December 11 turned out to be a good day.
1. Lose 5 lbs before 12/31/19 [still going okay, I may get to add a couple lbs to the goal]
2. Stay under carb goal (< 35) and under calorie goal (<1,500) every day [under carbs at 17 and under calories at 916]
3. Exercise every day at least 30 minutes, walking on treadmill or outside if weather permits [still having pain from overdoing it but a couple of extra strength Tylenol help a lot, did 35 minutes slow on treadmill]
4. Plan ahead every day which is challenging with so many potluck opportunities and I love to socialize. [Good planning and was able to stay on track]

@chickencereal sounds like you are quiting the group. You don't have to do that. Just b/c your body doesn't agree with low carb you can still be a determined December person and rewrite your goals.

see you all tomorrow,
Vicki

@chickencereal This space isn't just for keto. Any lower carb plan goes! Just adjust your goals and keep on posting

Week 2 has been super challenging in the scheduling with most of my life belonging to ballet since the performances are tonight and tomorrow. My workouts have not been as plentiful as I would like, but I have been working super hard on the days where I do get a workout, so that's something.

Food has been on target for calories, but really not for protein. I need to be much more on top of the protein.

I don't know if the scale is moving or not, I haven't been on it in a few days.

12/12

1.Under 75 carbs tops (I'm usually under 50 but leeway for holiday events) DONE

2. Work on adding at least 1 or 2 days of some sort of exercise each week. I know that sounds lame but I have literally done NO exercise, not even taking walks in many months due to a huge long lasting RA flare. SORT OF....I was dog sitting and baby sitting last night. We've got one baby who is already into everything and the other is super chill and wants to be held all the time. Between the babies, the car seats, the diaper bags, etc....2 babies is a work out. Plus seeing to the dog! LOL

3. Try a new low carb recipe each week to motivate me and my husband who is kind of sorting following the plan. NOT YET...I have had something out of the ordinary going on every night this week and haven't got to make anything new or fun yet! Maybe tonight

We survived our Friday the 13th!

1) Carbs < 30g - ✅
2) 1000 < Calories < 1500 - ✅
3) Log Everything! - ✅
4) Hit our activity goal every day - ✅
5) At least 5 workouts/week - ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️

We're late tonight cos we had to meet the family for dinner & it was outta town & stuff. Did ok at the restaurant, we had a small appetizer sized order of chicken wings, oven baked, no sauce, no breadding, just salt & pepper. Except we shoulda got like a larger order cos it turned out we were under on calories, and still hungry too. Had a bit of hard salami @ home tho at home to take care of that.

@chickencereal we hope that means you're gonna stick around? FWIW we read somewhere that anything under 150g is 'low carb', like compared to the standard diet or whatever. But anyways, whatever your goals are, we're glad you're here & keep at it!

Hope everyone's having a good day today!

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

I'm determined to work out 5 days a week in December.
I'm determined to eat SLOW carb throughout the month.
I'm determined to lose *some* weight.
I'm determined to get restful restorative sleep.

I'm working out 5 days a week, so far
I'm eating SLOW carb
I have not lost weight
I got a good night sleep last night, but I'd say that's the hardest part.

Still doing well. I've worked out six days this week. And even though I went to two parties I only ate a single thing that I didn't plan to eat. So there's that!🤓

Sunday is my official weigh in so checking in with my goals:

1) Stuck to planned foods only - this has been the hardest!!
2) Tracked every single bite every single day
3) Keeping the pace to get 25 hours of exercise in this month
4) Switched to higher carbs and have been eating different foods so I am not bored at all
5) My clothes are fitting so much better!
*bonus goal, I am a bit more balanced

I did a Fitness Blender workout this week and one of the things they said in the video was "Exercise should be a question, not a demand" I thought this was a great mantra for learning how to push yourself without going too far and can be applied to every aspect of self improvement.

15th of December is done for us! Still sticking to plan here.

1) Carbs < 30g - ✅
2) 1000 < Calories < 1500 - ✅
3) Log Everything! - ✅
4) Hit our activity goal every day - ✅
5) At least 5 workouts/week - ◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️

We hope everyone has a good week!

I've been insanely busy at work since thursday and through the weekend I had one goal for my determined december - just to log, no food limits or weight goals whatsoever because those were getting too stressful to stay on top of..and I dropped even the logging because I got so busy. I'm getting so discouraged because its hard to take care of my diet goals while working this many hours and taking care of a baby as well. Still nursing which may be slowing/stopping my weight loss as well. It feels like too much work to take care of myself

I've been slipping.
So this week, before my vacation next week, I am really DETERMINED!
I am starting I.F. and going to kick start the burn again. So far this morning, I am doing okay. Sipping a lotta coffee and tea. Brought some soup and snacks for lunch.
Later I plan on running in the indoor track while I wait for my son's running practice.

12/15/19

1.Under 75 carbs tops (I'm usually under 50 but leeway for holiday events) DONE

2. Work on adding at least 1 or 2 days of some sort of exercise each week. I know that sounds lame but I have literally done NO exercise, not even taking walks in many months due to a huge long lasting RA flare.
NO...I did go Christmas shopping with my mom and my daughter's family so NEAT. Also lugging those car seats again LOL

3. Try a new low carb recipe each week to motivate me and my husband who is kind of sorting following the plan. NO I was out to eat both meals yesterday. I do have two recipes lined up this week and one will be made tonight.

I will finish this month out with these goals but I am seriously thinking of transitioning to a higher carb plan next month. Still low carb but not as low. I have been pretty well keto for 5 weeks now and initially lost 4.6 lbs and since that point I've steadily been gaining. My calories are low enough I should be losing from a CICO standpoint even....This has been my experience every time I've gone back to keto since quitting last year. My original run with keto was great and I lost over 35lbs. However I gained it back crazy fast and now the magic seems to be gone. Like I said I will stick this out for the rest of the month as it is possible my body is just adjusting but I'll be honest it's a difficult diet to be on and not see results. I did a Whole30 in July and lost 10 lbs. while probably eating a bit more calorie wise and I'd say averaging around 100 carbs.

Good day for NEAT being back at work and moving around between meetings. Still working on water intake for the day. I didn’t eat enough at lunch which led to being too full at dinner but it was low carb. Vegging in front of the TV makes me less aware of what I’ve shoveled in! Still no logging so I’m hoping ad libitum can work for me if I let it.