Hey! How did your weekend go? I look forward to hearing your results so far in our 2020 Keto Challenge. I canโt wait to hear your update this week: the good, the bad, the frustrations or questions or strugglesโฆ letโs talk!
Are you Celebrating or Struggling?
I included a motivational graphic below that says: BE STRONGER THAN YOUR STRONGEST EXCUSE. I know that can be hard to do sometimesโฆ
The voices in our head win over, old habits are hard to break, itโs easy to just go through the motions instead of FIGHTING for what you wantโฆ I get it.
Iโm here for you though, and YOU ARE NOT ALONE, whatever youโre dealing with or going through. Iโd love to start a series that helps you make SERIOUS lasting positive change in your life, so let me know what you find MOST challenging about reaching your weight loss goals and weโll start there. ๐
If youโre in our private Facebook group, hereโs the Week 5 Weigh In post to share your total pounds lost since you started (or your starting weight if youโre just joining us).
If you arenโt on Facebook (or prefer not to post on Facebook), simply leave a comment on this post with your results so far instead.
Yes, you can join in anytime! โ so feel free to jump right in, and even invite your friends to do this WITH you. All of the โgetting startedโ links are below โ which are great for a REstart & fresh dose motivation too.
Most people share their โtotal pounds lostโ since starting, but you can also share inches lost if youโre tracking body measurements.
I always LOVE to hear your non-scale victories (NSVโs) as well! โญ๏ธ
2020 is YOUR year to reach your goals, and feel AMAZING! ๐ฅ
If youโre just joining us, just getting started at keto, catching up, or need to refresh on some points to get a better handle on things, here are the pages youโll want to read:
2020 Keto Challenge Details โ Start Here
Keto Challenge: Week One ๐๐ Check In!
Simple 5-Day Keto Restart โค Mini-Challenge
Keto Challenge: Why 90 Days? ๐ Hereโs How It Changed MY Lifeโฆ
If you need low carb food ideas, I used this Low Carb Food List when I first started. Itโs from the Atkins Phase One (now called Atkins20) program, and is a great list of keto-friendly low carb foods that will give you tons of ideas to work with.
I have keto food lists & low carb grocery ideas in this post:
Keto Challenge Q&A โ What You Need To Know
And thereโs some GREAT information & motivation here:
Get a Head Start on your 2020 Weight Loss Goals!
I look forward to hearing how your week went! ๐
Every WIN you share motivates or inspires someone else, and every question you ask helps someone else that wanted to know the same thing. ๐
Donโt forget to weigh in here or by leaving a comment on this post.
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
p.s. Have questions? Leave a comment! Iโm happy to help any way I can. โฅ
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Lynn, I have been on Keto successfully for a year and a half. I got off track during the Thanksgiving holidays and canโt even be successful for one day trying to get back on the diet. I canโt believe this has happened because I worked so hard to get healthy. I know what I have to do, but itโs not working.
Thanks!
R
Hi Robbie,
When you say โitโs not workingโ what do you mean exactly? Do you mean youโre eating 20 net carbs max consistently and not losing weight, and if so โ for how long? Happy to help if I can! ๐
I have been fat all my life. I have been on any and every diet you can begin to imagine. I finally had gastric bypass in 2004. I had a baby in 2008 and screwed up that weight loss too. I quit trying to lose weight. I donโt care if I ever lose or gain again! However, a co-worker is keto and my fibromyalgia is causing me a lot of issues. So, I tried it for that. I can say I move around a little better and I feel clearer. No, miraculous cures. No reasons to be On the news, but a small improvement is good in my book. I am still relatively new to it, I started black Friday, but I plan to hang in there and hope for even more improvement. I will let everyone know it does NOT prevent influenza B as I have been quite sick for over a week, but staying keto anyway!
Hi Kerry! ๐
Itโs actually SMART to focus more on health and quality of life over weight loss, because the scales โ and dieting in general โ can just be downright frustrating, and ultimately drive you mad. :p
I was told I had fibromyalgia years ago because of my chronic muscle and nerve pain, but mine is more due to a back and head injury I imagine. At any rate, eating a ketogenic low carb diet DID result in miraculous improvement for me!
I noticed more mobility and less pain early on, but Iโd had good spells before so didnโt think that much of it. But as time passed, I got out of chronic pain completely โ and am now hiking, rock climbing, dancing, and doing ALL sorts of things I never thought I would be able to do again!
Itโs definitely worth it, for that alone. ๐
SW 183.4 1/11/2020
CW 177.2 2/18/2020
1/2โ loss
Struggling with total fats per day