Jumpstart January 2020 Challenge!
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Starting challenge weight 195.2
Starting waist measurement 37.5
Starting hip measurement 44.75
Day 1
Staying under carbs-50g total- NO, I binged on popcorn 🤦🏼♀️
Staying under calories-1500 per day- YES
Logging and measuring-Daily- YES
Getting in exercise/movement-3x/week- 0/3
Increasing water intake - NO
Planning ahead meals-YES
So for this month I want to focus on logging, staying accountable, getting regular activity and drinking more water. Last months challenge has shown me what areas I need to work on 👍 here we go!2 -
Drink all my water - yes
Take all my supplements/meds/vitamins - yes
Quit eating after 9 pm (since I'm on day shift this month) - yes
Ended up with 2 bags of free organic white cheddar popcorn (after the sale price and coupons) and half price 5 bar Lindt Dark Gift Box today. Didn't resist, but chocolate is hidden away as hubby is even worse than I am for "Lindt-lust."
Carry on....
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@baconslave, your Scrabble opponent looks pretty intense, not sure I'd play against him/her/it.
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canadjineh wrote: »Drink all my water - yes
Take all my supplements/meds/vitamins - yes
Quit eating after 9 pm (since I'm on day shift this month) - yes
Ended up with 2 bags of free organic white cheddar popcorn (after the sale price and coupons) and half price 5 bar Lindt Dark Gift Box today. Didn't resist, but chocolate is hidden away as hubby is even worse than I am for "Lindt-lust."
Carry on....
nothing to see here.
That stuff is just too delicious.canadjineh wrote: »@baconslave, your Scrabble opponent looks pretty intense, not sure I'd play against him/her/it.
She def looks like she means business. 1 -
1) “Stop snacking/binging” is too vague of a goal so instead I am going to wait 20 minutes every time I want to snack so the urges die down.
2) Aiming for 300 hours of exercise this year so I need to knock out 25 hours per month. Start exercising and hiking outdoors.
3) Meal prep on Sunday and mid-week. I did great last month with trying new recipes, but I spend too much time cooking and the kitchen is always a mess.
4) 1700 calories, 100g carbs & 130g protein, no eating between 8pm and 12pm.
5) Continuing my effort to be more balanced and let go of my “all or nothing” attitude because it’s sabotage wearing disguise. If I mess up on any of the above goals I will report about it here, let go of the guilt and get right back to it.4 -
My goals for January are pretty simple:
Cardio and weights workout six days a week
Yoga and Pilates every other day
no weekday wine.2 -
Very excited to get going on the January Jump start. The goals worked so well for me in December, I'm keeping them.
1. Lose 5 lbs before 1/31
2. Stay under carb goal, <35 day
3. Stay under calorie goal, <1,500 day
4. Exercise every day
5. Plan ahead for meals and snacks
The planning ahead is going to be key. I found out last month that the times I didn't do so well was when I didn't fully plan ahead and I was all willy nilly.
January 1 check in, I did well but went over carbs by having a baby sized piece of pie. Wow, there are a lot of carbs in 2 ounces of pie! ( I got a food scale for Xmas)
I am so glad to see all of you from the December group. It's nice to have support.
Happy Birthday to @baconslave and I hope you feel better. You must be passing the plague back and forth between family members.4 -
Day 2 check in! It was a really stressful & difficult day for us today. 😿 There were a couple moments we were tempted, just cos of the stress & emotions & stuff. But, we didn't give in, & stuck to the plan.
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 you're all having a better day than we did! 😺4 -
I'm a day late, but I'm in. I just started back to keto yesterday, so I'm excited since I know this works for me.
My goals for January:
Stay under 50 total carbs everyday
Exercise everyday
Lower my blood sugar
Lose something
SW: 236.5
Starting blood sugar: 235
Today's blood sugar: 1894 -
Starting as of Wednesday 1/1/2020
Water: 96 0z per day, got it
Fiber at least 14*
Logged Food: Got it
Exercise as Planned: Cardio, no issue. Issue is really for strength training. I have a bad forearm, wrist, hand. Literally cannot lift anything above 2 lbs with right hand/arm. I can and do circles. But cannot figure out how to really tone upper body and batwings, with this issue. Any ideas? My problem area, good for cardio as use indoor bike. But how to tone upper body with limitations?
At or Under Carb Level: 50
At or Under Calorie Limit: Yes!
Planned Day Ahead: Yes!, normally make big meals on Sunday so can use several times a week. Just makes life so much easier.
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Day 2
Staying under carbs-50g total- NO, i has a sugar free hot chocolate with Irish cream liqueur 😋
Staying under calories-1500 per day- NO! I have no idea how I consumed so many calories today with my 2 1/2 meals
Logging and measuring-Daily- YES
Getting in exercise/movement-3x/week- 0/3
Increasing water intake - Yes!! I was actually thirsty today
Planning ahead meals-YES1 -
My last two days have been good- stayed pretty low carb and have been very active. My water intake yesterday was low so I’ll work on that today. I needed caffeine to keep me moving yesterday on the first day back to work. Love being back in a routine! Have fasted 18 and 16 hours over the last two days but waited too long to eat last night due to appointments so I overate a bit at dinner. Will need to watch that moving forward. Kitchen will be closed by 8 every night to be able to fast and avoid snacks!2
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@maureenkhilde - if the issue is being able to grip weights, then maybe some of the ankle weights would be a good alternative...you could strap them on your forearms and not have to grip anything, assuming that whatever your mobility challenges are would not impact your shoulders/elbows...5 lbs doesn't sound like a lot, but when you start doing lots of reps it adds up fast...I have a 5 lb and 3 lb dumbells at my desk and I just do some curls and front/side raises when I'm stuck in meetings and even light weights can make me feel the burn.
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Goals for January...going to keep it simple...
Eat at maintenance (1764 +/-200 per day)
Do the planned workouts every day
Get 10K steps a day
Write 30 min a day1 -
Happy Birthday to @baconslave and I hope you feel better. You must be passing the plague back and forth between family members.
Passing around implies it went away. Even for a second.
This thing gets its claws into you and doesn't ever let go. It just spreads and lingers.
I managed to workout yesterday. I hope I can make that happen today as well. I coughed the first 30 min though. I did a Leslie sansone video. And did not boost it or add anything else extra like I usually do. I'm not there yet. I still just managed to scrape myself out of bed at 10:30am again today. It doesn't help that we got very tragic news on New Year's Day (my teens' best friend lost his 2-year-old niece to illness. It would be nice if I could stop randomly crying), nor is it helpful that it's dreary and just keeps raining. *Le Sigh*
Keep up the work, guys. I'll be on full throttle Monday whether or not the virus is gone. Lord willin' and if the creek don't rise!
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Hi Everyone!
I'm back. Again. My goal this year is to reset my mind to focus on my health and not the other million goals I have in my life. If my health is not good, then I am playing with my future anyways and I may not reach my goals, right? My main pitfall is like our dear friend baconslave said, "Failing to plan is planning to fail". I realize I'm just lazy in that area when it comes to this WOE. What's funny is that I'm a super planner in all other areas of my life. SMH.
I am very happy to see some of the oldies (and goodies) on the forum still. You guys are my inspiration.
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I just completed a 3 day Master Cleanse fast (lemonade, cayenne pepper and maple syrup) in an effort to give my system a rest. My plan is to continue with simple easy digestible food for a week then get back to Keto. I weigh in at 126 (at 5"1") which is where I typically balance out after the holidays. Two years ago I got down to 116 on Keto, but then got sick, got off Keto and have since put it all back on. Goal: to get the weight off with Keto then maintain with good balanced diet and exercise. I already have a regular moderate exercise routine but honestly, not terribly challenging. Time to ramp it up! Good luck everyone with your goals for the New Year!2
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What is "DD"?
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retirehappy wrote: »I'm in maintenance, working on my 3rd year. While I am staying where I want to be weight wise, I need to stay focused on getting my exercise and finally learning to actually use a meal planner to simplify and stay on track. In the past when I got to my goal weight, I'm a WW lifetimer, within 3 years, I had started gaining back and by the 4th year, I had gained everything plus a bunch more back. Not going to happen this time.
So I will be reporting in here and I am doing the 5 week keto meals run by dietdoctor.com's Kristie Sullivan so I can start out 2020 strong and I know I love this WOE and it can keep me from gaining it all back.
Goals:
Report in here and the DD Facebook group daily.
Keep the carbs within the guidelines of the DD 5 week challenge
Follow the meal plans and make any substitutions ahead of time, not when I open the fridge!
Attend Body Flex or use at home weights 2 x a week.
Attend Zumba class and do 2 sessions at home with the DVD.
Look in the full length mirror at least 3 x a week and journal about what I see. I have body image issues
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What is "DD"?0 -
So sorry to hear about the loss of such a young life. It makes us so much more acutely aware of how precious our children are and how unfair life can be sometimes. It's normal to feel sad when thinking about those things.
December 2 was a success.
1. Lose 5 lbs before 1/31 Going in right direction!
2. Stay under carb goal, <35 day YES!
3. Stay under calorie goal, <1,500 day YES!
4. Exercise every day YES!
5. Plan ahead for meals and snacks YES! I planned ahead for another baby piece of pie and it was sooo good.
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Day 3 is done for us. We went over a bit on calories, we were hungrier than normal today. Otherwise everything went fine, carbs & workout & activity etc.
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 weekend!2 -
Small victory today- stopped at Whole Foods for lunch and got much less than normal but likely could have been satisfied with less. Finished off the lucky pork and cabbage for dinner and stopped before being too full. Hubs tried to tempt me with nuts but I refrained. Still working ion getting plenty of water this evening. I will conquer portions this month!3
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Today was another good day. I know I'm just starting out and in the honeymoon period, but so far, so good.
Stay under 50 total carbs everyday: Yes
Exercise everyday: Yes
Lower my blood sugar: Yes, current blood sugar: 148, down almost 100 points in a few days
Lose something: I won't weigh until next Wednesday
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Drink all my water - yes
Take all my supplements/meds/vitamins - yes
Quit eating after 9 pm (since I'm on day shift this month) - yes
(past couple days)
Still not eating optimally - some potato chips, wine and cheddar, plus handfuls of raw pecans. Hubs made ham & split pea soup for dinner - too many carbs for me, but I thoroughly enjoyed it anyhow. He's been home for a couple days while I am working like a maniac. One day off on Sunday then 6 straight again on my feet (8.5 km walking in the store yesterday while doing loss prevention.) Everything hurts when I get done - and the drugs I have aren't good enough, lol. So, I feel like comfort food.4 -
What is "DD"?
Diet Doctor, dietdoctor.com is an awesome website for low carbers/keto folks
But if a parents uses it, will probably mean dear daughter.
Goals:
Report in here and the DD Facebook group daily. ✅
Keep the carbs within the guidelines of the DD 5 week challenge✅
Follow the meal plans and make any substitutions ahead of time, not when I open the fridge! not starting the meal plan meals til Monday.
Attend Body Flex or use at home weights 2 x a week.✅
Attend Zumba class and do 2 sessions at home with the DVD.✅
Look in the full length mirror at least 3 x a week and journal about what I see. I have body image issues✅1 -
Stay under 50 total carbs everyday: Yes
Exercise everyday: Yes
Lower my blood sugar: Yes, current blood sugar: 147
Lose something: I won't weigh until next Wednesday
I spent a half hour on the stationary bike and half hour on the treadmill today. I'm listening to the audiobook of Ready, Player One, which I'm reserving for the gym rather than sharing between the gym and my car. If I continue to exercise an hour a day, which seems doable then I'll be finished in about two weeks.1 -
So far going well - planning ahead and sticking to plan. My bday is this week. thinking of planning one higher carb treat. Shld be easier not to slip up if I plan it. This way I have it, enjoy it, and move on instead of feeling out of control and spiraling2
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@al4374 Happy Birthday! And you have a good plan. Enjoy yourself.0
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I fasted for 20 hours yesterday and 17 today. Have stayed fairly low carb except for some alcohol yesterday. I don’t do that often so am not too concerned but it likely won’t help me lose a pound a week this month. Water intake was decent but could be better. Tried a new soup recipe at lunch today that was super filling with a small salad but rather than waiting, I ate some nuts that it turns out I totally didn’t need. I’ll go light at dinner now. I’m so used to being stuffed after eating that I don’t realize when to stop.2
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