No-Nonsense November 2020 Challenge
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11/9
Snacking- I did snack a bit midday out of boredom but stopped when I realized it. I really wanted to eat after dinner but held strong and refrained.
Carbs/protein- not bad on either front. A bit higher in calories than I would have liked but had a better day than most of last week so I’ll take it.4 -
Food day was great. I feel satiated and followed the plan to a tee.
Steps were low. After a good steps day like yesrerday, I find I'm exhausted, and sleep or just crash and burn rather significantly. Still not at a good consistent endurance level, but I feel I'm getting closer to it, as my overall numbers are better and better.
Still didn't manage to get the scale up and running, but when I do, that will definitely be a moment of reckoning, long overdue. Hopefully will set a good fire of reality and motivation in gear. Without regular weigh-ins, I'm the type to get very lax and turn a blind eye to creeping carbs. The proof is in the poundage.
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I know just how you feel, @elize7 . So easy to overdo it without realising (ME/CFS is very tricky in this regard). As much as we want to be increasing all the time, sometimes it's good to just sit at a new level for a bit. I haven't been for a proper walk the last couple of days due to fatigue. I could have, just knew it was a bad idea. I did pace up and down the hallway while dinner was in the oven today though, so my Fitbit thinks I went for a walk
Macros and cals are looking stunningly good today. Deficit is a smidge lower than I'd like due to lower activity, but I know I need a couple of days of taking it easy. Micros good other than the stubborn ones, which are covered by supplements anyway aside from zinc.
No further progress on the container garden. I need to go get potting mix ready for the weekend, and I know I should get good quality stuff, but I am fairly tempted to get the cheap stuff just from the cost perspective. Trying to remind myself that decent soil will yield better crops! I also need to make up my mind about what I actually want to plant 3 -
11/9:
Food - refeed day, lots of carbs, not much fat, but protein was reasonable at 120g. Still managed to stay under maintenance for the day so there is that (riding the bike in the morning was the saving grace for the day!).
Exercise - rode 19.2 miles before work and finished the day 9700+ steps.4 -
11/9:
logged and on-plan:
exercise: hoofin' it out in the yard (1.25hr ish) 4 -
11/09
Goals met. ✅
15,856 steps yesterday.
Thanks @Nony_Mouse for the information. I did have a much better day yesterday when I had a bulletproof coffee mid-morning. I had forgotten (and was surprised) how it helped to stave off those hunger pangs until I was able to have lunch. Last time I did keto (2018) I purchased MCT Oil, but I haven't made that purchase yet... not sure if I will. I walked 6 miles outside in the sunshine. I know I keep saying it, but these beautiful days won't last forever!
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11/9 Goals Met and walked 6.25 miles
11/10 Goals Met except no walk today ... I have to leave soon for my 3 month Diabetes check up ...will be doing aerobics when I get home
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11/10
1. Food goal met.
2. 5 mile training run plus another 7 miles walked at work. Managed to get my run in before the snow started (4-7 inches expected), so a big win!2 -
11/10, 2.2lb loss this week! I'm really keeping an eye on my nutrients, as I think this past weekend I was edging into Keto Flu.
I took advice regarding my dislike of avocados and nixed them for now. I did get avocado oil and coconut to add to my fat supplies. This week really got me thinking about what my intake is, and what a keto calculator generated. I'm unsure if I should be eating more or less, as I either have my bars set very low, or not low enough. Any advice is helpful
I haven't gone walking today for exercise as I got blisters from yesterday's excursion. I blame my work attire. In a few days, I should have new running shoes to break in. My goal is to start jogging around the middle of next week as I will have been strictly keto for 1 month.
Almost has a perfect day eating wise, but things kept getting jumbled around as I didn't have a real appetite for most of my meals, and tried to incorporate fat bombs to hit the fat goal. Could be worse though.3 -
11/10, 2.2lb loss this week! I'm really keeping an eye on my nutrients, as I think this past weekend I was edging into Keto Flu.
I took advice regarding my dislike of avocados and nixed them for now. I did get avocado oil and coconut to add to my fat supplies. This week really got me thinking about what my intake is, and what a keto calculator generated. I'm unsure if I should be eating more or less, as I either have my bars set very low, or not low enough. Any advice is helpful
I haven't gone walking today for exercise as I got blisters from yesterday's excursion. I blame my work attire. In a few days, I should have new running shoes to break in. My goal is to start jogging around the middle of next week as I will have been strictly keto for 1 month.
Almost has a perfect day eating wise, but things kept getting jumbled around as I didn't have a real appetite for most of my meals, and tried to incorporate fat bombs to hit the fat goal. Could be worse though.
@gispi918 You don't need to be doing that unless you actually want to, and it seems like maybe you are making yourself eat extra fat just to hit a goal? As I said above, the important bit is the low carbs. That's what you need to get into and stay in ketosis. Currently you have body fat to spare, so it makes sense for the HF part of LCHF to come from body fat, rather than ingested fat. If you're not finding what you're eating appealing, that raises the likelihood of throwing the towel in exponentially. Whatever way of eating one chooses for weight loss, first and foremost it needs to be sustainable.
You may find this a helpful read: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10492805/keto-straight-talk#latest
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Ticks across the board on the nutrition front, bar my usual nemeses micros. Woke up with an almighty headache and thirsty as hell this morning, despite my very robust sodium intake. It occurred to me that maybe what I actually need to increase is potassium (but still with the higher sodium, just getting a better balance). One of my sodium 'hacks' is to just add 5g to my 2 litre water jug in the morning, because I know that plus food gives me ample. Have now switched that to low sodium salt, and made sure to eat lots of potassium-rich foods today too.
I almost didn't go for a walk, because the cold wind we've had the past few days was still in effect, but it finally dropped this evening, so half hour walk.5 -
Under carb goal met
Steps this week 12,020 still struggling with this
Weight back up 1 lb from Sat but had strength training two days in a row
Have to hit the grocery store and thinking about walking there on lunch to bump up my steps, as long as it's not raining.5 -
11/10:
Food - calories were maybe a bit low, but good, protein was good at 113, net carbs at 86.
Exercise - did 42 minutes on the elliptical - speed intervals mixed with steady state work.
Fitbit rings - had 9k steps for the day and closed 3 of the 4 rings... stairs are kinda hard to close since I live/work from home in a one story house.
Since Tuesday was a re-feed, I was curious what that would do to my BG readings on Wednesday... guess that I needed the re-feed since my mid-morning reading was only 74 (even after eating almost 400g of carbs on Tuesday!).4 -
11/10:
logged and on-plan:
calories a little too high. I let people get to me today. Hormones are the devil.
exercise: strength 5 -
11/10
Snacking- I had a couple of handfuls of popcorn after dinner because I didn’t feel super full. Things could be worse.
Carb/protein goals- maintenance day where the two macros nearly equaled. I would prefer protein higher and carbs lower but the bagel I had at lunch didn’t do me any favors. The work continues!4 -
11/11
1. Food just ok today. Only worked for a few hours and spent all afternoon curled up on the sofa reading and some mindless snacking.
2. Rest day from running but walked about 6 miles with my short work shift plus a Target run.4 -
11/11
Calories: under 1600 limit
Net carbs: a touch over 20g limit
Protein: under protein limit
Fat: close, but unintentionally under fat goal
Had the day off, and took my toddler on a 5 mile stroll this morning. Hit my step goal of 10k before noon.
Lost 4.2 since last Wednesday weekly Check-in.4 -
Good day today, ticks for food and exercise, and spent a couple of hours in the garden this afternoon sorting out my scraggly swan plants (milkweed) for the damn caterpillars (I love them, but they are a lot of work...), something that should have been done a couple of months ago. Hopefully the plants take off now that they've had some TLC, cos I've got a lot of hungry mouths to feed!6
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11/11 Goals Met and we walked 7.37 miles
11/12 Goals will be met today and cleaning house and doing aerobics 5 -
11/11:
logged and on-plan:
exercise: 5miles or so of Leslie Sansone walking vids 7 -
11/11:
Yesterday was a total blah day... calories were high, carbs were high, protein was acceptable and no exercise. Only had 3100 steps for the day with no deliberate exercise in the mix (was too cold to ride in the morning and couldn't break away from work during the day to get a ride in later).
Back on the horse today... started the day with 45 minutes on the elliptical so got that out of the way... just need to watch the food as well.5 -
11/10
Goals met. ✅
10,027 steps.
11/11
Goals met. ✅
16,852 steps.
I've been doing much better with staying under my carbs this week. It's not near the struggle that it was the first week. And Wednesday is my weigh in day and I lost 3 lbs from last week! So I'm happy! I also got my new running shoes today, so I'm ready to tackle week 2 of my c25k program! (Once I break them in!) Lol.5 -
11/12
1. Food much better today even with an afternoon of sitting in the sofa, watching the snow, and reading!
2. 10 mile training run early this morning plus another 6 miles walked as I went into work for a few hours.3 -
11/12
Logged and under carbs-tweaked my macros a bit lowering carbs slightly
Steps so far this week 21k, getting there
Took measurements yesterday, will do that again next month
I'd been aiming for working out at lunch and finding it just wasn't enough. Lost motivation to do more after work so starting yesterday I'm getting in some steps before the 6am start of my workday. It felt good again today to have something under my belt before lunch hour.
Hubby got rid of my old desk and brought my bike trainer in from the garage Wed. Just need to put my bike on it and I can ride inside!!!6 -
11/12
Goals met. ❌ (met all except carb goal)
10,126 steps.
I stayed UNDER on my total calorie goal for the day, but went over my carb goal by about 16 carbs (which was that Gala apple that I ate late in the day). But I'm still happy with my progress.5 -
11/12:
Food - much better day, calories were totally in check, protein was great at 158g, carbs were also great with 92g net. Made better food choices all day and feeling much better today for the good choices (both physically and mentally).
Exercise - did 45 minutes on the elliptical to start the day - did intervals for 35 minutes with 10 minutes warm up and cool down. Finished the day with 7000 steps. Took the day off today (gotta burn some vacation before the end of the year) so now I am fixing to head out on the bike for a ride to get my exercise on!4 -
11/12:
Food - much better day, calories were totally in check, protein was great at 158g, carbs were also great with 92g net. Made better food choices all day and feeling much better today for the good choices (both physically and mentally).
Exercise - did 45 minutes on the elliptical to start the day - did intervals for 35 minutes with 10 minutes warm up and cool down. Finished the day with 7000 steps. Took the day off today (gotta burn some vacation before the end of the year) so now I am fixing to head out on the bike for a ride to get my exercise on!
Enjoy your ride! It's a beautiful day in my neck of the woods. Hope it is in yours, too.
@tishsmith101 I find I have that problem, too. Once I've done my "workout" I don't get much exercise the rest of the day so I make sure to get all my steps in before that point. So on days where I say strength, I either walk for about 30 or do a walking video to make sure I get my steps over 5k and out of sedentary range. Stuff always happens and I get tired. But the feeling knowing I got "the things" done is great. No longer hanging over me and no guilt b/c I have nothing to feel guilty about.
11/12:
logged and on-plan:
exercise: strength 5 -
I've been incommunicado all week, I suppose I had one more carb fueled rebellion in me. I HAD to get rid of the sweets, right??
Anyway that's over and I'm finally making progress. I've dropped 5 lbs of water bloat over the past couple of days!
Sw: 240
CW: 209.8
GW: 185-190, we'll reevaluate as needed.
How are you?6 -
11/13- Goals will be met today after I go for my bone density test ..I want to know what I have had so many foot fractures ....I finished scrubbing my kitchen today and I will be walking when I get home
Zero loss this week ....I have lost 47 lbs so far so I am happy with that 7 -
Forgot to check in last night:
I way overdid it with the burst of gardening the other day, so was very fatigued yesterday. Food all fine, though much smaller deficit due to no exercise, and also being quite hungry. But, a deficit is a deficit. With the huge deficit I had the day before, I should end up close to full deficit for the week (currently aiming for 700 g/1.5 lb).
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