)
sauteed asparagus with mashed avocado
steamed riced cauliflower with butter
tossed salad (mostly lettuce) with ranch dressing
It was a lovely dinner and I stayed under my 20g (net) of carbs!
I find I stay in keto if I plan. If I wait until the last minute to think of dinner I fail miserably.1 -
@Marcelynh your dinner sounds delicious! We had asparagus as well but with rotisserie chicken! My husband and I are easing our way back into Keto for the month of March. We generally eat Keto meals but have been enjoying the ripe fruits of our area so a little high in natural carbs. We do try to share a piece of fruit though!0
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ElizabethAN2017 wrote: »Hi Can anyone recommend a good selection to eat at a Japanese Restaurant? I am either going tomorrow or sometime next week with my friend. The restaurant is called Sushi Sapporo in Riverview, NB. They have a facebook page and also have reviews online if anyone wants to look but I have no clue what would be considered keto on their menu. Suggestions would be appreciated I have lost 32.6 lbs so far (slow loss for me but still awesome) and want to keep things going in the right direction. Thanks so much They have a luncheon option with a Salmon steak but it comes on a tray with a big assortment of things which I am not sure are keto and I am new to sushi and Japanese food ... Lol. Thanks
You have a few options like sashimi, which is just slices of raw fish, miso soup, seaweed salad and regular western salad. Avoid anything with "teriyaki" in the name as it is loaded with sugar. Also all rolls and sushi, unless labeled, are made with white rice and tempura with rice flour. Gyoza are dumplings made with a type of wonton wrapper. If in doubt of course just ask the server...hope this helps
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ElizabethAN2017 wrote: »Hi Can anyone recommend a good selection to eat at a Japanese Restaurant? I am either going tomorrow or sometime next week with my friend. The restaurant is called Sushi Sapporo in Riverview, NB. They have a facebook page and also have reviews online if anyone wants to look but I have no clue what would be considered keto on their menu. Suggestions would be appreciated I have lost 32.6 lbs so far (slow loss for me but still awesome) and want to keep things going in the right direction. Thanks so much They have a luncheon option with a Salmon steak but it comes on a tray with a big assortment of things which I am not sure are keto and I am new to sushi and Japanese food ... Lol. Thanks
You have a few options like sashimi, which is just slices of raw fish, miso soup, seaweed salad and regular western salad. Avoid anything with "teriyaki" in the name as it is loaded with sugar. Also all rolls and sushi, unless labeled, are made with white rice and tempura with rice flour. Gyoza are dumplings made with a type of wonton wrapper. If in doubt of course just ask the server...hope this helps
Thanks pendennis I really appreciate your help. We are going to hold off until next week due to a pending snowstorm today; and this really helps me so I can go over the menu. Again thanks 0 -
Just a reminder to myself:
even adding a few extra carbs on to my food plan with what are basically solid keto foods...leads to an instant overnight water retention of 2 lbs.
I need to remember this as I am so affected emotionally by these fluctuations.
Even though I know it's not fat, it feels bad.
Carb creep is real! ...and so not worth it.
Totally upping my logging game at the moment. Every bite counts!
Also, though I've been shooting for 6000 steps per day for a few weeks now...I'd say my average is about 5000 per day.
This is still progress for me...but instead of upping it to 7000 for March as I'd planned, I'm sticking with and still shooting for a 6000 average before I up the tally.
I think key words of wisdom for me for 2018 are turning out to be:
Patience!
Steady Eddy!
Slow and steady wins the race.
Be the turtle, not the hare.
Have a great day, pals.
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Just a reminder to myself:
even adding a few extra carbs on to my food plan with what are basically solid keto foods...leads to an instant overnight water retention of 2 lbs.
I need to remember this as I am so affected emotionally by these fluctuations.
Even though I know it's not fat, it feels bad.
Carb creep is real! ...and so not worth it.
Totally upping my logging game at the moment. Every bite counts!
Also, though I've been shooting for 6000 steps per day for a few weeks now...I'd say my average is about 5000 per day.
This is still progress for me...but instead of upping it to 7000 for March as I'd planned, I'm sticking with and still shooting for a 6000 average before I up the tally.
I think key words of wisdom for me for 2018 are turning out to be:
Patience!
Steady Eddy!
Slow and steady wins the race.
Be the turtle, not the hare.
Have a great day, pals.
Ugh! I hear ya on the carb creep. I had what might have been a minor lapse over the holidays for the average person but unfortunately for me, 2 months after the holidays and several attempts to get back on track, I am currently in the midst of a full on collapse that I just can’t seem to pull myself out of. Everyday begins as day one and ends with a promise to start again tomorrow... I just can’t seem to snap out of it.0 -
Hang in there, Christie! Just do one day at a time. It will happen. Winter is hard.0
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Oh My!!! I am having the same problem. I start the day out great, but by time evening comes, I am elbow deep in the junk and regretting it. I am determined to get back on track!!!2
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Good morning Everyone from Virginia where the wind will blow you away0
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@elize7 I’m with you on walking steps, 5000 is my target, to eventually be at 10,000. I have a ways to go.
Staying 5,000 makes me feel better for I’m reaching it.
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Happy Saturday Friends!!! Busy weekend planned here...church breakfast for the boys today and then an outdoor show to wander around. Always love to go to these and pick up some wild game jerky. Great for getting in those steps.
Step goal moves up 500 next week to 5,500. I have hit my goal or better everyday this week! Need to get food prepped for the coming week as work is going to be crazy. We are currently down 9 nurses, so I will have overtime for sure trying to do my job and filling in on the floor.
Also plan on starting some strength training twice a week (Wednesday and Saturday) next week to go along with my 10 minutes minimum of cardio each day. Everyday I feel better and better.
Keto is the way to go!!!!3 -
Happy Saturday Friends!!! Busy weekend planned here...church breakfast for the boys today and then an outdoor show to wander around. Always love to go to these and pick up some wild game jerky. Great for getting in those steps.
Step goal moves up 500 next week to 5,500. I have hit my goal or better everyday this week! Need to get food prepped for the coming week as work is going to be crazy. We are currently down 9 nurses, so I will have overtime for sure trying to do my job and filling in on the floor.
Also plan on starting some strength training twice a week (Wednesday and Saturday) next week to go along with my 10 minutes minimum of cardio each day. Everyday I feel better and better.
Keto is the way to go!!!!
Congrats on hitting the steps! This was my first full week back up to 10k steps/day. I’m hoping to keep that going long term.
How old are your boys? It’s cool that they go to a church breakfast. I wish our church had more to keep my son’s interest.1 -
The boys are 6 & 8. They are my grandsons that I adopted. Keep me busy!!!!1
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I bet they go, keep you young I say0
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Hi Everyone, I’m stepping up my steps. My injections have worked and I can walk without cane5
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I have that issue about being great early in the day then ruining it by going berserk at the end of the day. What worked for me is doing the intermittent fasting 19:5 so I would wait until 5 o'clock and my window would be until 10 o'clock. Then I would have all my calories for the time when I usually wanted to eat. Never give up. You'll find what works for you if you keep evaluating yourself.4
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I've done the same thing with the late eating window. It worked for me. I should try it again. I remember it being a fairly easy routine to get in to, and my energy was fine all the time. Gotta love keto.0
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If I go off the wagon I usually don't gain weight but I just don't lose. And I just keep jumping back on.1
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Hi there! Can I join you? I started Keto 3 weeks ago and lost 6.8 lbs so far...which is amazing. My total goal was to lose 10 lbs--never in a million years would have thought I'd be so close after only 3 weeks. I have done a LOT of dieting in my adult lifetime--Weight Watchers, South Beach, 21Day Fix were the big ones--and I really like having a plan. I think being a young adult in the 1990s, though, when low fat was the way of thinking, I was always afraid to eat real fats. Now that I am eating them, in addition to avoiding carbs which I've known about for years, I find I don't actually think about food until I'm actually hungry, and I'm just eating a lot less. I bought these keto desserts that I've had no interest in eating--amazing!
So I am pretty happy!!!
My issues so far are really related to exercising. I am a runner and am not yet "fat adapted" according to what I've read about keto and runners, so my endurance and speed are SHOT, which makes me unhappy. I also get lightheaded after any kind of strenuous exercise, like Orange Theory or spin. I have seen a slight improvement the last two days (I could run faster, but not further, and didn't feel weak after Orange). So hopefully more good stuff to come.
Oh and my other concern--I travel a lot for work. During this 3 weeks, I had one trip where I had to say no to almost everything at two dinner celebrations (I had one glass of cab and ate a lot of salads with protein) and that was hard and made me feel conspicuous. I normally travel 2x a month and am most worried about sticking to the plan when I don't have access to my own kitchen.
I have been reading this thread and see I'm not the only one with concerns about running and keto--hope I can learn from you veterans!2 -
Welcome @storyjorie
I run and once you get fat adapted it is absolutely no problem to run and do keto. I tell everyone to read the book The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performace. It has a lot of good information. Technical but I slogged through it and then went back and hit the spots that I didn't quite "get" and it all clicked. It showed me how without a doubt you can be a high intensity athlete and be keto. The thing is, the more you exercise the more carbs you can deal with and still be in keto. I'm still finding that perfect balance.
Light-headed. Keep your electrolytes up for sure. That is likely part of your issue. I ran a marathon while on keto and was light headed and nauseous afterwards but it was due to low blood sugar. I didn't partake of any carbs during the run and probably should have. I'm still working on the perfect balance for me. At the beginning of doing keto though it was an electrolyte issue as I was doing training runs and working out, not a full marathon.... Reading that book helped me a lot. It's a companion book the The Art and Science of Low-Carbohydrate Living, also a good book that explains the science behind keto. I also watch videos through the website The Diet Doctor and they address different aspects of exercise and keto.
Traveling. So hard when you have business and parties to attend and they are buffet or set menus. I have learned how to just leave the food on the plate and eat what I can. And my husband and I travel with our own little bits of snack stuff to fill us when we have dinners that we can't eat... macadamia nuts etc. With time you get good about picking and choosing and being bold enough to ask a server... "hey, I can't eat this would it be possible to get an extra ......?" Most of the time they are accommodating in one way or another. Now if only I didn't love Mexican food and enchiladas eating would be easy for me.... alas, I love tortillas.... lol
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Good Wednesday Morning Keto Buddies!!! Love my day off in the middle of the week. Slept in and just finished my first cup of coffee. Getting ready to start some strength training and do some cardio before I decide what to eat for breakfast - or if I am even going to eat breakfast. Might make it a brunch kind of thing today.
Have been doing very well with staying under 5% carbs since last Friday. The scale is not showing any difference, but I can feel it in my clothes already. Not quite as tight!!! I am a work in progress. So ready for some more nice weather so that I can get outside and walk.
Have a great day everyone!!!5 -
Good morning everyone! I feel I'm doing a great job of transitioning back into eating a keto diet. I definitely love the food.4
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@Marcelynh Thanks for the book rec! I definitely will be packing tons of snacks...I think a lot of this will be a little easier when this is less new, and I won't freak out about a single unanticipated gram of sugar!
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Good Wednesday Morning Keto Buddies!!! Love my day off in the middle of the week. Slept in and just finished my first cup of coffee. Getting ready to start some strength training and do some cardio before I decide what to eat for breakfast - or if I am even going to eat breakfast. Might make it a brunch kind of thing today.
Have been doing very well with staying under 5% carbs since last Friday. The scale is not showing any difference, but I can feel it in my clothes already. Not quite as tight!!! I am a work in progress. So ready for some more nice weather so that I can get outside and walk.
Have a great day everyone!!!
Congrats on the NSV!1 -
Current pattern of eating....not where I want it.
Aside from that, I'm eating good keto foods, just too much of them and too many carbs and cals for me to see results - even if it remains low carb.
Certain stress situations are becoming less front and center and I'm waiting for the tipping point when I can remain true to my plan. I know it will happen soon.
I'm trying to look at these days as practice for maintenance...but I still have to knock off about 25 pounds before I really get to long term maintenance.
I like that when I do go off plan, it's not with my typical all out binge foods...its more like restless, anxious, emotional eating and my choice is to overeat somewhat, not to binge out totally.
I'd like to work this into a happy, healthy way of daily maintaining when the time comes...it's not bad...just not able to lose weight doing it this way right now.
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This sounds like an NSV too! I’d take it.
I haven’t mastered that yet. When I mess up, I crash and burn for days, weeks and even months. For me, getting back on track is painful and often requires re-losing several previously lost pounds...
Sigh... that happens to be my current state of being... it doesn’t help that we’ve been renovating and have been without a stove for almost a week. I don’t do legumes and have to limit dairy, so no stove makes getting in protein very difficult.1 -
Have been under 20 net carbs for a week and the scale is up over a pound. Have decided to do an egg fast starting on Monday. Something has to give.1
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Happy Saturday have a blessed day of keto strength2
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