Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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Hi. I’m restarting my fitness journey. A co-worker got me to start eating The Keto diet on Sunday july 22nd. I had just came back from my vacation where I gained even more weight and was feeling pretty low. It is usually very hard for me to start a diet plan. I go through the 7 stages of grief. Shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, acceptance. This time I felt like the transition wasn’t as hard. I did experience the “Keto Flu” for the first 2days (I felt lethargic)... but after that I had lots of energy. It has been less than a week and I haven’t cheated once and even upped my steps to 10,000-15,000 per day (before I averaged 3000 step per day) and I have lost 13lbs! I’m so proud that I have accomplished so much to give me such a good head start!

Thank you for starting this thread, Robin, and to all those who have posted! It's wonderful to be able to share with others on this journey! Mine started in January 2011 waking up sick and tired of being over 100 lbs overweight. I was able to lose 105 lbs. Lately I've been complacent (cocky?) and have "found" 20 of my lost pounds. I need to recommit to this journey; for me it's a life-long process, a marathon vs. a sprint....one day, one meal at a time!
p.s. - I'm a 63 y.o. male.

@moodybear2003 -- thanks so much for the tutorial!! I always see those little figures for the different types of workouts, but I never knew about holding the button to start the tracker (and have been too lazy to research it). I'm going to try it the next time I go for a run.

@terrichcombo -- I also started in 2011 (March) and lost about 60 lbs which I maintained for a couple of years. Then I "found" about 20 which I've struggled to lose for a couple of years. Recommitting this summer (along with this challenge) has helped me lose about 10 of that, but I really want to get back down to where I was at my lowest weight and perhaps lose a bit more. Robin (Ellen) who started this thread chose to stop participating in the thread a while back because too much time on the computer was hindering achieving her health goals. I hope she still occasionally lurks and knows how much she's missed.

AFM-- I see the focus is not turning to food for comfort, but I modified it a bit. I'm not really an emotional eater, but I do struggle with poor choices and overindulging in social situations. Last week in MI was a great example. I could have stuck with very low calorie cocktails like vodka and seltzer, but I opted to add some calorie laden juices into the mix as well. I could have ordered the smaller kid's scoop at Sherman's dairy, but I ordered the regular scoop (which is more like 2 scoops) and I ate it all. Yesterday, I went to my niece's birthday party and then went to see Foo Fighters at Wrigley with a friend. Despite two events on one day, I was only slightly over my calorie allowance. I'm going to FF again tonight, so my goal is to do even better.

Super Summer Slimdown
Name: Karen
Age: 48
Height: 5’7"
Highest Weight: 247
Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 201.6
Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 180

7/21 - 7/27 focus: Maintain my weight for the week while enjoying a getaway to Michigan.
How I did: Meh. Only a .6 gain, and I'm hopeful that is mostly due to sodium.

7/28 - 8/3 focus: manage social eating better

June 8- 197.8
June 15-200.2
June 22- 198.2
June 29- 196.4
July 6- 194.4
July 13-194.2
July 20- 195.6
July 27- 196.2
August 3-
August 10-
August 17-
August 24-
August 31-

Weight -/+ this week: +.6
Weight -/+ this challenge: -5.4
Total weight lost: 50.8

@katrina-- Thanks for the update on our numbers!! I was also hoping to be further along toward my goal at this point, but at least I'm lower than at the start of the summer. We went to Sherman's on a Wednesday at around noon and there was NO LINE!!! First time for everything, I guess.

AFM--second Foo Fighter's concert last night was awesome, and I ended up under my allowance by over a thousand calories because I ate a turkey burger at my mom's before going and only drank 2 light beers on the party bus from the train to the venue. Drank water the rest of the night, and between the dancing and the walking, I was way under. I was too tired to eat when I got home, so I woke up famished. I made up for some of that deficit today--about 500 calories over--but still a deficit overall, so I'm happy.

Super Summer Slimdown
Name: Karen
Age: 48
Height: 5’7"
Highest Weight: 247
Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 201.6
Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 180

7/28 - 8/3 focus: manage social eating better

June 8- 197.8
June 15-200.2
June 22- 198.2
June 29- 196.4
July 6- 194.4
July 13-194.2
July 20- 195.6
July 27- 196.2
August 3-
August 10-
August 17-
August 24-
August 31-

Weight -/+ this week: +.6
Weight -/+ this challenge: -5.4
Total weight lost: 50.8

Just checking in. Back from one month road trip. Very off track but determined to get back on. At least I didn't gain

katrena

Started the AIP Protocal diet Tuesday. Very strict and supposed to help autoimmune disorders. On phase 1 and eating too many carbs though they are all fruit and veggie. Will later move to phase 3 and most carbs will go Have noticed I'm walking better, sugar is better and pain is some improved,. Still no energy, but I don't think I am eating enough meat and protein. Spent most of the day shopping and cooking, so I have some meals prepared.

katrena

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Hello everyone!
I am currently in Alaska and will be driving back home. I will not have a scale and won't have internet most of the time. I'll get my weight updated when I am back home.