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Good afternoon! I'm still here. I haven't been to they gym for a few days because my back pain was exacerbated by working out. Went to the chiro yesterday and getting a massage today, icing my back off and on. Hoping I will be up for it again by Friday. I'm doing alright on food.. fell off the sugar wagon last Saturday…
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Well yesterday I went and did 3.5 miles on the treadmill (3.5 mph) and while there were times I wanted to quit I just pushed through and did it. I feel really sore today and am going to have to take today off from lifting just to let my muscles recover. It's like that in the beginning.. soreness goes away as i get more…
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Accomplished! No added sugars, below 30 carbs and no artificial sweeteners today.
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Hello! I went to the gym yesterday and did my normal 5x5 stronglift program at a low starting weight. FELT AMAZEBALLS! I also did a brisk walk/jog for 1 mile on the treadmill so I got to eat a wee bit more yesterday too... woot! Day 10 of my no sugar/low carb eating plan.. and I'm not feeling any more withdrawls. In fact I…
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Good morning! Day 2 of the 20 day challenge and I didn't have any added sugar yesterday but somehow managed to consume 18g of sugar in my veggies. I kept total carbs at 36g so I was a bit higher in both than I like to be but I am happy with it. I still had artificial seeetener in my late night "sugar free" popsocle treat,…
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@wellnesschaser thank you for the welcome and great job on passing up the cereal. I do that too... I kind of convince myself that my food is our food but some of my daughter's foods are only kid food. When I was that young, active, and growing I got away with it too... lol! I think I'll try it.. I've been wondering what…
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Hey there! I am a sugar addict. I'm already on day 9 of a no added sugar and no straight carbs (around 20 grams or less, LCHF) diet but would love to have support to continue through June! I have already been through the worst of the withdrawls so I can tell you it does pass. Are you doing no artificial sweeteners too?…
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I thought I was an emotional eater too... it turned out I am a sugar addict. When I'm consuming foods with added sugars or other high carb foods like flour, rice and potatoes I get onto this merry go round of blood sugar spikes and drops that causes me to eat when I'm not really hungry. I don't know if I process sugars…
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Woohoo! Well well well.. last night I asked a friend of mine that goes to my gym what days she goes because she wanted me to show her around the free weights section and... she convinced me to go with her today after work.. lol. Sooo... I guess I'm going back to the gym starting today! It's nice to have someone going with…
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Hello ladies! I had a good day today.. I think I'm getting out of the worst of the sugar withdrawals. I had zero headache today and my energy picked up.. no fatigue and feeling pretty peppy. I ate on point today and actually nailed my macros within 2g on protein & fat and exactly at my carb level. I'm feeling really good…
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Omg.. a ton of my writing disappeared!! Grr. I'll post more tomorrow. Goodnight!
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Hello ladies!! I had a busy day today.. my daughter rocked it at her talent show. She has some steel cajones I tell you... she had to go first and she was awesome! I'm so proud. She has one more day as a 5th grader... whaaa...my baby!
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My 5th Grader is singing in her talent show tomorrow!! I'm so excited that I can get off work to go see her. I've done well this weekend and continued my sugar detox and low carb streak. I kept my carbs around 20 all weekend! Today was went up to 35 which is still super low so I'm happy with that. I was on point with my…
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Good evening ladies! I am on day erm...4?...I think of my sugar detox and mostly doing well. Feeling irritable and have a mild headache that is stubbornly hanging on. But I stuck with it and I know the only way to the other side of this is through it..so here I go! I made delicious omelettes for us for breakfast, homemade…
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Sending positive thoughts and woo-woo energy to both of you tonight! I made my goals today.. went a little over my cal goal but within reason and my sugar and carbs were almost nil. Still feeling a bit rough.. using "ketoade" to help offset the withdrawals. Thanks for the encouragement @NadiaMayl.. I am pumped! Wishing you…
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@AZLisaLou I get it!!! I don't think it's about self-control. I honestly think sugar addiction is a real thing. I am also in recovery for substances, alcohol, and nicotine, and it's common in our circles for people to identify the same addictive behaviors around sugar as other substances. I did an inventory about it this…
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Good morning! I kicked total *kitten* on my goals yesterday. I kept my sugar down to 17 g (all from food, not added) and my net carbs were 27! I felt like crap.. having headaches and feeling super tired but I know that it is withdrawls from the sugar so I'm just getting through it. LOTS of water, herbal tea, and salt. The…
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Good morning! I'm good today.. I stayed on track on my cals yesterday and am going to focus on eliminating sugar and keeping carbs low for today. I think that when I have sugar it triggers a serious crave for more. I'm focusing on one day at a time with that. Still not going back to the gym... I need to see the…
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Good morning ladies!!! I got good news yesterday that my pathology came back as benign.. so that's good news! YAY! I am so relieved. I am back on track with my logging today... I went a little off the rails this weekend with my daughter's bday. I ate too much cake and ice cream so... now its time to get serious this week.…
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Good morning ladies! Well, I survived! The valium and the novocaine weren't really that great... I could still feel the "snip" when he cut the tissue out of my throat.. ack! But on a positive note, it was over quick... lol. It hurt pretty bad last night but this morning I felt well enough to come to work. Feels like a…
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Good morning-ish ladies! @AZLisaLou glad to hear that you accomplished a goal yesterday... it certainly helps me to just think of things one day at a time. I'm trying to stay distracted about my surgery that's happening in about 3 hours. I'm leaving work early so I can go deposit my paycheck and then have to go home and…
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Good morning ladies! I feel you on the end of year @NadiaMayl... my daughter's B-Day is this Friday night and it seems like EVERYTHING else is happening the same week for some dang reason! AGKHHHH! Sorry you're going through so much with your life changing.. yes it will pass! It always does! XOX! I'm doing well today. Met…
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Good morning @AZLisaLou! The first step for me is just facing the truth; until I do that I can't change anything. I've been drinking hot teas for pleasure lately.. keeping me away from sodas and coffee. Yes, I'm still doing well logging. I don't log on weekends usually but I also try to stay on track and not use it as an…
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Good morning ladies! I am a 40yo mom of an 11yo daughter. I lost about 30 lbs last year using MFP and then quit smoking. YAY! I'm 11+ months smoke-free but unfortunately, I gained back all of that weight over the last months. I'm back to logging and have a goal of getting back to the gym in 2 weeks once my surgery is done.…
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Good morning.. orning...orning... orning... Nice echo Lol. Its ok I was MIA for a long time so I'm cool with sitting here talking to myself for now. I'm having a good day.. went a little over my cals yesterday but still stayed under 1500 and I logged EVERYTHING so I'm ok with that. I've noticed that logging consistently…
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Good morning! I did awesome on my goals yesterday.. went ever so slightly over my cals to 1340 but met my macros & water goals. Went to dinner with a friend and got a steak and green beans which kept me neatly on the mark so I felt good about that. Tonight I actually get a tiny bit of time to just chill out... looking…
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@NadiaMayl glad to hear you're wanting to get started on the 5x5!! It is so much fun. In my gym, they have a "women's" Olympic bar that was only 35 lbs which is what I started with. It was taxing for overhead press and bench but I quickly wanted to add weight for squats and deadlifts. I say just try those exercises with…
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Hi! I'm still working on logging this week. Have logged for the last 2 days 100% and stayed at my cal goals. I'm back to 1300 cals since I'm not exercising much. I did get to row in a dragon boat this weekend which was fun but I'm sore! I'm having relatively minor surgery next week on my palette and then once I'm cleared…
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Congrats @NadiaMayl!!
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Hi! I'm alive. I'm heavy. I'm lazy. I have now gained back all the weight I lost. :neutral: On the plus side I'm 11 months smoke-free.. so there's that! BUT I'm so tired of sitting on my *kitten* getting bigger and bigger. My back hurts. I'm tired all the time. I need to get back to the gym and start tracking every day…
