Lose 5lbs + in February 2019

"Wow, what is going on with you Tia? Is it hard to get back into that Keto state? Are you changing things up?"
@dawnbgethealthy, Lol. Well there have been a few things going on. I have developed a new "craving", not for sugar or salt, for crunch. Its very strange. Crunchy vegetables don't satisfy. I want the crunch from pretzels or crackers, yet I really do not crave them. I pinned it to not taking my B vitamins for a month. After a week of taking them again, those cravings subsided, but that is not enough time to put an end to it. I'm dealing with it. I ate some crackers yesterday and a few today, but I will take my vitamins too. Also, I changed my calorie level which is not a significant amount lower than what it was before and the macros are practically the same. I think it is working on me psychologically though. I'm going to change it back.

MFP starting weight October 27.18 - 191
5'3", 58 years old
February starting weight - 176.3
February goal - 171.3

February 1 - 176.3
February 2 - 176.8
February 3 - 176.9 - I am seeing that the only time that I drop weight is after skating. There are 3 public skating sessions per week including today until the end of March. I did more than an hour of workouts yesterday (non-skating) but am still up slightly. It really frustrated me in January. Perhaps skating is more than exercise and is stress relief which helps me to lose weight?
February 4 - 176.0 after skating yesterday.
February 5 - 178.0 - 2 pound gain after a very "good" day. I learned from January about how this happens without reason. Staying on track. There wasn't any skating to go to yesterday, going today.
February 6 - 175.9 - Skating yesterday : - )
February 7 - 174.9 - Skating yesterday. I was afraid this morning because I was only at 400 calories by the time I got home last night from a busy day so ate dinner at 10:30! I thought that I would show a gain from eating so very late. I did burn a lot of calories though.
February 8 - 175.0 - could have been worse, I ate a whopping 2300 calories yesterday!
February 9 - 174.8
February 10 - 175.0 - Up slightly. Skating on the docket today, but also a dinner out. Going to be quite moderate with my consumption during the day to make up for the dinner.
February 11- 175.1 - Kind of expected that after going out.
February 12 - 177.8 - Hopefully just an anomaly. Skating today and tomorrow.
February 13 - 175.8 - Expecting a woosh soon, burned 1500 calories yesterday between skating, walking, snow shovelling! Skating today.
February 14 - 176.0 - another high calorie burn day yesterday with skating and shovelling, but I consumed lots of calories too. I was still in a deficit however. Geez it is so hard to lose weight!! Half way through the month already.
February 15 - 176.6 - No idea why, lack of sleep maybe.
February 16 - 174.7 - Glad to see this since I am hosting mulled wine at my house amidst all of the events of a Winter carnival today. Buffer : - )
February 17 - 175.4 - Okay, still 11 days left in the month. Skating today to hopefully undo some of yesterday lol.
February 18 - 177.4 - Sad about that, it seems that I can't be like a normal person and keep my weight loss up. I had 1700 cal yesterday (but with a 600 cal deficit) and 1900 the day before (with a 500 cal deficit). I have been very active and didn't really eat anything bad. It is a struggle, but I will keep on trying.
February 19 - 177.0
February 20 - 175.8 - skated yesterday and will again today. This has been a really tough month for weight loss!
February 21 - 174.4 - only a week left of the month. This has been a tough one for weight loss. 4 times in the 174s since the 7th, but not able to keep it there.
February 22 - 173.0 - planned night out including wine. I will try to keep consumables light during the day and do lots of calorie burning dance aerobics to make up for it (it being butter chicken, pakora, wine at the ballet etc.) 6 days left in the month in order to lose 1.7 to make the 5lb loss goal. Like January, I wasn't sure halfway through the month, I was gaining weight instead of losing. Staying the course. Today's weigh in is super motivating for me.
February 23 - 174.7 - Gained 1.7 pounds for going out. Best to not go out, but I did expect to gain. If I have dinner out once per month I will need to have a 2 pound cushion. It was really great to touch that 173. Hoping to get into the 160s in March and for a couple of months. 150s in May, 140s in August? Haha, getting ahead of myself. It takes so long to get off, and is so quick to come back on. Better to be in the 170s than the 180s or 190s like previous months I guess : - ) Ready for the next decade and to stay there for awhile.
February 24 - 175.0 - argh - hopefully just water. Skating today which might be my diuretic. 2 more skating days before the end of the month too, so need this weight to go down already.
February 25
February 26
February 27
February 28

running loss/gain: - 1.3 loss

tiabirdie56 wrote: »

"Wow, what is going on with you Tia? Is it hard to get back into that Keto state? Are you changing things up?"
@dawnbgethealthy, Lol. Well there have been a few things going on. I have developed a new "craving", not for sugar or salt, for crunch. Its very strange. Crunchy vegetables don't satisfy. I want the crunch from pretzels or crackers, yet I really do not crave them. I pinned it to not taking my B vitamins for a month. After a week of taking them again, those cravings subsided, but that is not enough time to put an end to it. I'm dealing with it. I ate some crackers yesterday and a few today, but I will take my vitamins too. Also, I changed my calorie level which is not a significant amount lower than what it was before and the macros are practically the same. I think it is working on me psychologically though. I'm going to change it back.

How many days does it take to get back into a state of ketosis? Lol, so sad that a few crackers would make you have to start all over. I know someone who makes her crackers out of cheese. Also, when I was in the states they have them in the grocery stores in little pouches - cheddar, parmesan, and a few other flavours. I had a few packs (single serve) and they were pretty good and crunchy.
I often wonder if our cravings are something that our bodies need. I eat crackers every day, but I am not doing keto, so keep that snack to 100 calories + hummus or some other dip.

This weight loss is so frustrating.
But you have lost like 78 pounds all together!
Let's hope that we all do better in March : - )

@dawnbgethealthy, I'm hoping for a better fat loss month in March for all of us too. I don't know if I'm out of ketosis. I intermittent fast also
and that puts you in slight ketosis daily, because it depletes glycogen stores. I am fat adapted also, my body will use up glycogen and return to using fat for fuel. My "cravings" are for b vitamins. I need a month of daily vitamin intake before the cravings cease. I gotta stop skipping days! I absolutely know that is the problem, been in this state many times over the years when I slack on my B's. I'm dealing with it. Now, if I had not stopped taking those vitamins at the end of December, I think I would have been out of the 170's by January 31st. I've been in this decade since September 2018 and I know all the reasons why, but I don't think being out of ketosis was ever a problem. *I've put a reminder alarm on my phone so maybe I won't forget to take them!

Original starting weight - 192.8
February starting weight -186.4
February goal - 181.0
Ultimate goal - 150.0

4th - 186.4
11th - 184.0
18th - 186.2
25th - 182.5 Back on track last week. Probably won't reach the 5 lbs goal with only 3 days left this month but it's worth a shot.
28th-

Total loss for February: 3.9 lbs

February 💃🏋️‍♀️🏃‍♀️💪
Challenge Jan SW: 145.7
SW in FEB: 141.2. 💃👏🏋️‍♀️🦵🥰
Feb. 4: 140.2 yea! 🥰 (down 5.5lbs since Jan 1)
Feb. 11: 138.6 (down 1.6 from last week!)🙋‍♀️
Feb. 18: 139.4 Up 🥶
Feb. 25: 138.3 Yea! (Down 1.1) 👏👍💃
Feb: 28

MFP starting weight October 27.18 - 191
5'3", 58 years old
February starting weight - 176.3
February goal - 171.3

February 1 - 176.3
February 2 - 176.8
February 3 - 176.9 - I am seeing that the only time that I drop weight is after skating. There are 3 public skating sessions per week including today until the end of March. I did more than an hour of workouts yesterday (non-skating) but am still up slightly. It really frustrated me in January. Perhaps skating is more than exercise and is stress relief which helps me to lose weight?
February 4 - 176.0 after skating yesterday.
February 5 - 178.0 - 2 pound gain after a very "good" day. I learned from January about how this happens without reason. Staying on track. There wasn't any skating to go to yesterday, going today.
February 6 - 175.9 - Skating yesterday : - )
February 7 - 174.9 - Skating yesterday. I was afraid this morning because I was only at 400 calories by the time I got home last night from a busy day so ate dinner at 10:30! I thought that I would show a gain from eating so very late. I did burn a lot of calories though.
February 8 - 175.0 - could have been worse, I ate a whopping 2300 calories yesterday!
February 9 - 174.8
February 10 - 175.0 - Up slightly. Skating on the docket today, but also a dinner out. Going to be quite moderate with my consumption during the day to make up for the dinner.
February 11- 175.1 - Kind of expected that after going out.
February 12 - 177.8 - Hopefully just an anomaly. Skating today and tomorrow.
February 13 - 175.8 - Expecting a woosh soon, burned 1500 calories yesterday between skating, walking, snow shovelling! Skating today.
February 14 - 176.0 - another high calorie burn day yesterday with skating and shovelling, but I consumed lots of calories too. I was still in a deficit however. Geez it is so hard to lose weight!! Half way through the month already.
February 15 - 176.6 - No idea why, lack of sleep maybe.
February 16 - 174.7 - Glad to see this since I am hosting mulled wine at my house amidst all of the events of a Winter carnival today. Buffer : - )
February 17 - 175.4 - Okay, still 11 days left in the month. Skating today to hopefully undo some of yesterday lol.
February 18 - 177.4 - Sad about that, it seems that I can't be like a normal person and keep my weight loss up. I had 1700 cal yesterday (but with a 600 cal deficit) and 1900 the day before (with a 500 cal deficit). I have been very active and didn't really eat anything bad. It is a struggle, but I will keep on trying.
February 19 - 177.0
February 20 - 175.8 - skated yesterday and will again today. This has been a really tough month for weight loss!
February 21 - 174.4 - only a week left of the month. This has been a tough one for weight loss. 4 times in the 174s since the 7th, but not able to keep it there.
February 22 - 173.0 - planned night out including wine. I will try to keep consumables light during the day and do lots of calorie burning dance aerobics to make up for it (it being butter chicken, pakora, wine at the ballet etc.) 6 days left in the month in order to lose 1.7 to make the 5lb loss goal. Like January, I wasn't sure halfway through the month, I was gaining weight instead of losing. Staying the course. Today's weigh in is super motivating for me.
February 23 - 174.7 - Gained 1.7 pounds for going out. Best to not go out, but I did expect to gain. If I have dinner out once per month I will need to have a 2 pound cushion. It was really great to touch that 173. Hoping to get into the 160s in March and for a couple of months. 150s in May, 140s in August? Haha, getting ahead of myself. It takes so long to get off, and is so quick to come back on. Better to be in the 170s than the 180s or 190s like previous months I guess : - ) Ready for the next decade and to stay there for awhile.
February 24 - 175.0 - argh - hopefully just water. Skating today which might be my diuretic. 2 more skating days before the end of the month too, so need this weight to go down already.
February 25 - 176.0 - argh
February 26
February 27
February 28

running loss/gain: - .3 loss

2/19 161.9
2/21 160.9
2/22 160.4
2/23 159.5
2/24 159
2/25 158.2
2/26
2/27
2/28

I don't plan on getting all 5 pounds since I started late but I like the progress I have made so far. Lots of you are really killing it!!