AUGUST Monthly Challenge
chinatowninchina
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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.
AUGUST
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08/31 Saturday what's this about? or if you prefer
01/09. The first Sunday in September!!
Good luck to everyone, welcome to everyone new and well done the old faithfuls!!
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Seven months into 2019 and I’m right where I started 2019. So, I’ve got some work to do in these last 5 months of the year. In 5 months, I will have known about keto for two full years. I’m healthier now than I was before I knew about keto. That’s the good news!
I know how healthy I can be when, I don’t just know about keto, I practice keto. For close to a year now, I’ve been on and off the keto wagon so much, my Scale Victories have disappeared and Non Scale Victories (NSV) are diminished. I want to be back where I was last August.
So, August is going to be my month to start my journey back. And this is where I’m going to post my weight loss as well as my NSVs. I hope, like in the past, you all will help me celebrate my weight losses and my NSVs for the last 5 months of 2019. See you all back here on the 4th of August with some real “Good News”
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@stormywxs288 I certainly get the difference between knowing and practicing! Let's both hope we can get a grip on this again
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@stormywxs288 and @chinatowninchina
I third this sentiment! I've been on and off the wagon since last summer, never really straying too far but also never really digging back in to full commitment. Welp, here I am... feeling ready
Time to mean business!
At one point last year I was down to 205 lbs... I'm hoping to get back there with relatively smooth sailing
HW: 365.0
Keto SW: 315.0
CW: 251.5
GW: 182.5
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Wow! Truly a community of ppl going through the same things. I've "researched" keto for over a year being a voyeur on other people's videos, posts and pages without fully implementing a plan for myself. Well, this is changing right now...or at least 2 weeks ago when I "started" and feeling amazing and ready to keep this going. Thx all!
HW: 294 (as of Sept 2018 which was I thought a wake up call)
Keto SW: 294
CW: 288
GW: Anything under 200
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SW: 160.6 (6/24)
CW: 148.2 (7/29)
August GW: 140
My first personal goal: 139 by Sept 8 (Going on a trip to celebrate my 20th anniversary and 40th birthday). At that point I'll start considering ultimate goals.
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@River_Goddess and @stormywxs288
well how wonderful the return of the old faithfuls!! Or maybe not too faithful which is the problem!! How lovely to see you back and that you haven't strayed too far either, though it's always depressing to think 'darn it, if only I'd stuck to it then I'd only be??' rather than going back over the same old ground though thankfully not all of it by any means!!
So lets celebrate coming back and support everyone trying to follow this and loose this darn weight and keep the health benefits that come with Keto and weight loss.
At least we can act as a goal and reminder to new folks that it does work but we are human so we can fall off the wagon. The important thing is to get back on there and there's nothing wrong with that. At least we haven't given up!!
If there are anymore 'oldies' out there lurking in the sides thinking that they've put on weight and therefore failed, you haven't; you're just human so let's just start again at something we know works! 8 -
China and River Goddess, you’ve inspired me close out 2019 with an honest effort. With 23 weeks left this year I know, when I get back in the keto groove, I can lose 23 pounds. I know that seems a bit aggressive, but I feel obligated to salvage what is left of 2019.
Now I’ve done the easy part – Stating it publicly. Here comes the hard part – Actually doing keto instead of the keto lite version I’ve been doing for the last year. Thanks for the motivation, both of you!
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Hello All! I'm new to this group.
I'm going to join the August Challenge, even though I will be on holidays for a week. I will be organizing the food for the week so I shouldn't have any hurdles (other than my own lack of willpower).
SW: 311 (Jan 2018)
CW: 281 (07/28)
GW: 170
August GW: 275
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Now, after entering my stats, I'm trying not to wonder how many of these challenges I'll have to do before my Ultimate GW is reached; kind of like how many licks to get to the tootsie roll in the tootsie pop...
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@amandajoyb don't wonder about number of the challenges, just celebrate you're down 30 and keep that off. Have the next 5 or 10 in mind, ignore the goal weight. It doesn't matter also measure, measure and measure! So many people think they haven't lost weight but they are loosing inches and going down clothes size. Even take the odd photograph (in my case very odd!!) and welcome!
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Good morning all!
@stormywxs288 , your phrase "keto lite version" really resonated with me this morning. I seem to be struggling lately, but as I read your post, I had to admit to myself that I have only been half-hearted with my Keto efforts for several months now. (But I did manage to RE-lose 2.4 lbs during July!)
As a retired school teacher, August is typically when I set my "New Year Resolutions". So, my resolution is to be true to a way of eating that I KNOW can help me with this weight. My August goal will be 256 lbs. That will put me at 1 lb below my lowest Keto weight ever and prove to me that I really have managed to hit the reset button.
Good luck to everyone with your efforts in August.
HW: 321
Keto Start Weight: 304.5
CW: 260.0
August GW: 256
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Just joining keto, looking forward to losing some weight and new friendships as well, feel free to add me as a friend. Good luck to everyone!
HW:176
Keto SW: 170.2
CW: 170.2
GW: 160.0
August GW: 165.0
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SW: 192 (Jan 2019)
CW: 160.4
GW: 140
My goal for August is 5 lbs.
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So glad for so many old and new friends here this month!
07/28: 151.6
August goal: 142
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This is my second week on Keto, really enjoying it so far! I’m happy that I have found a community to share my ups and downs with!
SW: 278 lbs
CW: 265.4 lbs
GW: 165 lbs
My goal for August is -10 lbs
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HW: 170
Keto restart (6/1/19): 167
GW: 145
August GW: 147
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I might need to readjust my GW, but we should see. I think that I might need to loose more to fit in my clothes. So far, so good. This month is going to be rough. I started my keto journey w/ two keto partners. One bailed out after one month and the second one is on the edge. I might have to do August solo. Best of luck to everyone this month!!
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I’m so excite to be part of this. I think I’ve hit a stall so looking for a group just like this. Been on keto for 9 weeks.
HW 170
Keto SW 169
Current Weight 154.5
Goal Weigh 137 or less 😁
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Still trying to figure out this group and how to go back to my info to update. Only use cell.4 -
Oh I guess I’m supposed to do my goal weight foe August not total goal weight. .... let’s say 10lbs. I can dream2
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Been on the trail since last September. Been rather lazy about the whole process slowly but surely making progress.
HW: 377
SW: 366
CW: 315
GW: 230
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zamirasoni wrote: »HW: 170
This month is going to be rough. I started my keto journey w/ two keto partners. One bailed out after one month and the second one is on the edge. I might have to do August solo. Best of luck to everyone this month!!
you're never alone with the Challenge Group!3 -
SW: 242
CW: 196
GW: 130-150
August GW 186
On vacation right now. Going to try a longer fast when I get back too. We will see what happens
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Hey everyone! I'm currently on my postpartum weight loss journey. I successfully lost 115 pounds in the past but postpartum, I've found that my body is NOT responding at all like it used to the dietary and exercise regimen I used in the past. So, I decided to take the leap and try Keto to really give my metabolism a kick in the butt.
I've been strict keto and I've been in ketosis (confirmed daily via urine test strips) since 7/12/19. So far the scale hasn't budged at all which is pretty disheartening, but my clothes are all getting much looser so I know fat is metabolizing at this point.
Looking forward to this accountability!
My current macro breakdown:
Carbs: 20 grams (5%)
Protein: 104 grams (25%)
Fats: 130 grams (75%)
HW: 250
CW: 227
GW: 175
August GW: 220
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My goal for August is to be under 200lbs by the end of the month. I’m turning 38 at the end of September and I’d love to start my birthday month by being under 200 for the first time since high school!
HW: 360 (2015)
SW: 260 (01/25)
CW: 204.8 (07/31)
GW: 180
August GW: under 200
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Hello everyone!
Here it goes, another month!
CW: 166.6
UGW: 142
AUGUST GW 160
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On the list of "life happens that makes keto derail" this month: my mom is visiting from overseas and staying another 10 days, my daughter is turning 15 this week, and I have a gazillion work events/business dinners.
I have had too many carbs this week, and I don't want to wait too long until I go back on track.
Let's see if I can stay true to keto and cruise through August!5 -
CW: 241
UGW: 180
AUGUST GW: 235
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CW: 207
GW: 160
August GW: 195
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Hello August keto friends! July was a great month for me and I rediscovered my dedication after letting my food habits slowly slide for several years. August brings back to school challenges with my three kids, so I’m trying to get good habits in place now! I’m also a runner and still trying to get my fueling and keto/intermittent fasting to work well together.
HW: 265 (2006)
CW: 157
August GW: 152
Ultimate GW: 1306 -
SW 352
CW 333
GW TBD
August GW 327
I've only been at this 6 weeks, but I feel like I'm in a good groove.
8/1: 333
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I wrote a long heartfelt post and then the dang app glitched, and I lost it
Eh. Long story short: yay for everyone and everything
I'm going to see my fave band play tomorrow night! I'm packing keto friendly snacks into the festival and not planning on drinking alcohol... (but if I do, it'll be keto-friendly choices and lots of dancing & walking to burn it off )
Total Loss for July: 11.8 lbs (pretty awesome considering I restarted in the last week of July!)
August 1st: 247.0
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SW: 235 (6/15)
CW: 222.8 lbs (7/31)
August GW: 212 lbs (10 lbs)
My goal is 185 by January 1st. Which is 1.75 lbs per week.
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River_Goddess wrote: »I wrote a long heartfelt post and then the dang app glitched, and I lost it
Total Loss for July: 11.8 lbs (pretty awesome considering I restarted in the last week of July!)
I'm sorry you lost your post due to a computer glitch. However, short or long post, I'm so glad to see you back here and I know I'm not the only one. BTW great start, 11.8 lbs in a short time. Looking forward to your next heartfelt post
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