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@stormywxs288 I have quit......DAIRY! I picked up some non-dairy creamer for my decaf espresso in the mornings. Other than that, the hard part is going to be butter & cheese for sure. How many days does August have?! Although I have less inflammation in my knees than when I started keto, there's still a fair amount, to the…

@stormywxs288 I like this idea. I have to give some thought to things I can do without. It may likely be dairy. I'll decide by tomorrow morning. I'm crazy busy lately. I'll catch up tomorrow. Bring on AUGUST!!!

I can't believe July is nearly over. My brother gets married in 2 weeks, so I'm in bootcamp mode. Good amounts of strength training, little dairy, & enough protein. That said, I'm aiming for the 160s this month. 7/17/17 Starting Weight: 262.2 August goal: 169.8 8/01 8/05 8/12 8/19 8/26

IT'S MY KETOVERSARY!! You know what that means!! It's photo time!!!

I am pleased with how this week went. I had a plan for eating and mostly stuck to it. I'm still figuring out my fitness goals, and how to eat to achieve them. I'm starting to see some muscle definition which is exciting. It makes it easier to say no to the carb-crap, and yes to keto-friendly options. Since I've been trying…

My pleasure @PrincesseAly23 . I have a feeling several people will be having the same issue.

@dlaforest59 @PrincesseAly23

@cbishop7777 maybe it's a forum glitch?

Happy Monday! I had a good week food wise, but I think it could be better. Tomorrow marks 1 year I've been on mfp, and my ketoversary is sometime next week. I'll find out the exact day when I have time. On Friday night I was at Goodwill. An older woman and I started chatting. She turned around and handed me a pair of…

Hey keto peeps! I had a terribly busy day yesterday, so here I finally am. No loss, and no gain this week. Last week I spent a lot of time in the gym with my daughter and it was fantastic. I decided to take some measurements on Saturday, because although I've been around the same weight for a few months, I feel like my…

Yup, it seems a lot of people struggle with weekends, myself included. The kids are home, we make them delicious carby breakfasts and since I'm home all day there are snacks constantly in my face. I'm going to sit down this afternoon and come up with my meals for this weekend so I'm not left trying to figure out what to…

@eggfooyamyam See, I thought I was the only one who had the issues with caffeine. Luckily I have a decaf espresso that I LOVE! I'm behaving myself this week so far. Let's see what happens.

@stormywxs288 I definitely have the bad habit of letting loose right after hitting milestones. I did it after hitting 199, and when getting out of the obese BMI range. Man I'm not here for that nonsense. I think for me personally I need to sit back and analyze my goals and set new ones to work toward. Setting reasonable…

Spreadsheet FYI Every month I do a Spreadsheet clean up and then add the new rows for the new month. For anyone who doesn't log for a long time, I move them over the the "Inactive Spreadsheet". I do this so that if anyone wants to join back in, or even just see what their weight looked like months ago, they can easily find…

@ssbbg I may have moved it over to the other sheet when I was doing maintenance and updating yesterday morning. I've moved it back and updated the totals rows for you.

@kpk54 Of course I did! Is Bacon considered whole grain, or low fat? hmmmmmm

Hey everyone! I had such a fantastic last week of June! Yesterday I had my 1st annual Summer Kick-Off Party on the Lake. So many people came to enjoy food and swim fun. I cooked A LOT. Thinking back, I didn't have a plan regarding what I would eat, or even how much. I did eat a lot, mostly chicken and hand-pressed burgers.…

I'm not entirely sure what I'm up to for July. I've just been maintaining. Since adding in more gym time and strength training I know I needed to up my calories. I also know that while my body gets used to the changes it's better for me to just work on not stressing my body out too much with too large of a deficit. So I…

Soooooooooooooo, i just got back from my yearly physical. They checked my A1C and fasting BC. A1C is down to normal - 4.8, from pre-diabetic - 5.8.........SCORE!!! Blood glucose was also normal. I am THRILLED!!! They ordered a full blood work up which I'll know the results of within the next week. I am anxious to see what…

You can all supervise me. If I'm tracking, I'm behaving. If I'm not tracking, scold me! :#

You ate all that and only have a lb to show for it?!

Yes!! That's amazing! I love wood work although I've never built anything as complex as a guitar. I have made a couple of adirondack chairs though. My passion hobby is knitting. :)

@stormywxs288 You're right about "play" being important to good health. Those activities you engage in that you enjoy release chemicals in your brain that keep you in good emotional, spiritual & physical health. Guitar making sounds fun. Post a picture when you've finished a step you'd like to show off.

So I've really been enjoying the gym. I upgraded my membership and now I can bring a guest every time. My 13yo daughter went with me Friday night. It was awesome! I ate well this week (hello roast pork shoulder!) and still took off the lbs I added from eating sheet cake. LOL Last night we had an impromptu date and I…

@xDaniDragonflyx That's FANTASTIC!!!!

LOL!! I'm jealous of your low battery situation @4031isaiah and nice pedi! I need to get my feet up to code for lazy afternoons on the lake. :p

Hola Keto peeps!! I think I finally have a slow week where I can just take a breath and plan my days and meals better. Last night I met up with a group of moms in town that run the High School track, bleachers, and a whole mess of other boot camp (torture) style drills. It was AWESOME!! I'm sore and I feel GREAT! My 13yo…

YASSSSSSSS!!!!! I joined the gym today. I'm looking forward to getting started. I saw the assisted pull up machine. Ooooooooo I can't wait!!

I've decided to join a gym. I've realized one of my goals is to not only tone up, but really add on some muscle. I'm sure I could do this at home, but every time I get ready to work out, someone in the house "needs" me. I've gone back and forth for a long time, made lists of why I need/don't need to join the gym.…

If I don't see a post from you by Monday afternoon, I'm tagging you. :#