I think I'll get one.
Looks like there are gallon size ones on Amazon that aren't too expensive. Just need to find one with a straw b/c I know my kids will be drinking out of it too and don't need them trying to pick up a gallon of water.. or more like don't need them spilling a gallon of water on the floor :P lol

Aaand just bought one! On sale for $15. No straw, but reusable straws were only a few dollars and come with a cleaning brush so yay Now just need to remember to buy a bottle washing brush thing next grocery day.

Not having to get up to refill my water should definitely help get me to drink more.
As it is now... you would think I wouldn't have this problem since I get up so much for my kids, but nope.. opposite problem. I get up for them, always forget crap for myself and once I'm sat down I don't want to get back up unless I must lol.

YUP! Totally me. Do so much crap for my kids that I usually forget to do whatever it was for myself until I'm already sitting again and then just too lazy to get back up. Good times good times lol.


Alrighty... after asking on reddit about my stalled weight loss.... had my eyes opened to something I knew.. but just didn't think about for myself.

So... I've been eating like a normally did (same amount of calories) while I was still losing weight. Weight loss has stalled... why? B/c I'm still eating like I was when I was over 200lbs.
I think it's finally caught up with my new lower weight, so now I have to readjust my calorie intake to account for lower weight. DUH
Eating 1600+ calories was my maintenance and that's what I was eating most days.
DUH AGAIN lol.
It all makes sense now and just... DUH! lol

But as someone pointed out.... maintenance was working for me so yay for that at least
Now I know what to do. Time to get this going again!

I was thinking about going back carnivore but with how much I eat... I think just staying keto will be better. I'm going to have to eat A LOT more veggies to help with my big appetite. Think it's a mental thing too. Just knowing I'll have to eat less calories is making me want to go eat right now. Like my stomach just literally started growling lol.
Oh well.... just means more big a-s salads and I loves me some big a-s salads

I did and it says my maintenance is 1800. On some TDEE calculators, it shows that amount too, but on some keto? ones I did earlier, it says it's about 1600. I think around both but no more than 1800 sounds right considering I wasn't losing but not really gaining (if I didn't cheat).
I'm going to aim for 1400 or lower, but if it goes over some days, meh.


Dinner tonight was chicken thighs, bell pepper, onion in a Japanese curry (prepacked cube things), A LOT of brussels sprouts cooked in butter, low carb yogurt and a small square of 85% chocolate.
Oh and broke fast w/ a coffee w/ half and half and monk fruit.
Total calories... about 1100 give or take.

Delicious meal that was super filling! Yay veggies that hopefully won't give me horrible gut cramps like they did last time! lol

If I stay closer to 1200 cal then it could be 2lbs a week which would be pfft... pretty awesome lol. I think it will just depend on the meat we're having for dinner.

I do love me some vegetables. I just have to hope they don't screw up my gut. Digestive Enzymes.. don't fail me!!

Thanks! You and everyone else really helped convince me that getting a bigger bottle would help lol. It just took me a while to finally bite the bullet to get something.

Yall.... just man.... a weight has been lifted off me since figuring out what was going on w/ my stall. I wasn't planning on quitting or anything, but I was beyond frustrated and annoyed at my weight not moving.
Knowing why and what I need to do now.... it's like I can breath again. I'm not dreading my weigh-ins anymore like I had been for a while.

I was at my lowest weight 164 in May. MAY! I'm going to get back down to that by the end of the year. Hoping for more of course, but I'll aim for that

I was 177.8 this morning. Cheat bloat has FINALLY disappeared and my weight is FINALLY not 178something anymore. It's on the move in the right direction.
Might have a gain next week though since I do plan on exercising again, but we'll see!
Plan on weighing again before breaking my fast and after the coffee does its thing later :P lol

I am tired as balls today. Sleep wasn't bad, but I woke up at my usual 3am time to use the bathroom and didn't get back in to a good restful sleep. Dang you bladder!!

Thanks!

Alrighty... broke fast a little early (about 20min before 3). Just didn't want to ignore the nagging hunger anymore.
Broke fast with a coffee and then a low carb yogurt.
Coffee did it's thing and weight after (HAHA) was 177
I'll still keep 177.8 as official weigh in number though.

GAH! It's just nice seeing it go down again /cry

Alrighty... calories ended up being about 1000. That seems kinda low, but I measured and weighed everything. OH it should be a little higher b/c I ate some chicken skin too lol.

We grilled up a bunch of other stuff for dinners this week and I couldn't resist some crispy chicken skin :P lol

I also had a low carb yogurt and about a cup of fresh kimchi. Bought it today from the Korean market and it's sooooo good. Sweet though and they added in some radish to it, but that's ok. The amount of sugar in it shouldn't be a problem. I am craving it already though!
Gonna have to jar some up and leave it on the counter to get sour for soup later. YUM

Ok I'm definitely going to break my fast soon.
Did some weight lifting while I did water changes in my fish tanks.
I upped my weight a lot on the leg things (brain not working right now) so I'm happy with that and really pushed myself even though I could not do a lot b/c every time I strained this headache got worse.

Just going to take it easy today, take some tylenol and drink some coffee. Maybe eat some kimchi too b/c I've been salivating since eating some. Damn it was good! lol