Pine, good luck on your new keto journey. Hopefully it will be just what you need to be successful.

Riestrella, I understand how your boyfriend can affect your state-of-being. I feel the same way when I know my husband isn't happy. It definitely puts me in a negative mood and stresses me out.

Lacerta, **fingers crossed** that you see 173 next week!

Atarimae, I bet you could make you some keto-approved sweets that would cost a fraction of the already made ones. I made some mud pie brownies, cut them into servings, wrapped them in plastic wrap, and put them in the freezer. I usually take one with me to work everyday. It's thawed out by the time I eat my lunch and it is the perfect sweet addition to my lunch. It definitely helps curb any cravings and they are super easy to make.

Yang, I agree with Lacerta. You need some foods with plenty of good fats & moderate protein to help hold you over until your next meal. I eat so much less now that I'm doing keto because of the fat & protein content.
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Well, I finished the week 4.4 pounds down from last week! I am still not where I was when I started this month, but I know I will get there if I keep staying on track. The hardest part is making myself stay on track on the weekends. I told my co-workers the other day that I'll be happy if I maintain this school year with the amount of stress that I've been dealing with this month. I wish I could be one of those persons that didn't eat when stressed...my comfort is food and that's what I turn to when I'm stressed. I need to find something else to find comfort in.

Starting Weight: 191.4 lbs

Week 1
02: 191.1 lbs
03: 191.9 lbs
04: 191.9 lbs
05: 193.2 lbs
06: 192.2 lbs
07: 190.3 lbs
08: 192.6 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 1: 191.8 lbs
Total Loss for Week 1: +0.4 lbs

Week 2
09: No Weigh In
10: 190.4 lbs
11: 190.4 lbs
12: No Weigh In
13: 189.6 lbs
14: 191 lbs
15: 192.6 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 2: 190.8 lbs
Total Loss for Week 2: - 1 lb

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Lost 1 lb this week, huzzah! I had a bad week overall both in and out of weight loss. Nothing horrendous happened so I can be thankful when I put things into perspective, but just a lot of little things that added up to a pretty meh week. Seeing that I managed to lose 1 lb without really trying is really encouraging. Makes me think that when I do make an effort I can really do this. Onward and upwards!

sgregg - Well done on your loss! I know it's easy to say "well I'm not where I was at [x point in time]" but the important thing is to take things week by week and even day by day and not put too much pressure on yourself. We've got enough going on in our lives for more stress! Your 4.4 lb drop is a great achievement and you should be really proud of yourself for kicking butt this week.
You and I are exactly the same, I wish I was someone who could not eat when stressed but that's the first thing I do. Roll on up to the store and buy all the junk food *sigh*.

Week Three
15: 176.6
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Today's weigh in was a pound up from yesterday and over a pound up from my low and also back to where I started the month AGAIN. I think it is a combination of things, but mostly just that I couldn't stop eating yesterday. I didn't eat bad things, I just ate large quantities of everything. I very possibly went over maintenance yesterday on good, healthy foods. I just was starving all day. So I'm not surprised to be up today, and quite frankly, I'm just glad I'm not up more than that.

I had one all-in meal (Taco Bell + a mochi donut and half an ice cream sandwich) coupled with an AYCE shabu shabu meal this weekend (Friday and Saturday nights respectively). Weighed in this morning at 152.6, which is pretty good considering two meals of, well..."cheating" so to speak! The benefit of the shabu shabu (hot pot) meal was that it was still very much keto friendly, so it was more so the quantity of food that was abnormal that day. I definitely felt no guilt eating on both days too, so I'm thinking my relationship with food is improving. I used to be the type of eater where if I were on a strict plan, one moment off would crush me. And then when I'd not focus, I'd feel guilty and still eat whatever crap I wanted, hence the unfortunate yoyo-ing. Glad to have found some sort of balance. I can't seem to reiterate enough that this "two days off" thing is really helping me to not feel so deprived.

Meal prepped some Hawaiian style beef stew for the hubby to eat this week, and concocted some weird combo of chicken, broccoli, cheese, and unsweetened golden bbq sauce into a casserole. That coupled with premade barbacoa and sausages from Sam's will probably keep me on track this week, along with a huge tub of spinach!

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Pine ~ Good luck with pescatarian keto! Make sure you get plenty of your electrolytes in so you don't have a super painful keto flu!

sgregg ~ I feel you! I'm both a stress eater and a bored eater! Just last night while watching some Riverdale, I ended up finishing the other half of my Quest chips + 6 pieces of Lily's chocolate. :lol: THIS WAS AFTER AYCE hotpot! But it's great that your numbers overall were at a loss for the week. Also, what recipe did you use for mud pie brownies? That sounds divine!

Atariemae, the recipe came from one of Kristie Sullivan's cook books. Her books are definitely worth investing in. She's got another one coming out in November. I know what you mean about the relationship with food. I still feel guilty when I eat something "off plan." I need to get over it and know that is isn't going to be forever and that I will keep losing if I keep trying.

Lacerta, I have days like that...usually during my PMS week. Hopefully you'll see a whoosh soon.

Riestrella, thanks for the encouragement. Here's to another week of staying on plan!
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I've had a pretty good weekend. No stress, but I still ate off plan. We shall see how it affects my weight loss by the end of the week. I keep saying that I'm going to start doing a weekly weigh-in, but I just cannot stay off my scale in the mornings. Maybe I should move it to the living room instead the bathroom. Yep, that's what I'm going to do....
Food for today:
B: eggs & bacon
L: broccoli-cheddar soup
D: cabbage soup

September goal: -1 kg (reach 97.15 kgs)

1: 98.15 kgs
5: 98.2
6: 98.25
9: 98.35
10: 98.1
16: 97.75

Jumping in
 

I am back once again to try and get myself back on track. I have gained so much but now i'm getting myself back on track so I have a modest goal for the rest of September but I look forward to achieving it! Great to be back!

SW: 279.5
GW: 275

Week Three
16: 279.5
17: 276.9
18:278.9
19:278.9
20:278.7
21:NWI
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Total Loss for Week Three: -.8

Week Four
22: NWI
23: 277.8
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Total Loss for Week Four:

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Total Loss for Bonus Days:
Total loss for Entire Month:

Week Three
15: 176.6
16: 176.8
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Total Loss for Week Three:

Good to see you, momtopands!

Atarimae: 2.9 lbs
Candidcamster: 16 lbs
etherbunny: 7 lbs
gardenerjoy: 1 kg
Lacerta: 4.2 lbs
momtopands: 4.5 lbs
Pine: 8.1 lbs
Riestrella: 4 lbs
sgregg: 8.8 lbs
Shazzerinthesun: 8.4 lbs
VickieLou: 4.4 lbs
yangtzer: 7.6 lbs

Quick post today. Joe

So, I was here for about 2 minutes and joined the July Challenge, and then got majorly derailed. I'm not going to fuss about it, I'm just going to get back to it like the adult that I've apparently been for years now. Hope everyone else has done better than me! ;)

I figure my goal will be 6 lbs for the rest of September, so that gives me a little over 2 weeks, and 3lbs/wk at a start weight is doable for me (though my period is scheduled to start soon, which can often throw things off, so we'll see). I'm going to try daily weighing to keep on track, at least for now, but my "official" weigh in day is Saturday.

17-Sep 191.8 (~sigh~)
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As I was getting over a previous cold, another one has hit me in the face over the weekend. I swear...working with 5 and 6 year old kiddos is like a year-round illness! :( I'm making some packaged soon dubu (Korean soft tofu soup) with some protein for dinner tonight. The entire soup package is below 15 net carbs, so if I split it into two meals with the protein, it fits into my lazy macros. Hoping I can see 150 tomorrow after a slight gain of 152.2! We'll see. I did have quite a bit of sodium today, oops!

Welcome, Keala!

Atarimae: 2.9 lbs
Candidcamster: 16 lbs
etherbunny: 7 lbs
gardenerjoy: 1 kg
Keala: 6 lbs
Lacerta: 4.2 lbs
momtopands: 4.5 lbs
Pine: 8.1 lbs
Riestrella: 4 lbs
sgregg: 8.8 lbs
Shazzerinthesun: 8.4 lbs
VickieLou: 4.4 lbs
yangtzer: 7.6 lbs

Keala and momtopands: :welcome: back and good luck

sgregg: Thanks, I hope you get one too.

Atarimae: That day care to beginning elementary age definitely bring in ALL the colds. Good luck to you getting over this one quickly.

Week Three
15: 176.6
16: 176.8
17: 175.8
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Total Loss for Week Three:

Back down into the 175s again today. I've been all over the place this month. I really was hoping for a great September on the scale, but that has not happened yet. But last month, I lost nothing all month until the very end and then whooshed several pounds the last few days. That definitely is my pattern right now in general, stall and whoosh. So I'm not losing hope yet for September. Going to just keep on doing what I've been doing and wait for a whoosh.

Week 1 {9/4}: 152.8
Week 2 {9/11}: 151.9
Week 3 {9/18}: 153.1
Week 4 {9/25}:

Highest weight of September. How peculiar! It's alright, if I had to guess, the tofu soup was high sodium and I did eat almost the whole thing instead of a half portion. I'll have to make sure I have enough water today. I won't weigh into my other challenges today though; I can feel in my body that all's not quite right.

Good evening.

I'm just doing a quick mid-week check in while I have a moment. I'm waiting on my phone to charge. I don't have a plug-in next to my side of the bed, so here I am waiting up so I can get a little bit of juice to last through the night so that I'll have an alarm in the morning.

I have avoided the scale every day so far. I'm not sure if it's helping me or not. Usually seeing that number in the mornings keeps my mind on track. Anyway, I'm just trying to stay focused on my foods. Today, I overate at dinner, but it was with foods that are on-plan. I feel bloated though. Aunt Flo is right around the corner and I know my hormones are going crazy. I told DH last night that I want to stay on-plan for 7 straight days. So, last night we went out to eat and I ate a couple of things off plan. So, my goal is 7 full days without a cheat of any kind...meaning no off-plan foods. I've made it through day 1...yay! 6 more days to go. The hardest part is the weekend, so I'm going to have to stay focused, plan my meals, and only eat when hungry. I need to drink more water and less coffee and diet drinks...I'm pretty sure I have said that once before this month.

Atarimae, I have found with keto that I need to have a higher sodium content to balance out my electrolytes. I've been using the pink himalayan salt. I haven't found that salt makes me retain any water weight because of the way keto flushes everything out. I find your gain interesting. It may be because you are getting sick...

Keala, welcome back!

Lacerta, we got this!

Thanks for the well wishes Lacerta!
I kind of may agree, sgregg...though I did still feel bloated despite my portions not being super outrageous yesterday. Great job on the one day of being on plan. You can do this! :carrot: I won't be able to do seven straight days this week...we have another family dinner on Saturday, and the family is buying fried noodles from this local place that is essentially my Achilles heel of carbs. Just no overdoing it I guess! :lol:

Also TOTAL TMI, but I had 3 #2s today :lol:, which normally is NOT the case. I'm also hydrating extra since I'm at the, "nose is a faucet" stage of the cold. And OF COURSE, it's an extended faculty meeting day, so I had to stay later than normal today. Oh well, that's life!

I just wanted to say thank you all for posting as frequently as you do here. :) It's been awhile since I felt this motivated to check in as frequently as I have been. You all are doing wonderful!. :hug:

Thanks, gardenerjoy!

Thanks, Lacerta! Also, I've found that my pattern when I really get into losing is definitely stall, stall, stall, whoosh, repeat. Do you weigh daily? If so (or not), do you find that helps or makes it harder?

Thank you, sgregg! Weekends can be hard to stay on plan with lots of hanging out and festivities revolving around food. It's a group social activity. Hopefully this weekend is smooth sailing for you!

17-Sep 191.8 (~sigh~)
18-Sep 189.4
19-Sep 186.6
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Keala: I do weigh in daily, so I can track the data in a graph (I use a lesser known program called Fitday that I've used for almost 15 years now). So I really try not to pay too much attention to the daily weights and just focus on the weekly trends or even the monthly trends. Like right now, I'm not moving, but overall, I'm still slightly ahead of my "goal line" to get where I want by the end of the year, so I figure I'm doing all right. Also, in the last two weeks, my Sunday to Sunday weight has only dropped 0.2 pounds total for 2 weeks. But my average weight is down 2.4 pounds over that same time period. So if I was only weighing weekly, I'd be really frustrated, but really, I'm dropping rather nicely. This week, on the other hand, I think my average has stalled or even gone up a little bit. This week really is a big old stall. I also take measurements once a month.

Week Three
15: 176.6
16: 176.8
17: 176.8
18: 175.8
19: 176.4
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Total Loss for Week Three:

Oops, had to fix my post from yesterday. Apparently I didn't post on the 17th, so when I posted yesterday, I filled in the wrong day. Anyway, back up into the 176s again today. Lalala, just hanging out here.

Wow, really wanting to check out Fitday. Sounds like a beneficial data source! It definitely sounds like something that would make me not feel so blah when weigh-days are higher than I'd like.


...which, I just told the hubby, "ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD AGAIN!" It looks like my shark week is around the corner, which would help to further explain a slight gain. Scale went back down a little. At this rate, I should be posting daily weigh-ins! :lol: Have a great day!

I think apps like HappyScale or Libra (depending on which OS your phone is) have a lot more features. I just haven't switched because I have 15 years of data on Fitday and don't really want to give that up. I'd definitely go with HappyScale or Libra if I was just starting out.

Good morning.

Atarimae, I would think you should see a loss after your bathroom trips..lol!

I use MyFitnessPal to track my daily weights. I don't even use the food diary part. Well, I said daily, but I didn't weigh in daily this week. I weighed in this morning...still holding at 194. So much for my 7 days on plan..:dizzy: I had to go with DH to an appointment yesterday and we ended up eating out afterwards...of course, I didn't choose something on plan! Anyway, back on track today...

We are having company this weekend, but we are planning to grill, so it should be easier to stay on plan than not.

Hope you all have a great Friday and rest of your weekend if I don't get to come post!

Week Three
15: 176.6
16: 176.8
17: 176.8
18: 175.8
19: 176.4
20: 175.8
21:
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Total Loss for Week Three:

After a long realistic talk with myself (and with hubby occasionally nodding or putting in a helpful word, probably so I looked less like a crazy woman talking to herself), I've decided that my weight loss slowdown is most likely due to too much chocolate. So that is going to be my next healthy habit to work on. I don't think I can cut it out completely, at least right now, but my next goal is going to be to cut back on chocolate to a small amount each day. I was doing that before, but as everything else has gotten healthier, I think I've been compensating by eating more chocolate. Especially this last month after I switched out my breakfasts from Cheerios. That cut out about 500 calories per day, so I SHOULD have been losing a pound a week extra, so instead of 2-3 pounds a month, I should have gone to 6-7, going only by that number, which clearly hasn't happened. As I look objectively back, I think I've recently been eating about 250 to 300 calories per day in chocolate on average. That's the difference of 2 to 2.5 pounds per month. So new goal is only 100 calories of chocolate per day, and once I get used to that again, I'll work on making it 50.

Starting Weight: 191.4 lbs

Week 1
02: 191.1 lbs
03: 191.9 lbs
04: 191.9 lbs
05: 193.2 lbs
06: 192.2 lbs
07: 190.3 lbs
08: 192.6 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 1: 191.8 lbs
Total Loss for Week 1: +0.4 lbs

Week 2
09: No Weigh In
10: 190.4 lbs
11: 190.4 lbs
12: No Weigh In
13: 189.6 lbs
14: 191 lbs
15: 192.6 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 2: 190.8 lbs
Total Loss for Week 2: - 1 lb

Week 3
16: 193.2 lbs
17: 193 lbs
18: 194 lbs
19: No Weigh In
20: 192.4 lbs
21: 191 lbs
22:
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Average Weight for Week 3: 192.7 lbs
Total Loss for Week 3:

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A couple pounds gained this week but I can't say that I tried to lose weight. It's been a weirdly busy yet not busy week? Do any of you guys ever feel that way? I had my doctors appointment on Friday, I told her about my intestinal issues + my increase in anxiety. She turned the appointment into my annual physical so that I could get labs done for free (+ my flu shot) to see if there's anything going on that she can treat. Otherwise she gave me the impression is it sounds like I might have IBS and to try and avoid triggering foods. Overall, she "prescribed" me to start exercising and taking care of myself more, which I already knew but somehow hearing it from a doctor always makes me feel like it has to become official!

Global warming is truly frightening this year, seeing the monthly weather forecast is a bit concerning knowing what averages have been like previously. Despite the warm weather here in GA, I'm trying to decorate my apartment with more Autumnal things! I've gotten some pumpkin lights, a pumpkin/leaf kitchen towel and a skeleton frog all for fun. I was tempted to get a ghost blanket too haha. Do you guys like to decorate for autumn?

I looked at some before and afters on Instagram this morning for inspiration, sometimes I find it really helps seeing that people have gone through what we're going through and have been successful. I really want to be able to post a great before and after someday and hopefully inspire people!

Gonna do personals in the "Advanced Post" mode which lists most recent first, so I'm sorry if my personals are a bit strange and I missed any replies from my last post!

Lacerta - You're almost at the point where I was in my previous weight loss journey where I started introducing more calories into my daily allowance. The reason was that I was exercising frequently, so my body needed more fuel. There will be stalls like this in the future where you'll need to change things up, so it's good that you're open to change and analyzing yourself. Cutting out on chocolate is a good starting point though, the sugars won't be doing you any favors. Do you eat dark chocolate? I find it to be so rich that I only want a little bit at a time, plus there are some benefits to dark chocolate vs. milk. I used to haaate dark chocolate because it wasn't sweet enough, but I grew to like the flavour!

sgregg - I feel we're in the same boat haha. We can do this! Have a great weekend grilling!

Atarimae - Always down to hear some TMI haha! That's quite a lot of #2's in one day! Working with kids does mean getting sick ALL the time! It sucks. Hope you feel better.

Keala - Welcome and looks like you're doing wonderfully so far! Keep it up!

Riestrella: I find the same thing with dark chocolate and I do like the 72% stuff, it is just a lot more expensive, so I don't always buy it. I just did some research about getting it in bulk from Amazon, but apparently it is much cheaper from Walmart. So to Walmart I go. Oh, and you mentioned it is very hot there right now, it was about 15 degrees above average here for the last few weeks, and then the temp plummeted 30 degrees, so it is now 15 degrees below normal. So this week has been really cold. I actually wore a long sleeve thermal shirt yesterday for my walk as it was in the 40s (F, not C)

Week Three
15: 176.6
16: 176.8
17: 176.8
18: 175.8
19: 176.4
20: 175.8
21: 177.0
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Total Loss for Week Three: +1.4

Gained back everything I lost last week. /sigh. Not really surprised today though and I know it isn't fat. I did a new workout on Thursday that has me really sore, plus I had a lot of really salty foods in the last two days, so I'm sure I'm very bloated today. No worries.

Busy few days at work, and now I'm finally able to update here. Still doing okay, though it's a pain in the %$# to work on not using foot for comfort/stress relief/etc. Who knew years of habit were hard to break? ;)

I definitely overindulged last night, but I'm somehow pretty much exactly where I was yesterday, so I'll take it. I'll just have to watch it for a few days since it's harder for me to eat well when I've given myself too much leeway recently.

I'm also realizing that when I eat junk to self-soothe, it gives me nightmares. It's similar to (but less intense than) when I used to drink too much to self-soothe. That gave me a cold shiver down my spine. There's a difference between over-consuming something because you love it, and over-consuming something to dull unpleasant or difficult feelings/thoughts/experiences.

17-Sep 191.8 (~sigh~)
18-Sep 189.4
19-Sep 186.6
20-Sep 185.8
21-Sep 183.6

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Riestrella: Thanks! I hope you're able to work with you (likely) IBS - I know that can be a rough thing especially at the start, but you have your doctor's support! Hopefully some of the things she suggested for you will make a big difference in how you're feeling.

Week Four
22: 175.6
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Welcome to fall everyone 🍁
My parents came to visit this
weekend. I ate too much😁
will do better this week. Joe

Week Four
22: NWI
23: 277.8
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Sept 1 186.0
Sept 2 184.4 (-1.6)
Sept 9 183.0 (-1.4)
Sept 17 (weekend travel plans, hope I don't puff up too much) 182 (-1)
Sept 23 178.5 (-3.5)
Sept 30

I've hit my monthly goal of -7 lbs. Now let's blow thru this number! Onward and downward!

Yikes! Saturday of "all-in" eating and the Sunday of recovering still leaves me at 152. :lol: I totally did not realize that Summer to Fall challenge ended today, sooo no goal met, but still a nice loss from the start of the challenge. Did loads of meal prep and subsequently ended up eating super late too...ah well, with shark week ending, perhaps any extra (non-fat) weight may whoosh off soon.

Happy Monday!

etherbunny: Way to go making goal for the month. Great Job!

Week Four
22: 175.6
23: 176.2
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Hey hey!

Congrats, etherbunny!

Keala, the nightmares comment is interesting. I ate some off-plan stuff on Sunday, took a nap, and had a horrible, anxious-feeling dream. I really think the food had something to do with it. I could tell my heart rate was up and I just did not feel healthy. It's crazy how food can impact our brains.

Lacerta, mmm...chocolate. I made keto brownies with dark chocolate and they are so good and help me keep myself in check. I wasn't much of a sweets eater before starting the low-sugar diet, but now I appreciate a little sweet something every now and then. Good luck meeting your goal of only 100 cal. of chocolate! I know you can do it!

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On plan food for today! Yay! Not so well over the weekend....same ole story. :rolleyes:

I really NEED to get a grip on the weekends. I mean, back in January when I started I did not have one cheat day or meal for 4 months!!! I felt awesome, and I lost a good bit of weight. It's time to get back on track so that I can reach my year-end goal of 175. I just have to find that willpower again.

Plan for tomorrow:
B: eggs, cheese, & spinach
L: salami & cheese panino
D: tacos (no shells for me...I may make a cooked cheese shell...they are so good and low carb!)

Hey everyone, it's been a bit since I posted. I've creeped up (based on poor eating choices) to 304.4 from 298.4 at my lowest (since the challenge began). So I won't make my goal of 293, but I am doing better than I was before I actually began working at it.

The weather is crazy here in northern NJ. 80s yesterday,60s today. I binged again last night due to stress. I love dollar tree snacks 😍

Week Four
22: 175.6
23: 176.2
24: 175.8
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sgregg ~ The weekends can be dangerous! I found things more sustainable with the one/two cheat meals or days, although I can imagine that doesn't necessarily work for anyone. I was like you in the past, where I could go strict for a decent period of time, lose a good chunk of weight, and then just lose motivation. Have you tried that chaffle thing yet? It's the latest keto craze, but I can't get myself to take out my waffle iron from the cabinet. :lol:

Congrats to everyone on their positive gains! :cheer: I'm down from 153 to 151, so as per usual, reassured to know it was false gain from my all-in day. (Also trying so hard to not use the term cheat, because it IS a pre-planned day that keeps keto a long-term objective.)

I was craving pizza, so I am SUPER glad frozen pizzas are on cartwheel at Target. I stocked up on Quest pizzas. Expensive, not super clean, BUT GETS THE JOB DONE. I ate 1/4 of it with other foods (veggies or chicken) to stretch it out. Admittedly I can eat that entire thing in one sitting.

Well, I decided to go ahead and weigh in this morning. I don't think it's going to matter either way what I do, so I'm just going to go back to weighing daily just to keep it on my mind. Today has been an okay day plan-wise. I have not eaten anything off plan except for a few grapes. I am in a snacky mood which I'm trying to get over. I know it's because of my "off" days this weekend. They really do throw me off in more ways than one.

:carrot:
150.0 on the dot this morning! In the past, I wouldn't call it a goal/milestone, unless those numbers stuck over the course of a few days since I would focus on a trend or average. However, part of me wants to call things the moment I see it now, because it's a means of accountability! :lol:

Since my typical weigh-days are Wednesdays, today is a ticker change day, so for TODAY, I will call it. Buuut, I'm curious to know what you all do for future checklist goals. Any opinions on how to handle things toward future milestone/checklist numbers? Or how do you all do it?