Love Your Health: Feb 2022 Challenge
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Highest Weight 05/22/19: 276.8
Starting Weight 10/31/21: 258.6
Feb Weight 2/1/22: 234.8
End of Feb Goal 2/28/22: 230.0
2/8: 231.6
Goals for each day:
Steps: 2,046
Cals: 1,195
Carbs: 65g
Water: 135.24 -
I just completed another "better" weekend. The scale wasn't impressed, however. Is it ever though?
Just eating keto, exercising, doing the thing, waiting for my body to decide what it's doing. Trusting the process...
Doing so very impatiently, obviously. 
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2022 ~ Feb 9 ~ 171.8 lbs
Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs
February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower2 -
For 2/8/22
SW 170
CW 169.5
GW 167
Daily plank challenge ✔
80 oz water daily ✔
Under 60 carbs daily✔
Movement ❌rest day
Meal prep-❌
Had my mammo and ultrasound yesterday with good results. That kinda became the primary focus of the day. I did do 2 60 sec planks though! Hubby made a chicken tossed salad for dinner. He likes crunch so I bought some parmesan crisps to add in. Plenty for lunch today
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2/7-2/8 were closer to maintenance days for me versus a calorie deficit. I ate some curry last night that I just knew was full of sodium and the scale confirmed my suspicions this morning with a 3 pound increase! Hopefully that comes right off tomorrow. I wish my appetite would diminish but that just doesn’t seem to be happening so I need to get it under control. A work in progress continues!3
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Did half an hour on the exercise bike. Started slow then increased to moderate intensity. Felt ok to start with but after I had my shower I started to feel just slightly off. I’m now feeling a bit shaky. So it seems that intensity is a problem for me. Shame, I really used to enjoy pushing myself and was looking forward to being able to do that again. I’ll just have to accept that I can’t.
I’ll try sticking to slower bike riding and see how that goes. At the weekend I’ll try one of my exercise dvds. They’re a mix of weight and strength exercises with high intensity intervals but I’m thinking I can try skipping the intervals and just try the strength and weight bits. See how I feel doing that.3 -
melmerritt33 wrote: »Did half an hour on the exercise bike. Started slow then increased to moderate intensity. Felt ok to start with but after I had my shower I started to feel just slightly off. I’m now feeling a bit shaky. So it seems that intensity is a problem for me. Shame, I really used to enjoy pushing myself and was looking forward to being able to do that again. I’ll just have to accept that I can’t.
I’ll try sticking to slower bike riding and see how that goes. At the weekend I’ll try one of my exercise dvds. They’re a mix of weight and strength exercises with high intensity intervals but I’m thinking I can try skipping the intervals and just try the strength and weight bits. See how I feel doing that.
you can always still do the intervals just with slower or lower impact versions of the exercises? Just a thought. I did similar yesterday. My joints are just being rude so I'm probably having a bit of a Sjogren's flare. So I just dialed the intensity and impact down. Sorry your body is being a rotten stinkface. (Can't tell I have kids, right? )
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Still on the scale yo-yo train. Back down a bit. But not down to the recent low.
Still just counting cals, carbs, and exercising. KCKO.
Even though my joints are ouchie and I'm going to have to take an Aleve in a min. KCKO. 2 -
2022 ~ Feb 10 ~ 171.0 lbs
Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs
February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower2 -
For 2/9/22
SW 170
CW 170.5 Scale yo-yo train here too
GW 167
Daily plank challenge ✔
80 oz water daily ✔
Under 60 carbs daily✔
Movement ❌rest day
Meal prep-❌
As much as I love the Olympics, I stay up way too late to catch things. Too tired to do anything but my planks yesterday but I really have to get moving today. Cashew chicken (no rice) may have not been the best idea last night but it's a once in a great while splurge.2 -
baconslave wrote: »melmerritt33 wrote: »Did half an hour on the exercise bike. Started slow then increased to moderate intensity. Felt ok to start with but after I had my shower I started to feel just slightly off. I’m now feeling a bit shaky. So it seems that intensity is a problem for me. Shame, I really used to enjoy pushing myself and was looking forward to being able to do that again. I’ll just have to accept that I can’t.
I’ll try sticking to slower bike riding and see how that goes. At the weekend I’ll try one of my exercise dvds. They’re a mix of weight and strength exercises with high intensity intervals but I’m thinking I can try skipping the intervals and just try the strength and weight bits. See how I feel doing that.
you can always still do the intervals just with slower or lower impact versions of the exercises? Just a thought. I did similar yesterday. My joints are just being rude so I'm probably having a bit of a Sjogren's flare. So I just dialed the intensity and impact down. Sorry your body is being a rotten stinkface. (Can't tell I have kids, right? )
Thanks, that’s a really good idea, I’ll try that!1 -
I won’t be exercising today as I’m feeling bad physically but I’m actually feeling really happy because the final piece of the puzzle has just slipped into place.
Every time I’ve done a zero carb style of carnivore I’ve felt terrible, with a more relaxed version I’ve felt great. I discovered part of the reason was histamine intolerance, avoiding high histamine foods made a huge difference. Now with my exercise attempts and the last two days of being zero carb carnivore again I’ve got the final answer. Even keeping it low histamine every time I drop dairy completely I lose my energy, feel drained and lightheaded. It’s happened again. So I really do need a small amount of carbs in my diet. Not much but some.
I already know I have to be careful with certain dairy, for example hard cheese every day constipates me. But based on previous experience, things like ricotta and milk don’t seem to cause me problems. They have a small amount of carbs but are also low histamine. So this could be my perfect way of eating solved.
I’ll see how it goes over the next week and hopefully that will also be enough to fuel my exercise.3 -
Highest Weight 05/22/19: 276.8
Starting Weight 10/31/21: 258.6
Feb Weight 2/1/22: 234.8
End of Feb Goal 2/28/22: 230.0
2/8: 231.6 2/9: 231.2 2/10: 230.4
Goals for 2/8:
Steps: 2,205
Cals: 1,121
Carbs: 17g
Water: 152.1
2/9:
Steps: 2,519
Cals: 1,041
Carbs: 13g
Water: 169.02 -
yo-yo up a pound. But my waist is looking better. Measurement check next week.
It's probably not good but I will probably blow off part of my strength routine again to spend more time walking outside while we have a lil' bit of a warm up with no rain still going on. I need the wide open space and sun, bad.2 -
2022 ~ Feb 11 ~ 171.0 lbs
Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs
February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower
At least I am consistent. I've been hovering between 173 & 171 for the past couple of weeks. So I should be grateful for that at least. I hate it when I go up, but I'm still over 40 pounds less than when I started. So I have to take this as a win.
Have a great day! It's FRIDAY!!4 -
Okay my pity party is over ... I am happy to report I am not in any pain at the moment ... I am still not comfortable walking with my daughter and husky ... So I have decided to walk inside with Leslie Sansone and take it slow ... I will also be meal prepping today ...I am also happy to report that I lost 4.1 lbs this morning LTD 11.7 lbs ...Happy FriYAY everyone ..I hope everybody has a great weekend 5
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2/9-2/10
I too am having scale issues of my own making. Went crazy and bought goodies I know I can’t keep around so those have been snacks I can do without. I’m retaining water, having crazy hormones and feeling a bit of stress from my parents so hopefully this weekend or the start of next week I can get a handle on things and get back to my healthy habits. Just ugh! At least I keep up exercising when I go off the rails food-wise so there is one silver lining. The final 5 pounds (now 9) is killer for me to shed. No more whining! Have a good weekend!3 -
Highest Weight 05/22/19: 276.8
Starting Weight 10/31/21: 258.6
Feb Weight 2/1/22: 234.8
End of Feb Goal 2/28/22: 230.0
2/11: 229.8
Goals for 2/10:
Steps:2,171
Cals: 1,182
Carbs: 36g
Water: 135.25 -
WTG @Americanbabydoll You did it! You made your goal for February! You're amazing! Keep it up!!
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2022 ~ Feb 12 ~ 167.8 lbs
Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs
February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower
I did it! Made my February goal! Now if only I can keep it under 170 for the rest of this month! But for today, I celebrate!!4 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Okay my pity party is over ... I am happy to report I am not in any pain at the moment ... I am still not comfortable walking with my daughter and husky ... So I have decided to walk inside with Leslie Sansone and take it slow ... I will also be meal prepping today ...I am also happy to report that I lost 4.1 lbs this morning LTD 11.7 lbs ...Happy FriYAY everyone ..I hope everybody has a great weekend
That's great news you are doing better. Leslie is annoying but the vids are solid. I used one this last week.
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NYPhotographer2021 wrote: »2022 ~ Feb 12 ~ 167.8 lbs
Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs
February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower
I did it! Made my February goal! Now if only I can keep it under 170 for the rest of this month! But for today, I celebrate!!
FANTASTIC!1 -
Americanbabydoll wrote: »Highest Weight 05/22/19: 276.8
Starting Weight 10/31/21: 258.6
Feb Weight 2/1/22: 234.8
End of Feb Goal 2/28/22: 230.0
2/11: 229.8
Goals for 2/10:
Steps:2,171
Cals: 1,182
Carbs: 36g
Water: 135.2
Feb goal achieved! Great job!1 -
2/9-2/10
I too am having scale issues of my own making. Went crazy and bought goodies I know I can’t keep around so those have been snacks I can do without. I’m retaining water, having crazy hormones and feeling a bit of stress from my parents so hopefully this weekend or the start of next week I can get a handle on things and get back to my healthy habits. Just ugh! At least I keep up exercising when I go off the rails food-wise so there is one silver lining. The final 5 pounds (now 9) is killer for me to shed. No more whining! Have a good weekend!
I so feel you!
Hang in there!
The last bit to lose is always so hateful.0 -
well guess what is acting up again?
Trying to trust the process. Measurements Monday. Just focusing on keeping cals reasonable this weekend. Especially for the Super Bowl eats on Sunday. I have keto-fare on hand. I just must not eat too much of it.2 -
Did 30 minutes on the exercise bike, same as last time, started out slow then increased to moderate intensity. This time I had a glass of milk afterwards and I feel so much better than I did before after exercising. This is definitely what my body needs.
I think I do feel a little increase in mucous but not much and I’m sitting here thinking well actually I’d rather be a little sniffly and feel good (like I did before I started experimenting with dairy) than free of sniffles but having absolutely no energy and feeling lightheaded or dizzy after exercise. I guess it comes down to what I’m prepared to put up with. Which is actually what my boyfriend said to me about three months ago when I first tried giving up dairy. Oh well, it was worth trying and now I know.
I’m going to try goats milk and see if that makes any difference. But I’m done with trying to give up dairy, I’m happy to at least be able to exercise and live my life again.2 -
Highest Weight 05/22/19: 276.8
Starting Weight 10/31/21: 258.6
Feb Weight 2/1/22: 234.8
End of Feb Goal 2/28/22: 230.0
2/12: 229.4
Goals for 2/11:
Steps: 2,896
Cals: 1,071
Carbs: 35g
Water: 152.12 -
@melmerrit33 If the cow dairy makes you mucous-ey (hah, is that even a word) maybe try switching to sheep (Romano) or goats milk cheese. I never drink actual milk because of that reason, but do eat yogourt and cheeses and they don't seem to bother me as much. We have similar autoimmune issues so it might work for you too.
Anyhew... my last post was Jan 30, and I was at 150.
Today I'm at 148.
NOT doing my best at keeping junk carbs (tortilla chips) out of my diet, but at least still IF'ing which helps. Also having trouble drinking enough water during the workday as I am working in security and need to keep my mask on and pay attention; even tho my water bottle is right beside me, I need to time things so that I have a clear calm moment to take a good swig.
A trip is planned for Mid March to Hawaii, soooooo, if I want to fit my fun summery clothes and look non-scary in my bathing suit I need to double down.3 -
2022 ~ Feb 13 ~ 167.4 lbs
Starting weight: 8/26/21 - 214 lbs
9/30/21 - 204.6 lbs
10/31/21 - 194.0 lbs
11/30/21 - 185.8 lbs
12/31/21 - 179.4 lbs
1/31/22 - 176.2 lbs
February 2022 Goals: Get down to 170 or lower
Overall Goal: 150 lbs or lower
Very pleased with a tiny loss rather than a gain as normally happens when I lose a lot. Onward & downward!3 -
January was not a good month for me. And now we are almost 1/2 way through February and it continues. I need to make a change and get back on the bandwagon. For me, it seems to be the same thing every year....it starts with Christmas.....and snowballs from there. I am up 8 lbs since Christmas Day. I need to start tracking again, stop the grazing. Limit the wine.
I know what I need to do....just need to do it!
Exercise for me isn't really the issue, I am still doing my strength workouts and running. So I do have that going for me. lol.
I would like to make time each day to come here and read and post, I'm gonna try!4
