Totally bagged everything this weekend, ending today. Back at it tomorrow. I was still at a calorie deficit, but my carbs were around 100 grams the past few days. I gained a bit. Nothing major. Take Back Tuesday...Here I come!

I am doing well on my diet. I started eating more meat, and it's going well. No desire to eat off plan. Eating less butter, which I think helps me have more appetite. I'm enjoying mixing up the type of meat, and looking at the nutrition, so I make up some of the nutrients I am low on a daily basis, with certain foods. I probably need to visit the fresh fish market, and try a few new options, like mussels. Maybe sardines. I am adding beef liver for meal this week. So I'm good on most nutrients, and liking the variety.

Despite increasing my calories, I am dropping a bit faster right now. It may have to do with regularity, but I am down 3.8 lbs., in the past 3 days, eating 2.5 lbs. of meat a day, plus 4 Jumbo eggs, and some cheese. I'm 251.6. Hopefully in 240's by the end of the week.

Maybe it's from tweaking my macros, but it's actually a bit fast on the weight loss. I'm eating 3,138 calories today, hoping to slow down the weight loss a bit.

I didn't have an exercise goal, but I am lifting heavier, although I am lifting 6-8 reps, and only 2 sets a body part, and lifting each body part once every 6 days. I feel the contractions more, and maybe due to slower reps, and better form.. I feel it in my muscles more. The ones I am actually trying to work, not ancillary muscles, like my triceps, when I o chest or delts.. or biceps, when i do back. They are small workouts, so not going to do much, but if I am going to do it, I want to get as much out of it as I can. The weather is holding up too. I did a 2 mile walk on the bike path, out towards the lake yesterday, because it was a non-workout day.. and then at night, did a 1 mile walk at the park. So today, I am going to walk all the way to the lake, and back, after I work out.. about 3.6 miles. Already did 2 loads of laundry. It took about a month, but I'm finally feeling more energy.

Looks like for the most part, everyone is doing well. Life happens, but you just get back on track, work through injuries, and in the long run, it doesn't stop you. Stay positive, and keep up the good work!

10/12:
Exercise - rode 17 miles yesterday morning and then stayed active doing laundry and other stuff around the house.
Food - calories were good and both protein and carbs were in the sweet zones.

Today is a rest day, so just doing light things around the house, with no real exercise scheduled for the day.

10/13:
Exercise - was a rest day, no bike ride, very little exercise.
Food - not good, protein was good but carbs/calories were way over goals... kept it at maintenance, but not a good day overall for food.

No ride this morning - front was pushing thru and winds were blowing about 20 miles an hour, probably won't ride tomorrow either as they are predicting up to 3 inches of rain this evening into tomorrow morning. Will get to do upper body workouts instead.

10/12-10/13
No excitement to report. Sticking to calorie goals, staying fairly low carb and hydrated. The scale is bouncing around the same pound all week so it looks like I’ve been maintaining versus losing. Hopefully the flood gates open and the weight drops again as I stick to plan.

Malimalai wrote: »

It took me the last 6 months to lose 3.8 kg/8.3 lbs. I won't make any excuses.🤐
My commitment just for today 10/14:
1/ pre log foods before eating.✍🏽
2/not going over my calorie goal.
3/avoid snacks.🥜🍫( keto bar)🥃diet soda etc.
4/ drink a lot of water.🥤
5/go for a walk 🚶🏽‍♀️🐕🐩
6/ go to bed by mid night.🌚😴
I was with this group in 2019 ,Now 2021, I'm back again.
Good luck everyone. 👋🏽

I did all 6 yesterday 🙂
My commitment today 10/15 : the same as before .

10/14/21-187.8 lbs today, started at 255 lbs 9/14/20, started low carb 5/14/21-240.5 lbs, down 67.2 lbs, so more than halfway to my goal of 122 lbs, 65.8 lbs to go!!!! Increased my elliptical today from 130 to 140 minutes. Got to 11 miles.

Missed a couple of days
Wednes.day - total train wreck on food and no exercise (storms thru the day and just feeling lazy).
Thursday - back on track, still nasty outside so I rode the spin bike for an hour last night (sprint intervals mixed with steady state riding). Food on point for both protein and net carbs.

Started the day today with a bike ride, so all is looking up for the day.

@NYPhotographer2021 - congrats on the milestone!!

10/14-10/15
Another couple of good days for me and another pound down…4 to go then what? Figuring out maintenance! Woo hoo! And @NYPhotographer2021- great job! Love the polish color too😁

tishsmith101 wrote: »

Neck was sore the whole week but I did spin class Wed and today. Food was fair all week except yesterday but I logged regardless. Helping me to see that calorie counts are always accurate and I'm likely eating g more than it looks. Meal planning for lunch is my Achilles heel. Breakfast and dinner are easier.

Bowling tonight 😊

I made egg drop soup with shrimp in it for lunch yesterday it was quite good .... I also make hard boiled eggs with bacon, lettuce and tomato use the eggs as the sandwich .....spaghetti squash shrimp scampi or carbonara

swimmom_1 wrote: »

10/3/21-189.8 lbs Met my 11/1/21 goal already of 190 lbs. Maybe I'll get to 180! Not backing off. Actually upped my usual 99 minute Elliptical to 2 hours today!
10/10/21-188.8 lbs-Upped my Elliptical to 130 min a few days ago from 120 min.

10/17/21- 186.2 lbs- Upped my Elliptical again this week to 140 minutes and did 151 minutes today because I wanted the 12 miles! Down 68.8 lbs! More than halfway to my 133 lb goal loss to 122 lbs!

Everyone seems to be doing amazing things. We can;t be perfect all the time, but if we do things to make us healthy every day, and keep at it.. we will see progress over time.

I only lost 1.2 lbs. in the past 6 days. That included some gains, but oerall, I am down 5 lbs. of the 10.4 I want to lose, and since I lose in bunches, then lose slowly for a few days,, and repeat.. I am probably due to drop a lot in the next few days. So, I think I am on track, and it's because I have been 100% on my Carnivore diet. Nothing but beef, pork, and chicken, with butter, water, and a few ozs. of cheese. Today, I am having tuna and mayo, but the menu is still limited to the foods I am supposed to be eating. I'm consuming 2200-2800 calories a day, just eating until I am full.

So right on plan!

Congrats NYPhotographer on getting below 200. I had a fit trying to get past, and beyond 300.. under/over for months, until I finally got down to 292, and stopped thinking about that number. Hope you just keep dropping, and get far enough from that number so you never have to see a number starting with 2 on the scale again. You seem to be going full steam ahead, and have a great attitude. Keep making progress, because progress X time = big results.. nothing makes progress look better than multiplying it.

Well, since finally falling below the 200 mark, I've been hovering between 198 & 199. I weigh daily, and yesterday I was at 198, today, 198.6. LOL...I know it's normal. My brain tells me that. But man o man! C'mon! Okay, end of whine. I'll just keep on and I know eventually the scale will move down again.