day 6 of 90 yesterday was another day of lips closed till dinner was on the table.
That is remarkable for me. I hope my resolve holds up. I am surprised that there has not been much weight loss yet. I have added a walk around the block to my 90 day health giving good habit.
Things are going well.

Day 13 of 90

The mission: Consistency/ketogenic eating
The rules: Eat less than 25 net carbs per day and less than 15 net carbs at any one meal.
Other parameters: I will give myself up to 10 passes/exceptions throughout the 90 day period, but they cannot be used on consecutive days. These are not free-for-all days, but an allowance to take into account that perfection is not required.

Passes used: 2 of 10

Yesterday: 25 net carbs

Day 23 of 90

Rigid:
~ Maximum of 25 net carbs per day - 24 net carbs
~ Water intake of at least 20 oz. - 40 oz.

Probably Needed:
~ 12 meais off plan (equals one per week) Controlled and planned
2/12

Expected, and if happens, will not derail me...
~ 6 days off plan (2 per month)
2/6

Required:
~ If off plan, default back to plan immediately. I will be accountable to report this.

Start date: March 4, 2018

Ken:
Sorry to hear about your labs. Hope you can find a way to get those numbers down.

Adding exercise from what I have read of others experiences, can slow the weight loss process. Obviously that is not a reason to STOP walking. Your body will adjust to the strain given time.

You are on your way to a healthier you!

Day 86
0 missed
Total misses 33 (out of 430 possible)

1. twice a day meditation
2. At least 10,000 steps a day either indoors, outdoors or a combo
3. <25 net grams of carbs per day, 2 meals, no eating after 6PM
4. In bed by 10PM

Day 57

1. Activity: done
2. Weigh-in: done
3. Supps: done
4. Food: on-plan

Food freebies used: 8/5

Day 24 of 90

Rigid:
~ Maximum of 25 net carbs per day - 23 net carbs
~ Water intake of at least 20 oz. - 48 oz.

Probably Needed:
~ 12 meais off plan (equals one per week) Controlled and planned
2/12

Expected, and if happens, will not derail me...
~ 6 days off plan (2 per month)
2/6

Required:
~ If off plan, default back to plan immediately. I will be accountable to report this.

Start date: March 4, 2018

Notes:
Day 24 included a slice of low carb cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. Yum! The restaurant has it at five net carbs, but I don't think that is right. I think 11 net carbs is more accurate. I was pleased that I worked it into my carb allowance.

Wow the body is amazing. Its nice to get feed back..Today is day 7 of new habit seems incredable to me. Last night I almost popped a piece of cheese in my mouth..but stopped myself. The meal I prepare myself is so much more enjoyable than my past after work binge.

NICE!!

53/90

Feb 2 start date. (26 d)



My 90 day challenge:

3 goofs used
Only LC sanctioned pizza, no other.
Goof ups allowed: 3, but not more than 2 pcs.
zero goofs left.

Would like to add on:
3 goofs used
1 T flax every morning. 10 misses allowed.
7 misses left

Adding on 1 serving of lc vegies a day. Minimum.
1 goofs used
For next 60 days, allowing 4 goofs.
3 misses left

Start date March 27 cannot eat ham, ever!!!!!!!!!! No goofs allowed. NONE.
1/90

goal: 15 min of creative writing, research or extracting writing from journal notes 5 days a week for my project/s.

1 hr 45 min spent writing and transcribing a video I made in real life that will end up in the story for project 2.

Ken, sorry, too about the labs. I am sure you will figure this out.
Ms Arielle - no ham? I wish you luck!
Peterbrou - this thread is very helpful to me. I am glad it is helping you too.

Cheering everyone on!

Day 58

1. Activity: done
2. Weigh-in: done
3. Supps: done
4. Food: on-plan

Food freebies used: 8/5

Phew - I've been busy lately and haven't had time to actually catch up on this thread.

Ken - that's a bummer about your lipid profile. It sucks that we have to fear the finger-wagging and statin-pushing of doctors.

Nancy - nice work avoiding the pre-dinner munching. That can be a bad habit of mine, but I can generally adjust for it by just eating less of dinner. My mom used to fight that by chewing SF gum while cooking.

On the topic of exercise and weight... I'm in that camp believing that exercise is necessary for good health but not a particularly good weight loss aid. Your body's homeostatic mechanisms will fight you. It makes my appetite go nuts. BUT - for me, it has to be pretty vigorous exercise; something over-the-top than just basic walking and simple weight training for muscle maintenance, which is my usual. IMO, the part of exercise that still contributes to weight loss better than CI/CO is better sleep, better self-esteem, and more energy.

Also: I don't know if there's a psychological term for this, but I think when you invest in an effort such as weight loss/lifestyle change on multiple fronts, you're more likely to be successful. Let's say you were just half-assing it and "sort of" cutting back on carbs. Okay, you might not have that much success. But let's say you're investing your time in meal prep and tracking, investing time in exercise, and investing money in the form of supplements or maybe some kind of support group or joining dietdoctor.com. The more I invest, the less likely I am to blow it, because I feel I would have wasted time, effort and money. KWIM? If I walked to work, I wouldn't want to cheat on (insert junk here) because then I'd be cancelling out the walk. Funny but true.

Day 87
0 missed
Total misses 33 (out of 435 possible)

1. twice a day meditation
2. At least 10,000 steps a day either indoors, outdoors or a combo
3. <25 net grams of carbs per day, 2 meals, no eating after 6PM
4. In bed by 10PM

8 days!!!
duplicated below oops