@NikkiJRM Yes, sunscreen!!!! I grew up on the Gulf of Mexico in the 80's. We slathered ourselves in baby oil and fried ourselves like human wantons. A few years ago I was visiting my mom and noticed her arms looked completely different. Her right arm looked like alligator skin while her left arm was milky with fine lines. I realized that her right arm was always hanging out the window as my dad was the automobile driver in the family. Years of being a passenger with her right arm resting on the edge of the open window had caused severe sun damage. It was proof positive what the sun does to skin. Oh well, there's no going back. You look as lovely as can be!!!

xDaniDragonflyx wrote: »

Sunday 8/5: 237.2
Sunday 8/12: 233.6
Sunday 8/19:
Sunday 8/26:

Super excited by my loss this week: over 40 lbs down in almost 6 months! Also, I went clothes shopping for the first time since starting keto, and I am down 3 pants sizes! Super excited to have clothes that really fit again! ^_^ Keto on everyone!

Yay!!!!!! Super excited for you.

jrmie333 wrote: »

I am going completely dairy free. I might have some nuts issues as well. I will be checking those out this month. I stalled for a while but made it to 236 which was 4 pounds heavier than my July goal weight of 232-228. Cheers to a new month:

SW (06/04/2018): 247.8
CW (08/03/2018): 236.0
AUGUST GW: 230-226
DEC GW: 199
OGW (06/03/2019): 150

So far it seems like I was completely right about going dairy free. Now I am checking out my nuts and seeds. I made some coconut butter cookies the other day for some fat bombs nutrition: i used a bit of almond flour and coconut butter with eggs , baking powder, vanilla extra. Each time I have eaten that cookie (one a day) , i have had at least a 0.5 gain the next morning. I am tempting to believe that the culprit is with coconut but I will be trying some recipes this weekend with only almond flour and/or almond milk and will keep y all updated.
Hoping to reach my August goal in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, here are my updated stats:
SW (06/04/2018): 247.8
(08/03/2018): 236.0
CW (08/18/2018): 234.0
AUGUST GW: 230-226
DEC GW: 199
OGW (06/03/2019): 150

eggfooyamyam wrote: »

I'm currently coaching 2 more friends starting Keto; that makes 5 people all together. The first person has lost 25lbs.

This is AWESOME! Ive told several people about keto and how it's working for me, and several have asked how I've lost my weight, but so far no one I know seems to want to put forth any kind of effort! Lol!

Starting weight in May: 210.4
Goal by end of August: 183.0
Goal by Oct 19th: 179.0

August 1st: 186.8
Sunday 08/05: 186.4
Sunday 08/12: TOM arriving and I cheated this weekend and ate sushi, so I didn’t bother to weigh. I’ll post next Sunday.
Sunday 08/19: 186.8 Attended a wedding on Friday. It was a soft first goal. I’d hoped to be back down to the weight I was the last time I saw this friend and I succeeded!!! (I gained and then lost again 24 lbs since I’d last seen her 8 months ago). I ate EVERYTHING!!! So it will take a few days to get back into ketosis, but I have no regrets. The next (more important) goal is a wedding I’m singing in on Sept 1st and then My MOST important goal for myself is Oct 19th. My 3rd wedding anniversary. I need to see 179 before then!
Sunday 08/26:
Friday 08/31:

stormywxs288 wrote: »

Thanks to eggfooyamyam, I managed to log my food 6 out of 7 days this week. As a result, I had a Sunday loss for the first time this month of August. My hope is this will reverse my trend of weight gain and start a new trend of moving toward my goals.

Thank you for suggesting that we check-in and hold each other accountable. That helped me get back in the swing of Keto. I might still be eating hamburger buns if not for you. Okay, I only did that once... but it's a slippery slope.

Start Weight (May 24,2018) 248.2 lbs

GW for August 210.0 lbs
Near term goal 179.9 lbs

Sunday 08/05 219.6
Sunday 08/12 215.4 (-4.2)
Sunday 08/19 214.5 (-0.9)
Sunday 08/26
Friday 08/31

It's been really hot here this week and I didn't feel like eating at all. I was also dehydrated most of the week and that caused tummy issues-not so good. On the scales things were going in the wrong direction but I can see my left ankle swollen from all the retained water. As the week progressed I managed to get the fluids under control and things got better. As for a NSV- my jeans that I bought 3 weeks ago are getting a bit too roomy and I had to wear a belt. I feel loved like I'm constantly rearranging my closet finding items that now fit me well. I wish we had a community closer where we can check out cloths to use between sizes 😏

I'm will be on the road this week and looking forward to escape the heat although I will be replacing dry heat with humidity. Oh well summer will be over soon 😅

@d_dc_lady so sorry to hear your cat is gone. I can imagine that it has been hard going through the bad news on his illness and the hard decision you had to make. I admire you that even in all this difficult time you didn't give up and in the back of your mind you know what is your WOE, so pausing for a bit sometimes it's what we need. Best of luck with your fast this week.

@Re_Banana thank you! I know it will slow down but like I said, I’ll take it