Lisbydezign wrote: »

Aaaaaaaack! 1pound! One stinking pound to go till my 50lb benchmark....
It’s been a stubborn one!

SW 10/16- 237.8

3/4- 188.8

Looks like by 16 March you will have lost more than 50 pounds. To say it another way, you will have lost over 50 pounds in just 5 months. That is more than 10 pounds per month. I keto when I hear stories like yours. Lisbydezign you are an inspiration to us wanna-be keto winners.

River_Goddess wrote: »

Ugh. I'm having the logging-weighing-exercising blahs. I go through highs and lows... motivated, unmotivated, diligent, loosey-goosey.
Today, unmotivated loosey-goosey.
Tomorrow? Im hoping diligent, motivated River_Goddess shows up

Happens to the best of us! Best wishes for a better day tomorrow!!

I'm stressed today. Mostly work stress. I ate fine and made my steps goal, but still feeling generally blah... Hope you're all feeling more enthused than I am lately

I didn't check in last Sunday because I was feeling that not much had happened and I didn't want to discourage myself with results that were less than encouraging. I am now feeling benefits of lightness, a decrease in hunger and cravings, and I've lost 2 pounds. However, I have been using the ketone strips and they aren't even registering any color. I'm firmly not hung up on the strips but I'm curious if anyone else is using them are they are working for you, and what time of day you use them?
3/01 183.5
3/07: 181.8

eggfooyamyam wrote: »

I have been using the ketone strips and they aren't even registering any color. I'm firmly not hung up on the strips but I'm curious if anyone else is using them are they are working for you, and what time of day you use them?

It took me about 3 weeks keto before the ketone strips showed any indication of ketosis. I diligently tracked my macros, of 5% carbs, 20% protein and 75% fat, and still do 10 weeks in. In addition I've been calorie restricting that whole time.

It was fun to watch my strips show a positive trend, However, about 6 weeks in they went the wrong way. Evidently when you are in full-on ketosis (Fat adapted or keto adapted) you start burning ketones as an energy source and urine strips don't register accurately anyway,

Like you though, I've experienced and enjoyed other benefits of keto. I eating fat while losing weight. It seems like a counterintuitive miracle to me.

@eggfooyamyam you don't honestly even need the strips. I have never once used them. I can tell when my body is in ketosis, my taste is different in my mouth. It's weird lol. But as long as you are sticking to keto foods and staying under your 20g of jet carbs i would not worry too much. Keep it simple. It really is my biggest piece of advice. Sometimes you may find something you love and can eat a ton of one week lol, that's ok. I did a lot of buffalo wings and taco salads, because I loved them lol and I could. I also really love intermittent fasting. #1 i work at 4am so it was very easy to not eat until after work around noonish. #2 when I do eat, I can eat a lot haha.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. I am No expert by any means but i sure don't mind helping if I can. I get excited to see people who get into this way of eating. It is a life changer. I am not a 100% ketoers. I do my cheat days here and there, and sometimes cheat weekends. But once my week starts back up so does my keto! I do not cheat every weekend or every week by any means but i still enjoy my occasions. It's never very hard to get right back into it. A day or two of eating crappy and I start feeling that dread of not taking care of yourself. That's is enough to kick me right back into gear.

Thanks for the responses about the ketone strips - that helped with the little bit of doubt I had surrounding those as the measure of achievement.

I would give anything to have Keto sections of the grocery store. And keto restaurants, how awesome would that be!!!

@NikkiRJM; 1 PullUp, @HaideeJo13 & @Stormywxs288: 8 pull ups & 2-1/2 minute plank, @Freischuetz: 5 perfect Dragon Flags, @Natedecker: Plank

How’s your “Get-R-Done” exercise challenge going? I’ve progressed to ONE whole pull up and I get started on a second one but run out of spit pretty early into it. I’ve only done a 1-minute plank but I think I could do more (Just haven’t mustered up the courage to try it yet). The pull ups are going to be a purely brute strength physical challenge for me. On the other hand, I think the 2-1/2 minute plank will be more mental than physical for me. I’ll keep chipping away on both of them and let you know when I make progress.

I changed my profile pic to motivate me to Get-R-Done with the pull ups. Thanks for the challenge. Hope all is going well for you. I a good challenge.

HaideeJo13 wrote: »

You literally will see the fat start falling off.

"Ditto" I wish I would have taken before and afters but it doesn't matter. I know what I'm seeing. I still have fat pockets I need to get rid of but I can actually see them shrinking from week to week. I watching fat melt away. It is a real motivator for me.

Trying to be realistic, but hoping to lose 2lbs per week. At my height, just a few lbs of fat makes a big difference!
Starting: 153 (Jan 2018 - did not get serious about Keto until mid-February)
Goal: 115-120 depending on muscle gained (5'1" tall)
3/04: 142
3/11:
3/18:
3/25:
3/31:

I don't know what happened today lol, but I want to eat EVERYTHING!!!!! So i am eating everything I can... That is keto lol. My daughter drug me to the gym tonight. Normally I am fine with going, but a Friday after getting up at 3 am all week for work, I was SO not feeling it. She is almost 14... so if she says let's go to the gym, I will never ever say no. So went. Just her and I. She loves to do the rower and treadmill. I hate cardio... Hate it! So I worked on the planks and pull ups haha. I have a normal pull up bar at home. I watched people do the pull up thingy bobber at the gym... I avoided it. I have never done the assisted pull up tthingy at the gym. So i didn't know how to use it. Finally I was like screw it, I will read the directions hahaha. Seriously guys.... the thing was amazing! I am SORE already, hopefully this thing helps me work up to more pull ups. Meanwhile... I need cheese