Major Milestone Hit Today - No Longer Classifed As Obese!!

Weighed in this morning to discover I hit a new milestone! I am now considered overweight an no longer obese! This is the first time in my adult life that I have not been classified as obese. Woohoo! 

I'm just 1 pound away from my 100 pound milestone! 

Birthday Celebration, Camp Building & Last Week Of School Oh My!

 This has been a bit of a crazy week! I weighed in on June 7th at 174.4!! So that was great, but I ended up having a ton of carbs later that day as it was my daughter's birthday and I ended up having cake, ice cream and chocolate! I still was under 150 carbs that day. Plus, on the 7th our building for our camp started to get installed and we have been back and forth to our camp Tuesday - Friday of this past week. It's 45 minutes each way so lots of travel time. One day we made the trip twice! This was also my kids last week at school! So lots going on. 

It's been challening and we have eatin' out a lot this week. So my weight has jumped up a bit but is starting to go back down. I think if I stay focused I can hopefully drop those last 2 pounds to meet my goal this week! As of this morning I was at 176.4. I am confident this is just a normal fluctuation and if I keep my calories where they should be I can get those last 2 pounds off to meet my 100 pound milestone!!

Moving Right Along!

Down again this morning to 175.4. I am slowly edging toward that 100 pound mark. I have several miletones I will be hitting in just a short time. One, I am the lowest weight I have ever been as an adult. which I continue to acheive everytime I drop more weight.  Two,  I am approaching the 100 pounds lost milestone. Three, I am about a pound away from being officially classified as overweighht rather then obese. Another first as an adult! Pretty exciting stuff! 

I am determined to meet these milestones in the next week or two. I just need to stay focused and not over eat when I eat out. I am going for a nice day out with one of my employees in my Jeep with the roof and doors off today. It's supposed to be 78 degrees today. So it should be a beautiful ride on a beautiful day! I have a plan to have a nice lunch and then try to fast today at dinner. It should be a fun day with a great employee and friend! Happy Monday! 

Had A Little Drop This Morning

 I was excited to finally be below my lowest weight this morning. I am  down from 176.4 to 176! Just 3.8 pounds away from that 100 pound milestone goal! This week I will stay focused and hopefully drop some weight this week! 

I have a couple of things that are going on this week in regards to eating out,  but I will do my best to stay focused so I can meet this big goal really soon!

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Just Checkin In

I know I haven't checked in for awhile. It's been a crazy couple of weeks! I have been sticking around the same weight for the last couple of weeks give or take 2 to 3 pounds back and fourth. Pretty much all normal fluctuations. It seems my weekends have been pretty busy. Fun day with my son, an overnight trip with a friend for her birthday then a 3 day weekend with my daughter and her best friend. Then of course Memorial Day weekend! 

Lot's of eating out but I have managed not to gain a bunch of weight! So that is a win for me. Keto is a lifestyle for me, not a diet, so eating out and making the right choices are just part of my routine. I am now trying to get back to focusing more on meeting my 100 pound milestone goal,  but I have been hungry a lot the past week. I am starting to think it may be PMS contributing at this point. But not 100% sure. 

I am really trying to stay away from popcorn & nuts this week in hopes of getting back on track with actually losing some weight. Now that I am smaller I don't burn as many calories so it can be a bit more challenging to drop weight but I knew this was coming. Eating nuts doesn't help as they are high in calories!

I haven't been able to fast this week as I've been hungry in the evenings. But I will take it day by day and hope that a day will work when I can do so. I keep going back to my favorite salt and vinegar almonds and macadamia nuts so I am making it a point to stay away from both of those for a week or two to see if it makes a difference. Because even though I've been eating more, I'm still under the calories I burn each day. So maybe it's those darn nuts getting in my way again! LOL

Goals for the rest of this week and next week: try to keep my calories so I have at least a 1000 calorie deficit & stay away from nuts & popcorn! 

May 17, 2022 Weigh In

I weighed in at my lowest weight yet on May 17th. I'm at 176.4! I've been busy and haven't had a chance to post my weigh in. 

I left on Friday and am on a 3 day weekend with my daughter and her best friend to celebrate them turning 16!

I will weigh in tomorrow and see how I did. I had under 60 grams of carbs Friday and under 90 yesterday.  Today I'm keeping the carbs low! So hopefully tomorrow's weigh in won't be too bad.

Overnight Trip Fun Without Consequences

Had a great time Friday & Saturday as I took a friend on an overnight trip for her birthday! I did a great job getting exercise and eating! 

I was down another pound this morning!! Woohoo! Just about 95 pounds down. Life is good! 

The Dropping Continues

 I dropped below my lowest weight this morning. I am now 178.4. I am creeping slowly to my next goal but I am at least headed in the righ direction! Couldn't be happier right now! Life is good!

Fasting Was Effective!

 I weighed in this morning at 179.8. I am headed back in the right direction and only have 1 pound to go to be back at my lowest weight! I had a successful longer fast yesterday. I had to take my daughter to get braces today and didn't eat until almost 2 o'clock so my total fast was almost 27 hours which was actually unintentional! LOL! 

I was so hungry when I got back to work I forgot to check my ketones. But I'm pretty confident they continued to rise. I will check tomorrow! 

I am going on an overnight with a friend for her birthday tomorrow night.  I will do my best to stick with my plan so I can continue to drop weight to reach my 100 pound milestone. 

The Opposite End Of The Spectrum

This past Saturday I dropped some weight and was very pleased. But now I'm on the other end of the spectrum. I have popped up to 183 pounds this morning. My weight has steadily gone up over the last few days. I have also been kicked out of Ketosis for the past 2 days. Probably the worst I have yet. My ketones were down to .3! I have also been very hungry and tired the last few days.

This was my reading from yesterday.  This is the most I have been out of Ketosis yet! 

Something is going on with my body, but now I have the challenge of trying to figure out what! I have not really been staying under my calories for a 1000 calorie deficit this week because I've been really hungry. So I'm not sure what is going on. Perhaps it's the hormones again! Who knows!

My plan for today is to try to fast or at least stay in my correct range for calories. I don't want to fast if I am hungry. So we will see how the day goes. I have been eating Macadamia nuts the last few days. I know, I'm supposed to stay away from nuts, but I thought I would give those a try. So no nuts or popcorn for awhile until I get my weight back under control. Just in case! Popcorn and nuts are the only 2 things I have brought back into my diet but only once and awhile and not on a daily basis. I have continued to avoid yogurt and cottage cheese. 

Hopefully this weight increase is very temporary and I will drop back down quickly! Onward!

Pleasantly Surprised

 I weighed in on Saturday to discover I was down another .08 pounds! My husband and I decided to go away a couple of nights last week, Wednesday & Thursday night, and we enjoyed some chocolate and extra snacks. So I was not expecting a drop on Saturday morning. So that was amazing news!

Of course with yesterday being Mother's Day, I had a full day of calories. LOL! Enjoyed a little chocolate, had a giant breakfast made by my husband and kids and enjoyed some wings for dinner. So I wasn't suprised to be up this morning. Another factor with my weight gain is I did start my period on Saturday. 

Today I will get back on track and try to hit my 100 pound milestone soon!