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

22-Sep 183.4
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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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Total Loss for Week Four:

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. 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.

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.

Congrats to everyone on their positive gains! 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.

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!

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?