Health Journey Update | December 2nd 2019

Rupert, Idaho
December 3, 2019 2:06am CST
Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well! I know I have not posted my food/health journey posts for quite a while now. I haven't been too good lately. I have been trying to do my best, but I have not been sticking to my low carb diet the past month + I want to do better in December, but I do know that I won't be low carb the entire month. I do have plans for the new year though. I really need to buckle down. I need to start working out daily, stick to low carb (EXCEPT for shopping day and if there is a special occasion). I need to stop taking the whole week off, or month off, around a holiday/birthday. I need to also start cooking more meals at home. I will come up with a goals list later on in the month but those are things I know I need to get back to. What did I eat on Monday December 2nd? Meal 1: "Low Carb" Quesadilla - 2 low carb tortillas (5 net carbs each) 1.5 servings taco bell shredded cheese (spicy) Two Good Vanilla yogurt (3 carbs) -About 20 net carbs for full meal with yogurt add ins Meal 2: Cheeseburger (with bun) - 43 carbs handful of chips ~55 net carbs or so since I didn't weigh out the chips Meal 3: Slim Jim meat stick (4 net carbs, I think) Caramel cup fat bomb (2 net carbs--again I think) ~6 net carbs I think I had less than 100 carbs today which is much better than I have been doing. Although once January is here I am going back to 20 net carbs or less. I have gained a lot of water weight, as is expected with eating carbs. I am sure I will lose it once I go back to 20 carbs or less (maybe some now that I am going to try to stay under 100 carbs as much as possible in December). Anyways...so how are you doing?
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• Agra, India
3 Dec 19
I wish I could also start with my exercise
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• Rupert, Idaho
4 Dec 19
Maybe sometime soon you can again?
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• Agra, India
5 Dec 19
@MommyOfEli2013 I need to.
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• Rupert, Idaho
7 Dec 19
@amitkokiladitya Well then just got to find the time...
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@LindaOHio (222357)
• United States
3 Dec 19
I plan on losing a couple of pounds between now and Christmas since I plan on eating well during that time!
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@LindaOHio (222357)
• United States
4 Dec 19
@MommyOfEli2013 We are already planning the menu!
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• Rupert, Idaho
5 Dec 19
@LindaOHio That's good to hear! I need to think of a menu in case we don't get to go to Christmas dinner.
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• Rupert, Idaho
4 Dec 19
Best of luck with that, I hope that goes well :) I'd love to lose some of the water weight at least. Hope you enjoy the food at Christmas time :)
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Dec 19
As Andrea said. Counting calories might help you, especially this time of year.
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• Rupert, Idaho
4 Dec 19
Well I think carbs are more important for me to track....because that affects my blood sugar...and the carbs are what make me hold onto salt/water weight. But I do understand.
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Dec 19
@MommyOfEli2013 But the lower calorie count will help and lets you still enjoy some goodies while getting through Christmas.
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• Rupert, Idaho
5 Dec 19
@wolfgirl569 Could be so, but I just can't seem to find the motivation to do that this month....but I am doing low carb when I can.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Dec 19
I'm glad you have the motivation to get back to a healthy diet. Your meals look good.
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• Rupert, Idaho
5 Dec 19
In January I do, for sure....trying to this month but so far not so good. They did look mostly good that day....but not as good the past 2 days after!
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@NoorNoor (2131)
• India
3 Dec 19
All the best...
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• Rupert, Idaho
4 Dec 19
Thank you
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• Sonora, California
4 Dec 19
Sounds like you have a good plan for January, sticking to low card during the Holidsys can definitely be hard...
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• Rupert, Idaho
4 Dec 19
I wish I could stick to it in December but like you said it can be hard! Thanks...I hope that I can stick to it better in 2020!
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Dec 19
I am doing good, I am still attempting the 1200 calorie, some days I make it some days I don`t, however, I am still losing weight. When I just now weighed I was at 139.4 and my fasting blood sugar was 116. If I mess up one day I get back the next, I am losing weight slowly but that is okay with me. I hope you do some calorie counting, its easier this time of the year, you can have some cake and junk, just add it up.
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• Rupert, Idaho
4 Dec 19
That is good to hear, and that is good to still work on the 1200 calorie plan. That's great you are still losing weight - and they say slow weight loss is best anyways! Great fasting sugar, I think that was mine this morning too! I will weigh in on here in January, part of my new year plan. I need to just make my low carb sweets and then I wouldn't have a problem....but when my family wants me to be the baker of holiday sweets it is hard to say no.
@parpande (1515)
• Bangalore, India
5 Dec 19
By the way while cooking are you also particular in picking oil to cook in order to avoid fat/carbs?
• Rupert, Idaho
5 Dec 19
I don't worry about the fats in oils.....but I do worry about the kind of oil because some are bad for you - like canola oil or vegetable oil.