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Some news I wanted to share with this group! 🗞 My brother-in-law, who is suffering from dementia allowed us to call the paramedics yesterday, and is in the hospital. The medical staff was able to certify that he was mentally altered, so we have can now get him into a care facility. It was a grueling day, but I am so thankful we are able to get him care.5
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My thoughts are with you & your family. I’m glad he will be receiving the care he needs. Big hugs.💕💪🏻🦋3 -
[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2. 💛 199, 76, 8:30
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10 13:20, 155.6, 💛135, 42, 8pm
Nov 2 10:3014:30, 155 ✅140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 15:45 154.6!! ✅149, 59. 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!✅146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, ✅167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05,13:05, 155.2,💛158, 49, 9:00
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal, but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4. 🧡 131 56 9:00
(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156 🧡235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛179 64 8:30
(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 🧡155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 💛160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8 ✅167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
Nov 14 9:00 12hr 155.2. 💛178 69 8:00
Nov 15 10:00 14hr 154.4. ✅157 67 10:30 (snack because cals were low & not hungry earlier)
Nov 16 9:45 11:15 154.8✅
Reward: “You did it!!” to myself! This has become my go to phrase for exercising if I didn’t feel like it, not eating out if I wanted to, etc.3 -
Congrats @MadisonMolly2017 on the fantastic lab results! Wonderful testament to your healthy habits!2
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Some news I wanted to share with this group! 🗞 My brother-in-law, who is suffering from dementia allowed us to call the paramedics yesterday, and is in the hospital. The medical staff was able to certify that he was mentally altered, so we have can now get him into a care facility. It was a grueling day, but I am so thankful we are able to get him care.
This is great to hear! So happy for you, @77tes!2 -
This November I will a) continue to be 'tidy' b) read my affirmations & c) log my food regardless of what I eat or where I am.
I have not posted in a while though I have tried to keep up with my daily goals. I would say I have been about 60% consistent. I have started doing light therapy over the past couple of days which has been helpful. I am hoping now to get on track with other areas of my life like weight loss/maintenance. I seem to be eating more than normal recently which worries me. I am hoping to be more consistent from here forward. I am adding back in my extra exercise too as it helped to keep me focused on my overall health.
Good job everyone.
Nov 10; Tidy, Affirmations, Log, & ExtraEx
@znaoiec, I think these are wonderful focus areas!
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I've accepted the fact that I like to bite off more than I can chew and need to stop thinking I can make major changes overnight. Changing habits is not an all or nothing thing. How I thought I would be able to log my food and keep my macros in the correct ratio every day when I wasn't even doing the basics is something I can't answer. My only guess is that I know I can do anything I put my mind to...eventually, but not overnight. I'm not beating myself up, but I am changing my goal. As @PackerFanInGB has stated, it's back to the basics of logging every morsel that passes my lips (hopefully not on to my hips)! I will plan my breakfast, lunch, and snacks and not spend time worrying about what's for supper and does it fit. The macro ratio at the end of the day might not be great, but I will do my best with what I can control. Progress, not perfection. Tiny Habits is what this group started with (was it BJ Fogg?). Once the tiny change is made, I can move on to another tiny change. Lots of tiny changes lead to big changes eventually. Trying to accomplish too many goals too fast leads to feelings of failure and not measuring up. This is what causes people to give up trying. However, because I never give up, here we go again just in a little different direction:)
@nebslp, your posts are so insightful and wise. We can read and read some more that changing habits takes time and is best accomplished with tiny steps, but it still easy to fall into the trap of thinking “Yes, but I want to make big changes and I want them to happen quickly.” And sometimes, that does work but it’s usually preceded by a doctor telling us that we will likely die soon if we don’t change our ways. Most of us don’t want that watershed moment.
Every single good habit that I have was sprouted by a tiny, seedling version of itself. My love of daily walking started with a five minute daily walk 30 years ago.
And thank you for your lovely compliment! I am very proud of this group and what we are accomplishing!4 -
@themedalist It’s good hearing from you. I think sometimes I get caught up with seeing others who have consistently made improvements over a long period of time and want that same experience. I have to keep reminding myself that they most likely started with just one little thing and stuck with it day after day, week after week, etc. Then I remember that I, too, have made steady progress in many areas of my life. Maybe I need to work a little harder on patience! Persistent, consistent and patient still comes to mind after all these years💗3
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I just want to add that those who are consistent inspire me every day, so thank you all !4
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@themedalist It’s good hearing from you. I think sometimes I get caught up with seeing others who have consistently made improvements over a long period of time and want that same experience. I have to keep reminding myself that they most likely started with just one little thing and stuck with it day after day, week after week, etc. Then I remember that I, too, have made steady progress in many areas of my life. Maybe I need to work a little harder on patience! Persistent, consistent and patient still comes to mind after all these years💗I just want to add that those who are consistent inspire me every day, so thank you all !
I totally agree with you @nebslp! I've been really getting down on myself lately because I had made so many changes and then slid so far backward when my family members got sick and/or passed. Now I feel as though I should be able to pick right up where I left off, and I just can't seem to do it! And then when I can't do it. I feel as though I am a failure. I am in a vicious circle right now.
I think I need to go back to the Small Habit challenge we all did awhile ago and start with a small 5 minute habit again. Thank you @nebslp and @themedalist for this conversation. It's turned a lightbulb on over my head! LOL! I will have to go back and see if I can find the website where I can log in for that small habit challenge again. Is it James Clear?
@themedalist I am so happy to see you post! Hugs to you, my friend. Take good care of yourself and know that you are missed! xxoo
So far this month, I have journaled every bite - good, bad and ugly - every day except for 2 days so I'm doing well with that. The 2 days I didn't journal were weird one-off days where I didn't have time that day, got home late that night and simply forgot to journal and forgot what I ate!
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[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2. 💛 199, 76, 8:30
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10 13:20, 155.6, 💛135, 42, 8pm
Nov 2 10:3014:30, 155 ✅140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 15:45 154.6!! ✅149, 59. 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!✅146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, ✅167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05,13:05, 155.2,💛158, 49, 9:00
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal, but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4. 🧡 131 56 9:00
(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156 🧡235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛179 64 8:30
(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 🧡155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 💛160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8 ✅167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
Nov 14 9:00 12hr 155.2. 💛178 69 8:00
Nov 15 10:00 14hr 154.4. ✅157 67 10:30 (snack because cals were low & not hungry earlier)
Nov 16 9:45 11:15 154.8✅ 151 56 9:00
Nov 17 9:45 12:45 155.8💛
Reward: “You did it!!” to myself! This has become my go to phrase for exercising if I didn’t feel like it, not eating out if I wanted to, etc.3 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2. 💛 199, 76, 8:30
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10 13:20, 155.6, 💛135, 42, 8pm
Nov 2 10:3014:30, 155 ✅140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 15:45 154.6!! ✅149, 59. 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!✅146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, ✅167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05,13:05, 155.2,💛158, 49, 9:00
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal, but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4. 🧡 131 56 9:00
(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156 🧡235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛179 64 8:30
(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 🧡155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 💛160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8 ✅167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
Nov 14 9:00 12hr 155.2. 💛178 69 8:00
Nov 15 10:00 14hr 154.4. ✅157 67 10:30 (snack because cals were low & not hungry earlier)
Nov 16 9:45 11:15 154.8✅ 151 56 9:00
Nov 17 9:45 12:45 155.8💛 159 59 8:25
Nov 18 9:30 13:05 155.4💛
Reward: “You did it!!” to myself!2 -
[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10 13:20, 155.6, 💛135, 42, 8pm
Nov 2 10:3014:30, 155 ✅140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 15:45 154.6!! ✅149, 59. 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!✅146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, ✅167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05,13:05, 155.2,💛158, 49, 9:00
Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2. 💛 199, 76, 8:30
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal, but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4. 🧡 131 56 9:00
(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156 🧡235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛179 64 8:30
(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 🧡155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 💛160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8 ✅167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
Nov 14 9:00 12hr 155.2. 💛178 69 8:00
Nov 15 10:00 14hr 154.4. ✅157 67 10:30 (snack because cals were low & not hungry earlier)
Nov 16 9:45 11:15 154.8✅ 151 56 9:00
Nov 17 9:45 12:45 155.8💛 159 59 8:25
Nov 18 9:30 13:05 155.4💛 182 109 7:30
Nov 19 9:30 14:00 156 🧡
I guess carbs DO make me retain water...
Reward: “You did it!!” to myself!2 -
My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10 13:20, 155.6, 💛135, 42, 8pm
Nov 2 10:3014:30, 155 ✅140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 15:45 154.6!! ✅149, 59. 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!✅146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, ✅167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05,13:05, 155.2,💛158, 49, 9:00
Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2. 💛 199, 76, 8:30
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal, but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4. 🧡 131 56 9:00
(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156 🧡235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛179 64 8:30
(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 🧡155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 💛160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8 ✅167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
Nov 14 9:00 12hr 155.2. 💛178 69 8:00
Nov 15 10:00 14hr 154.4. ✅157 67 10:30 (snack because cals were low & not hungry earlier)
Nov 16 9:45 11:15 154.8✅ 151 56 9:00
Nov 17 9:45 12:45 155.8💛 159 59 8:25
Nov 18 9:30 13:05 155.4💛 182 109 7:30
Nov 19 9:30 14:00 156 🧡 189 69 7:30
Nov 20 9:15 13:45 156 🧡 247 77 7:30
Reward: “You did it!!” to myself!1 -
My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10 13:20, 155.6, 💛135, 42, 8pm
Nov 2 10:3014:30, 155 ✅140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 15:45 154.6!! ✅149, 59. 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!✅146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, ✅167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05,13:05, 155.2,💛158, 49, 9:00
Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2. 💛 199, 76, 8:30
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal, but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4. 🧡 131 56 9:00
(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156 🧡235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛179 64 8:30
(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 🧡155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 💛160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8 ✅167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
Nov 14 9:00 12hr 155.2. 💛178 69 8:00
Nov 15 10:00 14hr 154.4. ✅157 67 10:30 (snack because cals were low & not hungry earlier)
Nov 16 9:45 11:15 154.8✅ 151 56 9:00
Nov 17 9:45 12:45 155.8💛 159 59 8:25
Nov 18 9:30 13:05 155.4💛 182 109 7:30
Nov 19 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛 189 69 7:30
Nov 20 9:15 13:45 155.8 💛 247 77 7:30
Nov 21 9:30 14:00 155.8💛
Reward: “You did it!!” to myself!
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Hi! Took a short break. I’ve been very busy and my food dilemma seems to have turned around a bit. Not entirely sure what happened but am processing things and will share once I figure it out. I’ve been doing well with logging AND staying within my macros most days this week. Not every day and not perfect but perfectly fine with me! I will respond to your posts this weekend if not before. Hope all is well with everyone.4
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Loving how this intermittent fasting is working out. I missed a few days of 12 hours fasting but not worrying about that.
Nov 15 8:25am, 10:55, 😕, 135, 62, 1:15 am (train wreck food wise, but important day! had to get BIL admitted to the hospital).
Nov 16 8:38am, 7:13, 😕, 68, 21, 6:15pm
Nov 17 9:15am, 15:00 !, 😊, 69, 29, 6:30pm
Nov 18 6:30 am, 12:00, 😊, 68, 21, 7:00 pm
Nov 19 7:50am, 12:50, 😊, 80, 25, 8:30pm
Nov 20 6:30am, 10:00, 😕, 97, 46, 7:32,(It was my birthday, so I didn’t push it).
Nov 21 8:11am, 12:39, 😊, 104, 50, 8:15pm4 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10 13:20, 155.6, 💛135, 42, 8pm
Nov 2 10:3014:30, 155 ✅140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 15:45 154.6!! ✅149, 59. 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!✅146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, ✅167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05,13:05, 155.2,💛158, 49, 9:00
Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2. 💛 199, 76, 8:30
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal, but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4. 🧡 131 56 9:00
(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156 🧡235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛179 64 8:30
(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 🧡155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 💛160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8 ✅167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
Nov 14 9:00 12hr 155.2. 💛178 69 8:00
Nov 15 10:00 14hr 154.4. ✅157 67 10:30 (snack because cals were low & not hungry earlier)
Nov 16 9:45 11:15 154.8✅ 151 56 9:00
Nov 17 9:45 12:45 155.8💛 159 59 8:25
Nov 18 9:30 13:05 155.4💛 182 109 7:30
Nov 19 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛 189 69 7:30
Nov 20 9:15 13:45 155.8 💛 247 77 7:30
Nov 21 9:30 14:00 155.8💛 211 93 8:00
Nov 22 9:45 13:45.156.4🧡217 99 9:30
Reward: “You did it!!” to myself!
Struggling (visitors - lunch with a friend - routine disrupted - worst case I will fix it after they leave. But I AM working to curb it more NOW!)3 -
@MadisonMolly2017 and @77tes You are so faithful to the process and are doing great!
@PackerFanInGB Haven't heard from you (and so many others) for awhile. I hope you're doing well with the logging. It really makes a difference in helping to keep me on track.
My aunt that I'm so proud of who lived to be 105 years old passed away last week. The funeral luncheon gathering was just incredible. She would have loved it! She and my mother were sisters and my dad and her husband were brothers so many, many of my cousins were there. I have over 100 cousins altogether. They believed in big families! It was a wonderful tribute to a life well lived. One thing mentioned often was that she was so positive in spite of the fact that she had lost a husband, son, several grandchildren and even great-grandchildren over the years. She was active and alive, and I want to be like that when I get to be ... well, maybe not 105 but I'm shooting for something close to that.
Anyway, I have turned my eating around. What's changed?
1. I listen to positive Instagram messages first thing in the morning. TrainwithJoan is the number 1 reason for the change at this time. She gives me hope and inspiration every time she posts. She gave me the idea to balance my meals based on macros.
2. Instead of jumping on the scale multiple times every morning before getting dressed, I now ignore the scale and get on mfp to start planning the foods that will fulfill my macro needs. The number on the scale used to affect my day and had absolutely no impact on my weight. Macro planning is helping me feel like I'm being proactive instead of reactive. I will weigh myself every 2 weeks to see if I need to adjust things to get the results I am after.
3. I made the decision to avoid eating the kettle cooked chips and ice cream my husband insists on bringing in the house. I have found organic blue corn chips (?) that have only 3 ingredients and FlavCity on Instagram recommends. And I'm not addicted to them and can stop after only a few. I can fit them in my macros without guilt when I want something crunchy and salty.
Life is good. One thing I haven't done yet is developed a good workout schedule, but it will come in time. Hopefully I have lots of that! But you never know, so make every day count!!!
Have a good week ahead. Love hearing from you all!2
