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APRIL Monthly Challenge

chinatowninchina

Hello again and also welcome to anyone looking at this and wondering if this is for you, just give it a try!

You can post your weight here and also in the Keto Monthly Challenge Spreadsheet which Nikki updates.

Feel very welcome to join, we usually post our weigh Sundays and use the 'Keto Monthly Challenge Spreadsheet' also in 'Announcements' to track weight.

We use this thread to encourage each other and to add our weight as well if we want to and generally chat!

It's fun and it's been working and we've lost a shed load of weight between us. It seems to keep us going and even if we go up occasionally (and who doesn't!) we get back to it and continue the journey.

April

04/07
04/14
04/21
04/28
04/30

Good luck to everyone, welcome to everyone new and well done the old faithfuls!!

Replies

chinatowninchina

@River_Goddess well done you!!

stormywxs288

One quarter of 2019 is done. Jan and Feb, I lost 12 pounds and March I gained 13. If I repeat that quarterly performance all year, for 2019, I will gain 4 pounds. NOT what I’m going for! I love all seasons here in the Northwest, I think spring is my fav. Hopefully, spring has arrived to stay here. I want spring to be the beginning of a long stretch of ketosis days for me. THIS IS NOT an April Fool’s joke. Ketosis begins today.

KristinLeeD

River_Goddess wrote: »

SW: 315

I weighed in at the gym and their scale was higher than mine by 2 lbs! I'm using my home scale for tracking just because it's what I have access to most consistently. The gym scale will only be measured against itself hehe

@River_Goddess I do the same thing! I track my weight at home on MFP and on a note in my phone I record my gym weight just for comparison.

KristinLeeD

River_Goddess wrote: »

Wahoo!! I'm actually back in ketosis!! I feel so fantastic. I'm so happy to be back here ♡

Congratulations! That is the best feeling! I would be right there with you if I was not blowing it every afternoon/evening

Looking forward to the added satiety and energy that ketosis brings.

KristinLeeD

stormywxs288 wrote: »

One quarter of 2019 is done. Jan and Feb, I lost 12 pounds and March I gained 13. If I repeat that quarterly performance all year, for 2019, I will gain 4 pounds. NOT what I’m going for! I love all seasons here in the Northwest, I think spring is my fav. Hopefully, spring has arrived to stay here. I want spring to be the beginning of a long stretch of ketosis days for me. THIS IS NOT an April Fool’s joke. Ketosis begins today.

We've had some "spring/hints of summer" days and it's been great. We have had a lot of rain lately, which CA has sorely needed - but my moods need the sun! Glad you are feeling the motivation today - because I am too!

vlinders25

I'm so in. Started keto just this past Monday after much prodding from my son. I am in my late 60's and have health issues that prevent strenuous exercise so keto may be just what I need. I have lost 26 pounds since Aug 2018 and need to step up this journey.

SW: 285 on 08/10/18
CW: 259
GW: 175

04/07 -
04/14 -
04/21 -
04/28 -
04/30 -

vlinders25

How do I get to the spreadsheet ?

bametels

Congrats, @VeronicaMarie27 !

It's been a while since I defended my dissertation; however, I certainly remember the pounds I put on prior to my defense and the relief I felt when it was over. Now the fun begins!

I'm late to the party...

CW: 149
GW for April 30th: 147

4/07 -
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chinatowninchina

vlinders25 wrote: »

How do I get to the spreadsheet ?

Firstly welcome and very well done for your weight loss. The spreadsheet is in the Announcements of this Keto Group and all you do is go into the post and go to page 1 it's the first post click on the link and that should take you on. Sometimes it doesn't work with the phone app. Good luck!

chinatowninchina

@KirstinLeeD @stormywxs288 boy oh boy am I with you both, on and off on and off and blowing it out of the water every evening! Still here we still are and haven't totally given up because we know it works, it's just us who have to do it!

Lenpayasa

I will figure out spreadsheet later today.
SW: 175
CW: 169
UGW:135
GW for April: 165

April

04/07: 167.4
04/14
04/21
04/28
04/30

vlinders25

chinatowninchina wrote: »

vlinders25 wrote: »

How do I get to the spreadsheet ?

Firstly welcome and very well done for your weight loss. The spreadsheet is in the Announcements of this Keto Group and all you do is go into the post and go to page 1 it's the first post click on the link and that should take you on. Sometimes it doesn't work with the phone app. Good luck!

Thank you !!! Found the spreadsheet and added my name. I sure appreciate your help !!

cgcrutch

My goal for April is to lose 30lb with the help of water fasting and dry fasting(along with keto and IF). First week of April I completed the fasting days for a 5:2 water fast, next week I will begin a 12:2 fast..

SW: 237lbs
CW: 196
April GW: 176
June GW(wanna be at maintenance before 30th birthday!): 145

I finally lost that Mardi Gras weight during my first 5:2 water fast. Down 10lbs and didn't gain an ounce from the first refeed meal!

KetoZandra

I started keto in Dec 20 2018 ( picture right) and have been measuring, weighing and tracking every day. ( picture left is March 31 2019)
I’m 55.
My goal for April is too stay on course and plan ahead ( I have a new job with long hours and a long commute).

SW: 202.6
CW: 180.2
GW: 145

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chinatowninchina

CW 165 on 4/2

04/07. 164.0 (-1)
04/14
04/21
04/28
04/30

Excellent work for me not to have gone up. Next week will be interesting as friends are arriving Thursday for a week mmm me and no alcohol during their stay.......not happening I shouldn't think. Gin and light tonic might be the answer but I do love fizz!

d_dc_lady

Gotta be completely honest here, and maybe one or a few of you can relate.

I started keto last year and had great, albeit slow, success. I lost a little over 11 lbs, going from 166 to 155 in about 3 months. I was working out more, and went from a size 12/14 to an 8 (even fit a few size 6 skirts). During that time, I either didn't drink alcohol at all or was only drinking 2-3 glasses of wine per week. Then, around July I started to regain weight because I started drinking more. To be honest, I started drinking nearly every day, which has been a problem for me for many years. Drinking causes changes in insulin, which makes me eat more than I need to. It also is so many extra calories and carbs, even though I tried to justify it by drinking the driest wines possible. Also, when you drink, your body prioritizes processing the alcohol over food you eat, so you lose some of the nutrients from healthy keto meals. Basically, drinking is bad for the body (not to mention the mind), and I have been struggling with having alcohol in my life for years.

I feel shame about my drinking and the weight I regained, but I am trying to put that to the side and not beat myself up. I am human and definitely not alone in this. I read an amazing book called This Naked Mind which has changed my thinking about alcohol and its role in our culture and in my life. I've been alcohol free (AF) for 6 days (yay!) and looking forward to the physical and mental changes that are the benefits of both being keto and AF.

So I am starting over. My goal for April is to remain AF, keep eating keto, focus on satiety, and see where the month goes. To be honest, I have a wedding to attend June 1st, and my goal is to be back to 155 by then.

Last Sunday 3/31 I hit a recent high of 167.6.

04/07: 165.4 (-2.2)
04/14
04/21
04/28
04/30

vlinders25

vlinders25 wrote: »

I'm so in. Started keto just this past Monday after much prodding from my son. I am in my late 60's and have health issues that prevent strenuous exercise so keto may be just what I need. I have lost 26 pounds since Aug 2018 and need to step up this journey.

SW: 285 on 08/10/18
CW: 259
GW: 175

04/07 - 255
04/14 -
04/21 -
04/28 -
04/30 -

kpk54

@d_dc_lady There is an excellent ongoing thread in MFP in the Challenge category of forums titled: The Sober Squad. Great group of folks learning to live alcohol free.

KetoZandra

SW: 202.6
GW: 145

4/1 180.2
4/7 179.4
4/14
4/21
4/28

Susabella627

Hello All, OK April here we go:

SW - 245 (Feb. 24, 2019)
1st GW -199

Sunday 3/31: 227(March wgt loss 18lbs)

Sunday 4/7 : 224
Sunday 4/14
Sunday 4/21
Sunday 4/28

Have a great Day Everyone!!

bametels

bametels wrote: »

I came late to the party. No loss in the past two days.

CW: 149
GW for April 30th: 147

4/07 - 149
4/14 -
4/21 -
4/28 -
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leahk80

SW: 230
CW: 212.4
1st GW: 200
UGW: 125

04/07: 208.8
04/14:
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Hope everyone has a great day!

gwendyprism

Oct 1 2018 started keto
Last weight in March- 167.5

April
04/07 - 168.3 (lately I just seemed to be bouncing around from 166-168)
04/14
04/21
04/28
04/30

Sugarnspice1922

SW: 206.2
CW: 197
UGW:145
GW for April: 187

April

04/07: 194.4 (-2.6)
04/14
04/21
04/28
04/30

__Roxy__

SW: 315
CW: 234.0

April 1st: 236.8
04/07: 234.0
04/14:
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Fit2_T

SW: 213
CW: 190.6
UGW: 150
**April GW: 180.6

04/07: 190.2
04/14:
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04/28:
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Feb (-6.0)
Mar (-9.4)

Longshore

Starting weight: 230

Sunday 01/06: 227 (-3)
Sunday 01/13: 222.9 (-4.1)
Sunday 01/20: 221 (-1.9)
Sunday 01/27: 217.8 (-3.2)
Sunday 02/03: 216 (-1.8)
Sunday 02/10: 214.6 (-1.4)
Sunday 02/17: 214.3 (-0.3)
Sunday 02/24: 213.6 (-0.7)
Sunday 03/03: 211.6 (-2)
Sunday 03/10: 210.5 (-1.1)
Sunday 03/17: 210.1 (-0.4)
Sunday 03/24: 209 (-1.1)
Sunday 03/31: 205.5 (-3.5)
Sunday 04/07: 205.5 (0)

Jan (-12.2)
Feb (-4.2)
Mar (-8.1)
Apr (0)

luvinit

Logged my weight on the spreadsheet. I started keto 4/1. I tracked everything I wasn’t really hungry and feeling pretty good about it all. I stayed in my macros for the most part except for Friday and Saturday and even then they weren’t horrible. I was hoping for more than a 1 lb loss but I’ll take it. I’m bloated too so I feel like I’m holding water.

Keto Start date 4/1
SW - 260.8
CW - 259.2
April GW - 250
UGW - 145

4/1 - 260.8
4/7 - 259.2
4/14 -
4/21 -
4/28

PrincesseAly23

Started Keto: May 9, 2018
Starting weight in May 2018: 210.4
Lowest Weight in 2018: 183.8
(Loss of 25” and 26.6 Lbs!)

2019 highest weight: 193.4 lbs - Jan 2nd 2019

New goals:
See 183.8 by May 1st
See the 60’s by my bday in September
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145

04/01: 187.0
04/07: 186.4
04/14:
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04/28:
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