March Challenge!!
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Happy day after St Patrick's Day!
January 1: 266
January 31: 249
February 27: 240.5
Sunday 03/04: 240 (-.5)
Sunday 03/11: 238 (-2)
Sunday 03/18: 233.9 (-4.1)
Sunday 03/25:
Saturday 31st:
March Goal: 229
Have a fantastic week everyone!1 -
This Sunday weigh in
Feb 28th - 194
March 4th - 193
March 11th - 190.4
March 18th 187.8 ( past my goal weight for the month)
March 25th
March 31st3 -
I am down 2# this week! It's moving along much better with my food log and intake. The weather is warming up so I can be outside walking more. Gardening season is soon here so that will be more exercise! Great job, everyone! I see that many of you are shedding pounds consistently. Nikki, I've been inspired and encouraged with your honest posts. I was starting to feel all alone in my discouragement and disappointment at not losing as fast as I want to. But since it took 10 years to put on, I shouldn't expect it to fall off quickly! Onward!0
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Feb 28th - 233.6
March 4th - 239.6 (water gain from carrot soup)
March 11th - 232.6
March 18th - 230.4
March 25th
March 31st
Happy about this loss and truly looking forward to getting out of the stubborn 230s. I've been stuck here for far too long!!1 -
1/04/2018 SW 256.5
3/04/2018 226 lbs
3/11/2018 230 lbs
3/18/2018 230 lbs
I have 1 more week or so to get to 220. Spring break is over so it’ll be easy going back to fasting and stuff. Gonna focus more!0 -
FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! Goodbye 190's! HELLOOOOOOOOO 180's!
I've mentioned in several posts about trying Stillman's for 2 weeks. Let me tell you, IT WORKS!! I'd recommend it over fasting. How I've benefitted personally:
1. Most meals are so incredibly boring there is little chance of overeating.
2. Most of my meat/fish is portioned so there's no weighing
3. I haven't had to worry about calorie deficit because I'm not even close to my upper limit.
4. I feel satiated.
5. No cravings for sweets or sugar whatsoever.
6. Kicked my HWC addiction to the curb.
7. Muscle mass is the same from last week, no drops.
8. No exercise which means I've been spending extra time with my kiddies.
I am 4.2lbs away from my 2nd goal which gets my BMI UNDER 30!! Hoping to get there by April 1st. WOOT WOOT!
Feb 28th - 194.8
March 4th - 193.4
March 11th - 193.0
March 18th - 189.0
March 25th
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stormywxs288 wrote: »
Thanks so much stormywxs288!!!0 -
Yippee doo, a lost! Just 0.6 but a loss! 157.2 rather than 157.8. I'm quite please with myself actually as it was my grand daughter's birthday at the weekend and I made the cake and it was decorated here at our house by my daughter and daughter in law (I'm allowed to do the inside that's not on view!!) Then the party was at our house as well (their electricity was mysteriously playing up........mmmm!) anyhow I didn't eat cake, or sweets not even a swipe of the icing when it was being decorated!
Well done everyone this week, there have been some fab losses.
Also; anyone not posting their weight who used to, but may still be checking this post, come back: we love you all.
It doesn't matter if you've been off track and gained, come back and start posting again. Going down in weight doesn't matter or should I say isn't the only bonus. It's the trying not to gain and even staying about the same that counts. Most of us gained the weight by avoiding the scales and that way more pounds lurk (or in my case leap on board!) I think it's just as important to stay the same weight rather than gain a load more. If this post helps you stay the same weight or minimise weight gain then use it as that. When you are feeling inspired again to loose weight you will be starting from a better position than if you have just gained a bit or stayed the same. It all helps and we'll all be supportive as we know what it's like! One day or several weeks and months 
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for a while then you get the picture I'm sure! 3 -
Starting: 153 (Jan 2018 - did not get serious about Keto until mid-February)
Goal: Lose 2 lbs per week until I reach 115-120 depending on muscle gained (5'1" tall)
1/01: 153
3/04: 142
3/11: 139 (-3)
3/18: 137.6 (1.4)
3/25:
3/31:
I feel like it's going to be slow going now unless I change up some things like cutting back on/cutting out dairy and artificial sweeteners.0 -
@KristinLeeD I cut out sweeteners, dairy (1 week) & caffeine. I had inflammation in my joints again and that went away. I'm slowly reintroducing dairy but still leaving out the caffeine & sweeteners. It's definitely made a difference for me.1
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@NikkiJRM I think I'll cut back today and work on letting them go. I'm being selfish because I feel like they are the last things I've held on to! I know if I give them up, it's not forever (unless I decide later that I want to) so I'll see if it makes a difference! (If can give up complex carbs and my coffee creamer, I can do anything! lol)2
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Good morning
Feb 28th - 270
March 4th - 264.8
March 11th - 264.4
March 18th - 263.0
March 25th
March 31st
My goal for the month is to lose 12 pounds. So far, I have lost 7 lbs.
I feel like my weightloss has stalled since the first week so I started walking this week. I am hopeful that walking will push my body into giving up some pounds.
Have a great week everyone!1 -
I know we normally check in with our weight on Sundays but my Tanita scale told me two things I haven’t seen in years today. This morning in my daily obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) weigh in ritual I reached two significant milestones:
1. Tanita physique rating of 5 which is smack in the middle of the HEALTHY RANGE.
2. I was in the 160s at 169.0
All measurement is imprecise and certainly I wouldn’t go to the bank with any of my Tanita measurements. However, I believe using the same scale as a benchmark to compare my DAILY trends is informative and feeds my OCD needs.
So forgive me, I couldn’t wait until Sunday to share (shamefully brag) my milestone achievements.
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@stormywxs288 excellent reasons for not waiting and well done!0
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@stormywxs288 That's wonderful!! Checking my fitness rating is an obsession...okay, one of many.
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JoannaVenuto wrote: »Yay to March!
I turned 30 last week (woohoo!) and my boyfriend took me to Vegas for 4 days. I really enjoyed it and decided to step out of keto for those days while sticking to OMAD to somewhat limit the damage, lol. I came back Friday and I was SO bloated! I could tell that there was a lot of water weight weighing me down and the flight back home felt uncomfortable and blah. Incredible how bad an effect carbs have on me. I had quite a few drinks as well, so I know I had more than 1500cals a day. All in all I had an amazing time in Vegas, I started a new decade and there's no time for having regrets! As a new immigrant in the US I had really missed travelling as I used to travel every 3 month or so. I did not step on the scale since I got back because I know I gained weight most of it being water and I don't want to worry about that.
I am back on OMAD and keto and will weigh in this week!
KCKO!
Soooo...I did end up weighing myself after my Vegas trip and in 4 days...4 days!...I had gained 8 pounds. WTH!!! I was so mad! But thank God I lost all of it the same week. It's incredibly frustrating to be a slow loser and a Speedy Gonzales gainer.0 -
@JoannaVenuto I'm with you on that, it comes off slow but it goes on fast and though I know it's water weight and it will come off, it's never ever as fast as it came on! Great being the same weight again now though and the key thing is you didn't think 8lbs: what's the point and keep going up and up! You got back on to it and it's away and you will go down, remember the hare and the tortoise............ 1
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@NikkiRJM; 1 PullUp, @HaideeJo13: 8 pullups & 2-1/2 minute plank, @Stormywxs288: 4 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 Three whole pull ups and close to a 2-minute plank. My pull ups are ugly and fast but I’m confident I’ll get to 4 or 5 by next week. I think I could do 2-1/2 min. plank today but I’m waiting until Monday to give both pull ups and plank a fresh/rested try. If I don’t accomplish my goals on Monday I’ll have all week to keep trying.
Thanks for the challenge. Hope all is going well for you. I a good challenge.
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Y'all are so awesome, and reading this thread reminds of me of why we all fight so hard!
Kudos all the way around, whether you're losing, maintaining, or gaining - if you're still here, high five!
No matter if you're struggling, keeping pace, or chugging right along - you're still doing something.
Whether you're researching, keeping things the same, trying something new, or a combo therein, you're still in gear.
Whether you're doing something, nothing, or thinking about it - you're still thinking about your health.
IMO, weight loss is SO MUCH MORE OF A MIND GAME than anything else. Once you get your mindset healthy and in gear, the weight loss and health gains cannot help but follow - so if you're struggling to do anything else, focus on the mental game...
So kudos to all, high fives all around, and let's keep this party going....all the way to healthier selves! 1 -
i still stuck at 3 dragon flags, and i guess i am not able doing 5 of them by the end of march...
never thought, they are that *kitten* hard to achieve
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@KnitOrMiss Thanks from all of us hanging on in there! 0
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Does anyone do intermittent fasting? Does it matter if you change your fasting window frequently??0
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Does anyone do intermittent fasting? Does it matter if you change your fasting window frequently??
I like IF. Usually I eat only two meals per day in a 6 hour eating window. I break my fast about 11:00am with meal one and I try to eat by 5:00pm to start my 16 hour fast. I do this almost every day. However, occasionally I slip in a One Meal A Day (OMAD).
My OMADs are usually the results of very busy days when I have scheduled events that make meal prep or planning difficult. On OMAD days I've been able to fast as much as 24 hours. In my opinion 24 hour fasting is a little extreme but life events sometimes makes it a practical thing to do.
For me the 16 -18hr fast has worked well. It took me about four weeks to get to the point where I had confidence to do only two meals a day. The first 4 weeks I had 3 meals per day. Now I've become quite use to and comfortable with only 2 meals. I'm currently only in week 12 of keto so I don't have a huge sample size to confirm IF is good for everyone. However, for me it seems to be an important part of the success I've enjoyed with keto.
I love eating high fat. It gives me the ability to NOT get hungry. Hunger has been the ruin of all of the previous weight management attempts I've tried. I certainly couldn't succeed with fasting if I couldn't control my hunger. I keto. 3 -
@stormywxs288 Thanks a lot!!! I currently do 16:8 but sometimes I stretch it longer...wasn't sure if changing my fasting window matters. I'll try being strict this week....set hours. I really love IF and am shocked that I am able to fast so long0
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Goodness me, I just logged my weight and found that this is the last Sunday for March, where oh where did that March go?? I'll post the April Challenge this week as next Sunday is 1st April, many of us will probably post 31st March as well. I have actually lost this week, now we all know what happens next, I go up again, still for today and today only, I'm 155.8 yippee!! 1
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Oh and for those of you that remember such a long time ago (4th December), we are still in the rental after the fire but a load of our clothes have arrived. I've started going through them to see what I want to keep and what to give away, which necessitates trying on everything and a load of things are far too big!! One happy bunny!2
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Good Morning Everyone
Starting 2/28 164 lbs
March 4th - 162.5 (lowest I have been in 10 years)
March 11th - 161.5. (A loss is a loss)
March 18th - 158 (yay me, finally)
March 25th - 156.5 (whoop whoop!)
March 31st
Total loss - 7.5 lb.
I got this!
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Hey all! I logged another loss this week. I'm glad stuff is moving in the right direction again.
I'm feeling under the weather right now, but we're headed out to a report card celebratory breakfast with the kids.
Feb 28th - 194.8
March 4th - 193.4
March 11th - 193.0
March 18th - 189.0
March 25th - 187.4
March 31st
Still @0 pull ups. I'm working on just the grip. LOL I should have done planks. Maybe I'll do planks this week!! I'll start at 30 seconds.3
You are a Rock Star. Only 1.9 pounds from your March goal as well. Congrats 
