Howโs your week starting off? Great I hope! I would love to catch up & hear how things are going with your health goals, whether youโre still eating low carb / keto, or whatโs new with you. ๐
I had pesto salmon with creamed spinach & green beans on Friday (picture below).
Saturday I had pork tenderloin with broccoli, sautรฉed mushrooms & steamed spinach. ๐๐ฅฆ Sunday was chicken, mushrooms & zucchini.
Iโm happy to have my appetite back! ๐
Iโm still only eating a full meal about once every 24 hours, so I try to make it count. ๐
Otherwise Iโm having my collagen coffee in the morning โ๏ธ and my antioxidant & electrolyte drink in the afternoon ๐น and a protein bar around mid day with my supplements. ๐ซ
Iโve also been getting a little exercise this summer while the pool is open. ๐ฏโฃ๏ธ Iโm able to walk the swim lanes and do some easy water resistance exercises for a solid half hour now, and almost daily lately!
I had a good swim/walk already today. That made me happy. ๐ฅฐ ๐ฆ๐
How are things going with you?
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Best,
Lynn Terry
aka @LowCarbTraveler
p.s. I found the Cherry Jam from ChocZero! ๐ The ONLY place you can get it anymore is on Netrition here: ChocZero Cherry Jam. Our discount code is LOWCARBTRAVELER at Netrition. They have a GREAT selection of sugar free and low carb products. You can get still get all the other flavors on the ChocZero website. Our discount code there is TRAVELINGLOWCARB if you need one. ๐
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Hello Lynn
Iโm so glad to see you improving your health after long covid! I just started IF and doing 16/8 sometimes longer! Iโm 67 and struggling with belly fat! I follow low carb as well! I start my morning with perfect collagen in my coffee and donโt usually eat until after noon or Iโm hungry then I do eat dinner! I take supplements that need to be taken with food so Iโm struggling with trying to get them all in since I need to take some twice a day! No weight or inches lost but itโs only been a month since I started IF! I do feel better and seem to have improved energy and less inflammation in my joints so thatโs a huge plus!
Any health improvements are a BIG win in my book! I use the pk bars I mentioned to take my supplements, sometimes half a bar in the morning and the other half in the afternoon if I donโt have much appetite but need a little something on my stomach.
Iโm not sure what supplements youโre taking, but for me: the focus is on gut health. Thatโs the source of my weight and bloating issues, along with inflammation and edema & circulation issues etc. Getting WELL from the inside out is my TOP priority. Weight loss is more of a result of that.
Even in the beginning, when I first started eating low carb 12+ years ago, I wish I had focused more on that than my weight, and the number on the scale. Specifically: getting healthy, living healthy, BEing healthy โ and just allowing the weight loss to happen as an obvious result of that lifestyle change. That definitely would have kept me in the right mindset back then! And helped me stay on track with less frustration. ๐
Some new things Iโve learned on my recovery journey over the last few years that are helping: 1) lymphatic massage (you can do this yourself, itโs easy!), 2- focus on GUT HEALTH, 3- an elimination diet is a great way to start out, allowing you to eliminate things that arenโt serving you and create a โdietโ that serves YOUR body well. Weโre all unique in our bio-individuality, so finding what works best for you is the key! xo
New beginner.
Here to look and learn trying to get 50lbs so I can function.
Welcome, Phoenix ๐ Let me know if you have any questions, or how I can help. I put all of my Getting Started links on our challenge page at 90DayLowCarbChallenge.com โ and feel free to join our group there on Facebook for easy Q&A too. ๐ I look forward to getting to know you! ~ Lynn xo