No-Nonsense November 2020 Challenge
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11/1-11/2
Logged and under carb goal
7345 steps so far this week - slow start
Bowling Sunday and 30 strength class yesterday
Made some keto bread last night, YUM.3 -
FrecklePatch wrote: »I have a bad habit of typing long, heartfelt messages and promptly hitting Done. Ah wells. I'm here. If I'm nothing else, I'm persistent even when boggling my weight and food and logging. I keep.coming back lol.
SW 240
CW 212
GW Under 200 to start.
I'm full of gratitude for you who've never giving up on me, when I've given up on this. Thank you.
LORRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!
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1. Food as logged.
2. 5 mile training run plus another 2 miles walked. Eldest daughter overslept and had to drive herself down to Mayo, so I got a stress free reading day!3 -
Nov 4
All looking good. Got a walk in today, yay!! I've decided not to sweat so much about micros that I'm bumping with supplements for now. At some stage I'll delve into how to increase them without drastic increases in calorie intake, but it can wait. Some things, like zinc, may just be nigh on impossible being vegetarian (particularly taking bioavailability into account, I really need to be getting double RDA).
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11/03
All goals met except I'm still struggling with carbs. But I stayed under my calories, tracked everything, and got my new treadmill put together by myself! Those are wins in my book every day! ✅
16,168 steps.
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11/03:
on-plan and logged:
Mostly. Nonsense hit me with the unresolved election stress and oldest made herself b-day cookies. The bad news is that I had one cookie. The good news is I only had ONE cookie. So cals ended up at maintenance, and of course carbs were not good.
exercise: Nope. The Election line was short, but by the time I got back (20 min drive or so each way) there was no time left to workout and I was super tired after dinner. I'll make up for the missed day this weekend hopefully.
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11/2-11/3 Goals met and I walked 7 miles yesterday with my Aspen the husky 5
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I stayed on track for Day One!6
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11/3:
Logged all the food - protein was good (over 100) but lower than I like (only 117g - aiming for at least 125g), net carbs were high at 111g.
Steps - total crap, was still resting my back from the weekend tweak - 2300 for the day.
Exercise - see above...
Good news is the back held up for a bike ride this morning, so back to exercising!!!4 -
11/3
Snacking 😁 no time to do so
Carbs/ protein 😀 carbs were a bit higher than I would have liked but I had a huge salad for dinner. I ate later than normal so was full when I went to bed- a feeling I don’t enjoy. Protein was over 100g and calories were a bit over my target deficit but still in an acceptable range.5 -
I hope I am not too late to join in. I just started in late October to change my lifestyle with Keto, and getting more active. My November goal mirrors my regular goal but would like to find others who can help keep me accountable and motivated.
My November Plans.
Food:- Research foods that fit my keto goals, to share with my family during the holiday
- Keeping my macros at net carbs 20g / fat 133g / protein 80g, and calories under 1600.
- Finding ways to enjoy avocados (which repulse me)
Exercise:- Walk every lunch hour, about 45 mins
- Walk on the weekends, at least 5 miles
- Start implementing core workouts, and squats
Lifestyle:- Weekly weigh in on Wednesday morning
- Blog about it on a personal blog
- Take photos every week
- Look for support system on MFP and FitBit community for motivation and challenges.
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1. A bit of stress eating almonds today. Passed the bag on to my husband so won’t be tempted to finish it.
2. Rest day from running but still walked 8 miles at work.3 -
I hope I am not too late to join in. I just started in late October to change my lifestyle with Keto, and getting more active. My November goal mirrors my regular goal but would like to find others who can help keep me accountable and motivated.
My November Plans.
Food:- Research foods that fit my keto goals, to share with my family during the holiday
- Keeping my macros at net carbs 20g / fat 133g / protein 80g, and calories under 1600.
- Finding ways to enjoy avocados (which repulse me)
Exercise:- Walk every lunch hour, about 45 mins
- Walk on the weekends, at least 5 miles
- Start implementing core workouts, and squats
Lifestyle:- Weekly weigh in on Wednesday morning
- Blog about it on a personal blog
- Take photos every week
- Look for support system on MFP and FitBit community for motivation and challenges.
This may not work for you due to the carbs in cottage cheese, but I mix avocado with cottage cheese, garlic, dash of hot sauce, and salt, then eat it with celery sticks. It's my standard lunch. All up, with the quantities I have, it's 9g net carbs. I'm usually up around 40-45g net for the day though, so easy for me to fit in.
Alternatively, maybe we can help you find something you do like instead of avocado? What is it in particular about av that has you forcing yourself to try to eat it?4 -
Trucking along nicely, though protein lower than I'd like (but still above my minimum cutoff of 100g). Micros a mess, but I also made no effort to correct that. Efforts to get this vege garden up and running look like they may be thwarted for another week. Or possibly longer if my cat spends all my money on having her teeth done tomorrow.4
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(For 11/04)
Goals met. ❌ Nope. Well, tbh I did well on everything except that I went about double on my carbs. I broke down and made myself some keto choc chip cookies that have only 100 cals and about 2g. net carbs per cookie. I also had to HIDE the regular choc chip cookies that my hubby keeps in a clear plastic container on the counter. Everytime I walk by those dang things they are screamin at me and I find them harder and harder to resist as the day goes on. If they are out of sight, I can do much better with my willpower. Lol.
21,082 steps yesterday. That was 100 minutes of walking (5miles) outside AND then later doing w2d1 of the c25k on my treadmill! I'm so stinkin excited that I'm able to run on the treadmill! I have pretty much given up running because it's so hard on my knees, but the treadmill has a lot more "give" to it. There's more cushion when I'm running!7 -
11/4
Snacking after dinner👿 and before...@Mrs_Hoffer the chocolate chunk cookies my hubs brought home grabbed my attention too along with eating my weight in my favorites- peanut butter m&m’s. Stress eating for sure.
Carbs/protein was not that bad. Carbs higher than I like but I ate mostly carnivore so protein was good. A Maintenance day that I’ll chalk up to bad choices and move on.6 -
11/4:
Food - calories in range, protein was great at 120g, net carbs at 109g
Exercise - 18 miles for a morning ride before work, finished the day with 8600 steps
Something that finally registered yesterday, my Fitbit has rings kind of like an Apple watch... the rings are for floors, miles walked/run, calories burned and exercise minutes. I finally noticed them because I closed all the rings yesterday (much to my own surprise). I think I will track this along with my other goals.5 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »Trucking along nicely, though protein lower than I'd like (but still above my minimum cutoff of 100g). Micros a mess, but I also made no effort to correct that. Efforts to get this vege garden up and running look like they may be thwarted for another week. Or possibly longer if my cat spends all my money on having her teeth done tomorrow.
Poor Kitteh. I hope she does alright. And I hope she doesn't traumatize you in the process.2 -
I hope I am not too late to join in. I just started in late October to change my lifestyle with Keto, and getting more active. My November goal mirrors my regular goal but would like to find others who can help keep me accountable and motivated.
My November Plans.
Food:- Research foods that fit my keto goals, to share with my family during the holiday
- Keeping my macros at net carbs 20g / fat 133g / protein 80g, and calories under 1600.
- Finding ways to enjoy avocados (which repulse me)
Exercise:- Walk every lunch hour, about 45 mins
- Walk on the weekends, at least 5 miles
- Start implementing core workouts, and squats
Lifestyle:- Weekly weigh in on Wednesday morning
- Blog about it on a personal blog
- Take photos every week
- Look for support system on MFP and FitBit community for motivation and challenges.
Always welcome any time!
Support is huge. We're here for you!
Regarding avocados...they aren't necessary. But I've found them delicious on toast when not keto, in guac, and a chocolate avocado "pudding" made with cocoa, sour cream, 0 carb sweetener, and of course the avocado. Otherwise, they aren't really my fave, and I rarely eat them anymore as they are a Goldilock food. They are only good if they are just right. Otherwise they either taste too green or are brownish and ick. Oh. And avocado fries are "ok" but they are a pain in the butt to make, and need a dip. I don't have time fo' that, but if you do it's something to try.1 -
10/5:
No Nonsense!
on plan and logged:
exercise: A good yard hike. About 1.5hours...ish. I just walk until I get my 10k steps on the NagBit. So it's about 8.5k steps worth of a walk as I'm pretty sedentary otherwise keeping kids doing their schoolwork. 4 -
baconslave wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »Trucking along nicely, though protein lower than I'd like (but still above my minimum cutoff of 100g). Micros a mess, but I also made no effort to correct that. Efforts to get this vege garden up and running look like they may be thwarted for another week. Or possibly longer if my cat spends all my money on having her teeth done tomorrow.
Poor Kitteh. I hope she does alright. And I hope she doesn't traumatize you in the process.
Just a scale and polish hopefully, and even if she does need an extraction, it should come in at less than what I budgeted for. Huzzah!!
I have pretty much perfected avocado ripeness - I always buy them rock hard green and let them ripen in the bowl. As soon as they are perfect, in the fridge they go!3 -
The good news is that I walked a mile and a half yesterday.
Mostly my attention has been on societal stressors for the first few days of this month and I honestly feel wasted.
Tonight, I will change my electronic scale batteries and try to figure out how to reset it. Wouldn't it be great to have an old fashioned, Dr.'s scale?? So simple!2 -
1. Better job with food today!
2. Thursday is my big mileage day so 9 miles ran plus I went into work for a few hours and walked an additional 5 miles.5 -
11/4 goals met and did 2 aerobic DVD's for a total of 90 minutes
11/5 goals met and went for our walk at 6am ..walked 5.86 miles ..wanted to go more but my hip went out .. I was born with hip dysplasia and in a brace for 2 years of my life ..not fun ...spent the rest of the day on the couch ughh3 -
Have felt very sub par with a squiffy tum all day. Still met macro and cal goals (actually only 96g of protein, but meh, close enough), and went for a walk, though a bit shorter, and definitely in the 'stroll' category. I'm only still up because Miss Mandy did end up having a tooth out, and can't have her pain meds before 10.
Hopefully this is a one day event and I feel fine tomorrow.3 -
(For 11/05)
Goals met. ✅
16,512 steps. Walked 120 mins outside in the beautiful Ohio sunshine. This nice weather won't last long, so I'm taking advantage of it with outside walks right now. It was also a rest day for my c25k.
@taylok23 Im still trying to determine what the ideal carb % should be for wanting to lose weight. Once I get that figured out, I think I'll be able to get on more of an even keel. It's really crappy that 1 stinkin cookie can ruin my whole carb count for the day! Lol. But I'm a work in progress!
@eneild Wowsa! That's a lot of miles! I'm working my way up to high mileage days. Lol. 2 years ago when I lost almost 60 lbs I would walk 12-18 miles on a Saturday - my hubby thought I was crazy, but it was peaceful and I could listen to a motivational book on the Libby app on my phone!
@Nony_Mouse I hope to feel better SOON!
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The good news is that I walked a mile and a half yesterday.
Mostly my attention has been on societal stressors for the first few days of this month and I honestly feel wasted.
Tonight, I will change my electronic scale batteries and try to figure out how to reset it. Wouldn't it be great to have an old fashioned, Dr.'s scale?? So simple!
Societal stressors...they are rough right now.
I had to quit listening to my news podcast during my walk so I hunted up a one that had a Space Week and nerded out to talk of dark energy, universe expansion, and space junk.
Great job on the walk!2 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »11/4 goals met and did 2 aerobic DVD's for a total of 90 minutes
11/5 goals met and went for our walk at 6am ..walked 5.86 miles ..wanted to go more but my hip went out .. I was born with hip dysplasia and in a brace for 2 years of my life ..not fun ...spent the rest of the day on the couch ughh
Hip went out!
I'm so sorry. I hope its feeling better soon. 2 -
@Nony_Mouse Wishing you a quickly un-squiffed tummy!
11/5:
logged and on-plan:
exercise: Was supposed to do strength but just wasn't in the mood. It was sunny and balmy so I took a walk. I'll do strength today as it might be a bit warm for my tastes this afternoon with the warm front.
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11/6 goals met .... no walk today ( hip feels a bit better today )... will be doing aerobics at home
loss 2.7 lbs this week ..LTD 46.6 5
