B/fast:
Coffee with 2 chocolate fat bombs
1 cup oolong tea
Lunch:
32g white cheddar
300g boiled frozen spinach
2 x enterprise bacon sausages
1 cup oolong tea
I've just reached another level of sadness and disappointment in myself! I weighed in yesterday at 125,3kg, which isn't my highest weight but not far from it either! I sincerely need a boost in weight loss and my motivation is at an all time low. I can't wait to start with the 28 day teatox.... But my order hasn't been shipped as yet (I checked). Anyway, here's my weigh in.... :(
/hihi
So, I decided to brave it out this morning and weighed in...
I was of course, not surprised with the percentages / digits but I'm not overly sad about it because I've come up with a cunning plan (buwahahahahaha)... Just kidding /please
Anyway, here's where I am...
I have a full schedule to go through today. I'm however staying within my fasting period until 12 even though it's the weekend. I have an appointment and then coming back to the house for some spring cleaning. There's laundry, then ironing - it's too much to do really. I still haven't bought the missing pantry items but I can manage until later this month when it's shopping time.
I'm beyond exhausted and I have not even gone through half the chores I need to get done this weekend.
I had an avocado and bacon this morning with coffee. I then had a chelsea bun (which I obviously shouldn't be having)
I have to have dinner before 20h00....
The day went well and everything was ok until that devilish chocolate store... I have fallen and its all my fault. I hate chocolate because I love it so much
I'm on Day 6 on Intermittent Fasting and I didn't count the 2 days I didn't fast in (weekend).
I want to continue the 16 hour fast throughout the weeks, right through the weekends - I want to track at least 30 uninterrupted days.
Yesterday (day 5) went very well and I didn't have any issues (other than my choice of meals at dinner). I had dumplings and chicken with grated cabbage and carrots with some tomatoes and even a potato or three.
It's been easy so far to eat after 12h00 and be ready for my next fasting period of 20h00 to the next day. My calories are still fine so far but my issue is keeping my carbs and fat intake on track - I have just completed my new macros calculations and I should be able to make my pre-planned meals all keto/lchf. The reason I eat the 'wrong' foods is because I don't pre-make my meals, I make them when I'm so hungry that everything looks great!
Will do my meal batches over the weekend and I'll take it from there.
I got myself a corset early this year and would you believe it that it doesn't fit? I'm working to get it to close without killing me at least - I can't wait to start corset-training....
I had 1 serving of barley grass powder and had 2 pieces of grilled steak. Then later I had 1 serving of paap with chicken and gravy (not low carb, I know but what am I to do?)
I'm now having black coffee with real sugar - I am definately having a bad day!
It's weigh in day Saturday and re-check on Sunday just to see where I am. Today I am not doing well at all
Today is the third day and everything feels good
I'm a bit edgy like I'm just easily getting mad and frustrated at everything - there's so much happening that I can't handle. I don't even know what I'm getting upset about.
Like I said, the day is going well - I'm having my first cup of green tea and will have my feasting period starts at 13h00
All went well
Yesterday was day two of I.F. and it went very well. The fasting period is totally easy and I had no headache or nausea or even craving for anything.
I had a couple of slices of raisin bread that I could have avoided had I not been making that for the rest of the family but I had some... And after my feasting window ended I had two glasses of red wine 🍷... I dont know if it'll make a difference but I'm adding one more hour to my fasting time.
... Like I said in my previous post, today is Day 1 of my 30 Day Intermittent Fasting (16/8) self-challenge. I know what it's like to want to complete at least a single successful day on my fast and be never able to do so.... /shock
This has happened a million and a half times
I've successfully completed a day of 16 hours of fasting and feasting within the 4 hour period after - and have stayed within 1200 kcal. I'm also happy with my meal choices and have stayed LCHF as planned. I have in fact, already decided on what to eat tomorrow after my fast (at 12h00) and am happy with my choices.
Meal 1
2 tsp barley grass powder with 500ml water
1 cup buttered coffee with cream
1 cup broccoli with 1 egg, 2 tbs mayo and 35g white cheddar + 1 cooked chicken drumstick
Meal 2
1 cup butted coffee with cream
Butter-fried broccoli with egg and cheese bake
During Fast
Water up to 4 litres
Green tea
... I need to track a few days and then it shouldn't be so difficult to get to 30 days and beyond
Today is my first day of my Intermittent Fasting Challenge. It's 16 hours of fasting and 8 hours of feasting but staying within 1200 - 1800 calories per day (but selecting better foods, protein, vegetables and healthy fats etc.)
I've just completed my first 16 hour fast and now comes the hard part... making sure that my calories come from better choices. For the next 30 days my first meal will be at 12h00, and my last meal just before 20h00. The plan is to carry on for as long as possible or until I reach my goal weight but the real challenge is making it to the 30 days.
I don't expect to lose so much in the 30 days but it should be enough incentive for me to carry on. I commit to blog daily on what each day brings... I can't rely on hope or wishes, but I can rely on consistency - I have a lifetime of research and searching but the time for research is over!!!
Meal 1
1 teaspoon barley grass powder in 250ml water
2 eggs fried in butter, 35g white cheddar slice x 1 and 2 teaspoons mayonaise,
1 cup coffee with cream
Meal 2
1 teaspoon barley grass powder in 250ml water
1 cup coffee with cream
Stir fry with beef steak strips fried in butter, mc cain french stir fry and feta
Stats:
Dates 05/07/2015
Weight - 123.1 kg
BF - 45.4 %
BW - 40.1 %
BM - 28.8 %
Tools:
1. My Fitness Pal (Food tracker)
2. Pacer (Steps tracker linked to MFP)
3. You Are Your Own Gym (fitness app)
4. Monitor Your Weight (weight tracking app)
5. Keto-Challenged (my blog)
Plan:
1. Green smoothie (240ml) before meals
2. Eat 0-300 kcal meals up to 3 times a day
3. Drink at least 4 litres of water per day
4. Follow YAYOG 10 Week Program - 44 Days / use any of Nowloss.com's exercise programs
5. Intermittent Fasting (start with a 30 day challenge, then 60 days, then 90 days and then 120 days)
I've been getting more and more frustrated by tracking carbs, fat and protein endlessly while seeing no changes in my weight loss. I've decided to stop obsessing about this... I am obviously doing something wrong and so I'm going back to proper research and will start over soon...
...more soon
This would be the best app on earth if it made it easy for me to track food but I find it so much work to search for/scan food.
The macros side of it after tracking meals is the best part... Shows everything as you need to see it.
This is how today looks for me...
/hihi OK, obviously a ketogenic lifestyle is the best thing that's ever happened to me but I'm not the best thing that's ever happened to it.
I find myself struggling because I lose the path, go off track as a result of giving myself a "cheat" treat but there's no such thing... I cannot deviate from this, not even once because I never get back. I always have to start over.
Today is Day 1 of my 30 days of strict keto track and one thing I need to remember is that I must give up on soda (even TaB with its empty Carbs and Calories) and go easy on the yogurt (dairy) with my homemade low carb granola.
I'm also incorporating some exercise (finally!🔥)... It's not much but the past 3 days I've done SQUATS and so I've built a complete routine that I'm starting this afternoon (5 days a week / weekdays) for up to 60 minutes maximum.
Exercises include:
Squats, ski steps, lunges, resistance bands training, butterfly flutters, sit ups etc
I'm not a cardio person so...
/sweat
I haven't weighed in in over 2 weeks and I'm not worried about that - I just need to trust and follow the process
I also need to frequently visit this blog to keep account of everything I eat and all my activities.
My current goal or target with exercise is to lose at least 12,5 kg in 3 months (end of September) and this is a reasonable goal I think. All I need to do is to commit to my exercises regularly - no excuses!!!
I'm still using the Bacon & Butter book and Keto Clarity book for reference ...
May 2015 Fitness Challenge
Fitness Session:
• Cycle for 15 minutes (moderate)
• Ski Steps for 20 minutes
- 20 second ski steps
- 10 second rest
• Squats (20 minutes)
- 20 second squats
- 10 second rest
• Resistance Bands Training
- 20 reps of each workout
- 4 sets of each workout
Maximum 1 hour full session – including stretching, warming up and cooling down
I'm on Week 6 and it's going better - will post macros (protein, fat and carbs at the end of the week).
I'm trying to keep carbs (not net) at 18g (or below) per day
I've gone a bit off the rails on my keto lifestyle but now I'm back. My life's been a bit hectic, almost unmanageable but it's gotten better - I've managed to get one thing out of the way.
I'm more than interested in working out at least 3 times a week...
Monday - Strength
Wednesday - Cardio and a bit of strength
Friday - strength
I'm still working out the details of my program but I'm happy to start soon. It's winter here and it's freezing - so if I can't wake up to train in the mornings, I'll have to do it in the evenings. And besides, three days a week isn't bad for a start.
So today is day one of my ketosis challenge - 15g net carbs max for as long as I can track it....
Today:
B/fast - 250ml High Fibre Blueberry Smoothie + 1 cup oolong tea
Snack - biltong
Lunch - 1 medium avocado + 1 sausage + 1 cup oolong tea
Snack - 20g nuts
Dinner - (undecided, but leaning towards trying a shrimp recipe...)
Keto on!
This is a great smoothie recipe, high in fibre - it makes 7 servings (250 ml) and is awesome for breakfast especially in summer
Ingredients:
6 teaspoons psyllium husk fiber
1 cup blueberries
50g fresh cream
250 g coconut cream
1 liter water
2 frozen banana
Macros from Sunday to today... Will check net carbs on the weekend or last day of the week as usual but this week was about keeping my carbs low... And not look onky at net carbs (taking fibre into consideration)
It's been easier than I thought it'd be....
Keto on!
/please
Random dishes/recipes I made this week....oh, plus my salami low carb pizza and crunchy granola...
