New Year’s Goals/ Resolutions?

(Tracy) #41

My resolutions
Still need to lose weight so looking at maybe half a kilo a week. I’m swimming 4 times a week and 2 walks a week at weekends. Too dark still to go out after work.
Concerned about losing muscle mass so am going to the gym once a week to do some strength training. I want to get a Dexa scan to give me a baseline but so far haven’t found anywhere together it done.

I’ve written my list of 52 things to bring me joy in 2026 and need to take it out and see if I have any marked off
One of them is to teach my granddaughter how to swim
Another one is to drink Champagne in Montmarte
And a third one is to swim in the Mediterranean

And my third resolution is not to get dragged down again by work. I returned to work on a phased basis in July and from September work 2 days in the office and 2 days from home. I’m going to stick to my guns and stay like that, I don’t want to be pressured back to full time or daily commute to the office,

Oh, and I need to finish the Unpacking Diabetes book…I’ve got out of the habit of reading

And finally, to catch up here regularly and stay keto motivated

(Kiona Kuna ) #42

My revolution in 2026 is be fit, stay healthy and keep growing…

#43

So, month one of twelve down. How is everyone getting on?

My month has been mixed. A much needed mini vacation to see the sun but also a near two week period of illness with a heavy cold.

Keto wise it’s been an interesting month. I haven’t been as strict as I might have been due to both vacation and illness but on reflection I’m happy with my month.

I’d set myself weekly exercise and step targets which I have achieved so happy with that too. Plan to continue those for the whole year.

Onward and upward!

#44

Keeping on Carnivore and gaining weight which is a bonus for me. Added more protein and keep fats at 80% of diet and making weight training improvements. GKI reading of 1 at the same time on weekly cancer treatment has been the my goal. So far so good. :wave:

(Rick P) #45

My goals were:

Lose from 192.8 to 185 and swim 180 miles on the year.

So far, I’m down to 186.6 and I swam 14.8 miles in January and 7.8 so far in February. And the pool where I swim is outside so getting those miles in has been COLD.

(Bean) #46

I need to do better on my resolutions. I have had some incidental dairy, so I’ll reset that goal for Valentines, since I want to do that for a year. My self study is slowly moving along.

My workout apps not as much, but I gave myself time for setbacks there. I’ve been working with my chiropractor to get realigned.

I have done some food intros, but most not successfully. I’m pausing that again because I’m either sick or reacting to something. Hubby was really sick with Influenza A. I haven’t tested, but suspect a very mild case myself.

I’ve started a very low dose of methotrexate. It works for me so I’m out of the flare/ steroid/ fasting cycle since I don’t have flares. I have been eating a bit more, but I’m still in my weight window. I do need to watch that, though.

#47

I’ve stumbled a bit recently too, in fact I’m avoiding the scales for that very reason!

I’ve been thinking of cutting back on dairy, I do seem to depend on it a lot and seem to want to eat more and more.

#48

Have been maintaining, and still exercising, going okay but still.craving the sweet stuff!

(Bean) #49

I seem to crave the idea of the sweet stuff more than the actual thing, especially since I’ve added some plants. I’m still at less than 6 net carbs a day. I don’t like the sweet stuff if I try it though. Kind of annoying, really, lol.

For me it seems to be the last dregs of quitting dairy.

(Brian) #50

Yeah… the “MEMORIES” of sweet things are often way better than the actual taste if we try them again. I’ve never had a cure for that. Seriously, I’ve gone YEARS without eating a donut of any kind, ever. And yet the desire… never goes away.

I do find my tastes changing a bit over time. Some things I really don’t want like I used to. But other things are a much stronger pull.

A grandfather type that I had growing up smoked before I came along. He had quit by the time I arrived but he told me that the reason he always had a toothpick in his mouth was because that urge for a cigarette never, ever, ever, ever, ever went away despite decades of never once slipping. And I know he didn’t. Never smelled it on him, ever. Now Little Debbies, he had places to hide those LOL! but that’s a different topic.

I don’t really know why it’s a bigger thing for some than others. Now ask me about wine, non-issue. I drank a glass with dinner for a few years. Everybody thought I was gonna become an alcoholic. Nope. I actually haven’t had even a glass with dinner in pretty close to a year now, just don’t want it. And if I did have one, it wouldn’t be the gateway to a downward spiral. It doesn’t have that kind of reaction to me. But I know there are some here who would fall off the cliff if they did that.

Strange how individual we all are considering we’re all humans (at least I think… I know AI is everywhere. LOL! Yet another topic.)

(Bean) #51

Mid year! How is everyone doing?

(Doug) #52

Pretty bad. Got a new doctor last year, really good young guy, very responsive to what I think about low-carb eating, trying other things than just drug prescriptions, etc. I come away from appointments feeling energized and determined…

That was the case last November (first time I saw him) and then this February. And… it didn’t last and I backslid and did foolish excessive things, and went into the last appointment - two Fridays ago, not having achieved much of anything that I’d wanted to.

Did make some progress on lowering my A1C level, and while he sees most of his diabetic patients every three months, he agreed to make it every six months for me. I told him how pleased I was with him thus far, and that I would see him in December, 36 lbs or 16 kg lighter. He said he’d love to see it…

Okay, so now I have to get more serious…

(Bean) #53

I’ve made progress, but am definitely off track. When things are quiet, my life seems to have a disruptive event every two weeks. Recently, it’s been constant since the first week of May. Some of it is planned chaos (we’ve assisted with 5 major house moves in the last 13 months), some of it are things like a tornado literally dropping a tree on our garage with our cars inside. I know I also overshoot things.

So, I’m going to set myself a goal of 28-Days-of-Dashboard. I have a paper weekly calendar that’s large enough for lesson plans during the academic year, and I will use it as a dashboard to plan and record symptoms, what worked, and what didn’t. I think my big three will be 1. Nothing new: no research, optimizing, intro foods. 2. Daily movement 3. No blue light screens after 8pm; use that time to record on the calendar, reflect, and read. ETA- I do have a new prescription coming on board next week, but that will be the only variable and tracking will be in place.

I have other habit-y things I’d like to work on, but I think if I keep those three in focus I’ll have a realistic sense of what I can commit to. June 22-July 20. I only have two planned disruptive events during that time, lol.

(Niko Neko) #54

Tornado dropping tree is … crazy disruptive / terrifying!

(Bean) #55

Honestly, the last four years have been pretty much one thing after another. We didn’t freak out or anything. It was pretty much “When can the tree people get here with the crane? I think I’m going to miss my appointment.”

(Niko Neko) #56

That is some uncanny focus :smiley: haha - you’re someone to have around when things get real.

I moved to the Oregon Coast where we don’t have tornadoes, we get ‘typhoons’ in the fall with high straight winds instead – but, we had a freak storm 3 years ago, a waterspout (F1 mini-tornado) came ashore and destroyed three trees out back. I couldn’t believe it.

I’m in an earthquake / tsunami zone. There are actually 2 plates here that can shift - anyway I’m directly west of Mt. St. Helen’s and can see it on a clear day, although it’s long a drive. I expected that to be the situation (earthquake, giant wave, volcano, forest fire) - not a water spout :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: haha

(Bean) #57

Moving at the speed of life, I guess. At least the ground stays where it’s supposed to here. We do have very occasional earthquakes- like a tremor every 5-8 years.

Day one was a little rough. I had a steroid burst last week. My GKI is still high and I was ravenous all day. I may need to work in a fast in this week.

(Niko Neko) #58

I have been doing alternate day fasting this week. I do a modified fast and have broth twice during the fast day. It hasn’t been too bad as I only get hungry at noon and five really and then have well salted broth.

I don’t know how long I can keep up the fast schedule but thought I would give it a go and see what happened.

(Bean) #59

Day two was much better. My GKI is closer to range, which is good. I have a lot of driving today, so didn’t want to do a 48-hour fast. My pain is much better managed. One of the reasons I wanted to do the 28 day Dashboard is to get some routines in place. So far, so good, although I had some fairly major schedule disruptions, the core stuff stayed it place.

Food was beef tongue, tallow, a peeled mini cucumber, lettuce, and natural black olives. Even at 5 net carbs, it feels like a lot of plant food.

Today I have a pre cooked frozen portion of beef ribs, tallow, some MH ground beef, lettuce, a mini cucumber, and (maybe) the black olives. I might sub frozen asparagus since I’m packing and I’d need to open the can of olives.

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Today’s food, road ready.