1. No cheats - on plan food only. To aid with this I am taking a small notepad with me and when I see something I think I will throw in my mouth I am going to write it down instead. Day 55. Going strong. Trying to cook today in spite of what appeared to be an all day case of the stupids. Nothing to write on notepad today.

2. 30 min exercise 5 X a week. 30 min total - 1st 20 min I was doing the warm-up and attempting the floor work from Ballerina Body - I slipped on ice and had fallen a few hours earlier and my body was surprisingly painful with exercise, so ended just walking briskly around the house.

3. Clean SOMETHING. Or sort, organize, etc. 15 min + 5 X a week.

4. Open mail right away, keep on top of finances. (this is where most of the stupids were today)

Welcome back, Jean.

Feb 01 - May 02 * Day 32

Healthy Habits check list: Weigh-in, activity, supplements, decent sleep, sun lamp, gratitude journal, food tracking, water

8/8: 19
7/8: 8 - Forgot my water at work
6/8: 4
5/8: 1

Eating:
Gold days: 6
Green days: 12
Yellow days: 12
Red days: 2

Just getting back in the swing of things.

Day 1

Eating: 8.4 gms net carbs
Walking: Only 3500 steps. A snow storm is my excuse. I'll get back to where I was eventually.
Sleep : 11PM bedtime. Gotta pay more attention to the time.

Day 32 of 90

Another OP day, but this time tracked in MY PLAN. Logging my food really does help me know when to say when. I could have eaten more, but I kept it within reason. It wasn't a zero carb day, though. I didn't realize that beef liver - a fairly new addition to my food rotation - has carbs. Thankfully it is not likely something that I will ever binge on. Liver is all about nutrient density.

Day 21 of 90

Goal: Keep on tracking, baby! Weigh myself daily. Pay attention to hunger, thirst, and satiety signals. Be mindful of portions and eating and drinking enough to sustain me. Serve myself on plates, cups and dishes instead of eating out of a container.

Doing well. Aiming for mid to higher end of NC range this week and feeling better. Everything gets out of whack if I go too low. I must remember that that's what brought me to Atkins 40 in the first place.

Water intake: Good.

ACE: 30-40 g NC
Yesterday's net carbs: 35.0 g

Goal weight: <200
Today's weight: 206.0

Day 49 of 90

1) Weigh Daily and track it on my habit calendar in my bedroom
2) Track all food daily
3) Stick to 20g total carbs or fewer per day 44g total carbs
4) LCHF as outlined by the DietDoctor website

36/90 perfect days

Feb 01 - May 02 * Day 33

Healthy Habits check list: Weigh-in, activity, supplements, decent sleep, sun lamp, gratitude journal, food tracking, water

8/8: 19
7/8: 9 - Forgot my water at work again
6/8: 4
5/8: 1

Eating:
Gold days: 6
Green days: 12
Yellow days: 13
Red days: 2

Yellow card for dehydrator flax crackers, plus a pretty heavy restaurant dinner even though it was all LC food.

Day 22 of 90

Goal: Keep on tracking, baby! Weigh myself daily. Pay attention to hunger, thirst, and satiety signals. Be mindful of portions and eating and drinking enough to sustain me. Serve myself on plates, cups and dishes instead of eating out of a container.

Everything on track. Feeling well.

ACE: 30-40 g NC
Yesterday's net carbs: 36.9 g

Goal weight: <200
Today's weight: 205.8

Day 2

Eating: 9.8 gms net carbs
Walking: Only 7210 steps. I'll get back to where I was eventually.
Sleep : Midnight. Gotta pay more attention to the time.

Day 33 of 90

OP food - all plugged into MY PLAN. Now weighing and tracking what I eat It's interesting to see how my macros have changed over what I was eating before this challenge. My high fiber LC diet - which I had been doing for at least 2 years - had macros like

15% carbs (more than half from fiber)
25% protein
60% Fat including plenty of OO & CO

Now my macros are

2% Carbs (zero fiber)
33% Protein
65% Fat all from animal sources

That's quite a change. The high fiber LC plan seemed to work well enough provided I kept the net carbs low. But ultimately that was the problem. I danced around my personal carb limit way too much and that made eating a little too interesting. Yes, the weight creep thing. While this new diet tweak has not resulted in any miraculous changes, the subtle changes are making a difference. I can eat the same things everyday and not feel like I am eating boring. I'm less interested in food. I spend less time eating and more time not even thinking about food. I have less gas & bloating, good BMs, and better sleep. Energy is about the same. LCHF in whatever form seems to keep me revved up and ready to move.

I know those are not "keto" macros when it comes to fat vs. protein. I'm eating 200g of protein daily. Maybe that is too much or maybe it's just right given my activity level. I may work on upping the fats a bit by sticking to fattier meats.

Day 50 of 90

1) Weigh Daily and track it on my habit calendar in my bedroom
2) Track all food daily
3) Stick to 20g total carbs or fewer per day 32g total carbs
4) LCHF as outlined by the DietDoctor website

36/90 perfect days

1. No cheats - on plan food only. To aid with this I am taking a small notepad with me and when I see something I think I will throw in my mouth I am going to write it down instead. Day 57. On my notepad from yesterday at the library: special donuts that I couldn't even look at...cookies, bananas. Nothing on notepad today, didn't go out. Eating is ok.

2. 30 min exercise 5 X a week. 20 min shoveling snow off deck, a path to the garden for compost, then the driveway/around the truck. 10 min brisk walking in the house.

3. Clean SOMETHING. Or sort, organize, etc. 15 min + 5 X a week.

4. Open mail right away, keep on top of finances. gathering info for income tax - missing one W2 yet, paying a bill that's taken me 3 days to get a representative to help with a problem automatic system. I'm blaming Mercury Retrograde. Calling all the temp agencies looking for work.

Feb 01 - May 02 * Day 34

Healthy Habits check list: Weigh-in, activity, supplements, decent sleep, sun lamp, gratitude journal, food tracking, water

8/8: 19
7/8: 10 - Forgot my water at work again
6/8: 4
5/8: 1

Eating:
Gold days: 6
Green days: 13
Yellow days: 13
Red days: 2

Day 23 of 90

Goal: Keep on tracking, baby! Weigh myself daily. Pay attention to hunger, thirst, and satiety signals. Be mindful of portions and eating and drinking enough to sustain me. Serve myself on plates, cups and dishes instead of eating out of a container.

Water and fluids: Adequate. More meat and fewer vegetables yesterday = more calories and protein than I like but still within range. Feeling well.

ACE: 30-40 g NC
Yesterday's net carbs: 35.7 g

Goal weight: <200
Today's weight: 205.0

Day 3

Eating: 10.4 gms net carbs
Walking: 10719 steps.
Sleep : 11PM

Still working on bedtime. Everything else good.