JANUARY 2020 Challenge
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This is the first official check-in for me in 2020. Losing 0.8 lbs. in less than a week is somewhat of a Christmas miracle, given the amount of Christmas/New Year/Holiday goodies I was exposed to and my lack of discipline. Yesterday I think we killed off the last of the holiday non-keto food and I’ve been prepping keto meals to start this year and decade off right.
I’m grateful for the new decade. I’ve now known keto for two full years. The first year I was dedicated to keto and it served me well. Last year I was more keto-ish than keto and I gained weight and lost many of the non-scale victories (NSV) I gained in year one. My hope is this new decade will inspire me to get back to a more keto disciplined way of existing (WOE).
I’m also looking forward to being motivated by all your success on this thread. I can’t wait to see your weight losses and hear about the NSVs you gain as we pursue this crazy good WOE.
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HW: 262
CW: 197
GW: 160
January GW: 185
Wed 01/01: 197.0
Sunday 01/05: 193.6
Sunday 01/12:
Sunday 01/19:
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Hi Everyone! Im new! Well new to the group, not Keto! Can someone enlighten me on how to use this:
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Thank you Keto Komrades!
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@DayTradingMissy Welcome and all you need to do is what you've done, except add your weight as well. So any January goal and what you weigh each Sunday or if this week whenever you started. You can also add your start weight etc or anything else you want to really! There is also a Spread Sheet you can use, also in the announcements section where you found the January Challenge. Just add your name and your weight. Some people use it and some don't, it's up to you.
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Hi all! New to the group but not Keto
HW: 186
CW: 180
GW: 150
January GW: 176
Wed 01/01: 186
Sunday 01/05: 180
Sunday 01/12:
Sunday 01/19:
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Hello everyone! 👋
I'm excited to be here. I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos (11, 7, 5) and have been married for 14 years. My husband started keto last year and had been very successful. A diagnosis of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease finally persuaded me to join him. I am only 5'3'' so being over 250 is exhausting. I am hoping to get to a place where I have enough energy to do all of those things that currently just make me roll my eyes and sit on my butt. I have started walking at least 5 days a week for at least 15 minutes (baby steps!). I stay motivated by listening to the 2 Keto Dudes podcast.
HW: 296.8 (3/18)
CW: 266.4
GW: 150
January GW: 262
Wednesday 01/01268. 8
Sunday 01/05: 267
Sunday 01/12:
Sunday 01/19:
Sunday 01/26:
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JANUARY 2020
Wednesday January 1st. (for all those at home and turning over a new leaf) Ugh 230
Sunday. 01/05 226
Sunday. 01/12
Sunday. 01/19
Sunday. 01/26
Friday 01/31. (to finish the month)1 -
@valleygirl74 yippeee, you're back and lost weight since the 1st January!! 1
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Friday January 3rd 176.4
Sunday. 01/05. 174.4 (-2)
Sunday. 01/12. 172.2 (-2)
Sunday. 01/19
Sunday. 01/26
Friday 01/31.
Well yippeeedooooh, encouragement at long last or maybe just that I'm committed and doing it properly at long last!4 -
I would like to join in here, I am up 6 lbs since Christmas. I always have a really hard time getting myself back on track after the holidays....it is a wicked cycle for me. I am a couple of weeks late, but better late than never!
I do great during the day....its all about the evening. I like my to snack too much!
My goal for January is to lose 10 lbs. Maybe that is asking too much.
Before Christmas - 140
Sunday Jan 12 - 146.5
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Had a good week. I did okay with food cravings until Saturday night. So I just stayed out of the kitchen and made it through without cheating!
HW: 296.8 (3/2018)
GW: 150
Wednesday 01/01: 268. 8
Sunday 01/05: 267 (-1.8)
Sunday 01/12: 262.8 (-4.2)
Sunday 01/19:
Sunday 01/26:
Friday 01/31:
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Although I can’t claim to have been Keto clean last week, I can say I was Low Carb High Fat (LCHF). My clean week. as evidenced by the loss of 8 pounds to report in the first full week here in our Monthly Challenge Forum. is proof Keto or LCHF suits me fine? When I adhere to this Way of Existing (WOE), I feel great and good things happen to my mind and body.
Plus, I eating high fat! How can you not be happy with bacon, butter. and coffee as staples in your diet? However, “Talk is cheap” and we’re only 1.5 weeks into 2020. I want to embrace this crazy WOE for the other 50 weeks left in 2020. 
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HW: 247.5
CW: 154
GW: 135 or waist 32.5”
January GW: 149
Wednesday 01/01: 154
Sunday 01/05: 158
Sunday 01/12: 154
Stressed 😩 out hormonal full moon 🌕 week so hopefully everything goes down from here!2 -
JANUARY 2020
Wednesday January 1st. (for all those at home and turning over a new leaf) 135.0
Sunday. 01/05 132.0
Sunday. 01/12 129.4
Sunday. 01/19
Sunday. 01/26
Friday 01/31. (to finish the month)
I didn’t have any cravings this past week until yesterday...helped out a friend cook at the local farmer’s market. OMG, egg rolls and fried rice!!! Stayed strong and busy and powered through! 😇3 -
Anyone here testing ketones? First time for me...measured moderate. Is that an optimal reading or should I strive for a larger amount?1
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bwrabbit11 wrote: »Anyone here testing ketones? First time for me...measured moderate. Is that an optimal reading or should I strive for a larger amount?
Hi. I test my ketones once a week. I'm generally between 1.5 and 2.5 mmol/L. I've had weeks as low as 0.7 and still recorded a loss on the scales. I try to check in the mornings when still fasted from overnight, as I noticed my levels are lower after food.
If you're concerned about the numbers, perhaps see how you go for a few weeks of just recording them and your food diary, and see what happens. If you're seeing a loss on the scales then you probably don't need to worry too much. If no loss, look at the foods you are eating again. If really worried, see your family doctor or dietitian. It's different for everyone.
I don't know many people actually check their ketone levels, simply watching their food intake is generally enough?
I figure if I don't eat properly and slip out of ketosis, I'll get the 'keto flu' symptoms again once I start eating properly again.2 -
JANUARY 2020
Wednesday January 1st. (for all those at home and turning over a new leaf) Ugh 230
Sunday. 01/05 226
Sunday. 01/12 223
Sunday. 01/19
Sunday. 01/26
Friday 01/31. (to finish the month)2 -
Wednesday January 1st 148.8
Sunday. 01/05 145.2 (-3.4)
Sunday. 01/12 144.1 (-1.1)
Sunday. 01/19
Sunday. 01/26
Friday 01/31
I have felt overall quite good this week. I made keto pancakes with softboiled eggs and an avocado for breakfast this morning which was a nice weekend treat, but I haven't had many carb cravings and my energy levels have been good.2 -
Not far from this months goal. Not going to push for it, but it is within sight with 2 weeks to go still.
I've been averaging 1kg loss each week since beginning keto in early Oct 2019. 2kg to lose in 2 - 2&1/2 weeks has been doable, but I also know that it'll start getting harder to lose as I have less to lose.
HW: 103.8kg (June '18)
Keto SW: 99.6kg (3rd Oct '19)
GW: 58kg
January GW: 83kg
Monday 23rd Dec: 86.4kg
Monday 6th Jan: 86.6kg
Monday 13th Jan: 84.9kg
I've been happy with my non-scale victories too.
I'm going to need new clothes soon as what I have is getting loose and I'm having to adjust regularly during the day lol.
I've been cooking a lot more and even getting my partner and our 9yo daughter having keto dinners most nights so not having to prepare multiple meals.
Have had a couple of days of eating out and found keto-friendlier options. (One of my big fears was not having any options for eating out, though we don't do it often)
I'm finding it easy to motivate myself to get to the gym once a week, but want to try to add another 2 days a week over the next couple of months.2 -
bwrabbit11 wrote: »Anyone here testing ketones? First time for me...measured moderate. Is that an optimal reading or should I strive for a larger amount?
once you've become fat adapted, about 6 to 8 weeks in doing Keto the readings don't much matter as what they measure is just the ketones you have 'left over' in your pee! In other words the ones your body isn't actually using to keep working.
If you are following low carb/keto then eventually your body will probably be using most of the ketones it produces.
I agree though, in the early stages it's reassuring to see some pink so that you know it's working, the depth of colour doesn't matter.
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