2023 Health Journey - Day 6
@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
Rupert, Idaho
January 8, 2023 1:52am CST
Hey everyone, how are you all doing?
I have almost been on this journey a week now. No, I haven't been perfect. No, I have not stayed "low carb" or "keto" the whole time. I have done what I can. I want this to be a lifestyle. I want to get to the holidays and only take that specific day off - not weeks or months like I have in the past.
Anyways - my weigh in - I stayed about the same.
Blood sugars - I will share the full day
Fasting - 264
Then throughout the day - 287, 241, 228, 158
172 before my work out, 226 after
185 after my final meal
So what did I eat?
Meal 1 - low carb pizzas -
I used 2 street sized low carb tortillas, pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni
Meal 2 - tuna with mayo and sugar free ketchup
Meal 3 - salmon with cheese and ranch
"dessert" following meal 3 - peanut butter and sugar free chocolate chips
Earlier in the day I had a coffee with a little chocolate milk (not sugar free so added 4 or 5 carbs)
Macros for the day --
Calories - 1,441
Protein - 94
Fat - 107
Net carbs -17 (total 35)
I also got a 45 minute workout in and burned 323 (approx.) calories
Steps - 6.451
So, I think this day went a lot better with macros. I want to keep my total carbs under 50 and net under 20.
My protein was 94 which is a lot better than the 50 to 60 I have been getting.
Will this day show up on the scale tomorrow? We shall see. What do you think?
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Jan 23
I get that, for sure....but I know I usually lose water weight in the first few days...But my body is really messed up.
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@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
9 Jan 23
@MommyOfEli2013 - This is true, at first we lose water, I hope you will arrive to lose weight.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Jan 23
@LadyDuck Exactly. And I figured I had a ton of that. But maybe my 40 pound gain is all fat.
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@MarieCoyle (59332)
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8 Jan 23
It seems you are trying very hard, sometimes results are slow to show themselves. The one thing you listed, tuna with ketchup, is a combination I have never heard of anyone eating. Not sure why, it's just not something I ever knew went together. But hey, I do know some people put ketchup on a lot of things I would never try. One of my grandsons puts it on sausage and dunks bacon in it. He wanted me to try it but I just couldn't do it.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
8 Jan 23
Some days I try harder than others.... I am just struggling because I usually see at least a 5 pound loss in the first week. So far, only like 2 pounds.
I have always added ketchup to things that people think is weird. Even ramen LOL. I just like it in tuna though for some reason. I would never put it on salmon though, but I also like salmon better than tuna.
I wouldn't dip bacon in ketchup, but I would eat sausage with it lol
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
8 Jan 23
@MarieCoyle That sound gross, but I don't like pickles to begin with. Dipping chips in it? If a chip accidently got in the ketchup I would eat it, but not intentionally dip them in it.
Two pounds is not a lot though when I have over 100 pounds to lose.
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@MarieCoyle (59332)
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8 Jan 23
@MommyOfEli2013
The grandson I speak of puts ketchup on so many things. I even caught him dunking dill pickle spears in ketchup, and also using it as a chip dip. He's obsessed!
Hey, 2 pounds is a lot. Don't beat yourself up, be proud that you are trying so hard.
@wolfgirl569 (135966)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Jan 23
@MommyOfEli2013 It takes time. And as you get older it can take longer
@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jan 23
@wolfgirl569 Well not sure what to think about it all...
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Jan 23
Not that it did me any good....
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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
8 Jan 23
I thought you did pretty well; so I was surprised that your readings were as high as they were.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jan 23
@LindaOHio And then if I have some carbs I can take the insulin, but I will still do the low carb...and just a cheat meal/day occasionally. Least, I hope I would....
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Jan 23
They have been high every day. So I wonder how high they were when I was eating carbs. I had something with like 20 carbs and it shot up to the 260s. I think I need insulin with every meal... like based on how many carbs I eat.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
8 Jan 23
Seems like you're doing pretty good.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
8 Jan 23
I am trying, but not really any results yet unfortunately
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Jan 23
@MommyOfEli2013 What alternative do you have, don't give up.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jan 23
@CarolDM I don't know what alternative I have at the moment...but seeing my numbers not improve makes me just want to eat the foods I actually enjoy
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Jan 23
I don't think so, as my best is not working...
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89885)
• Rupert, Idaho
8 Jan 23
It's better than when I was eating under 1200 for sure...
