Vintage Ladies Keto Klub

(Karen) #361

OK, here’s a data collection request

Please list your :
weight (only if comfortable) - 165
Typical weekly loss - 1/2 to 1 lb
Daily calorie consumption - 1500
Current macros fatg g/ protein g/carbs g - 133/56/19
IF? EF?? OMAD? - sometimes IF and sometimes OMAD not consistent
Biggest challenge - miss crunchy salty things. Football game snacking
Health issues- kidney function, hypothroidal, gout
Biggest NSV - can wear my wedding ring :heart_eyes:

Ladies, I know that everyone is different but wonder iif we can we crack this older female weight loss issue?

(Joan) #362

Weight - 202
Typical weight loss - 0 - 1
Daily calorie - 2000
Current macros 140/80/25
IF? EF? OMAD just starting, not yet and down to two a day
Biggest challenge - I just eat too much, even the healthy stuff
Health issues - adrenal fatigue, high blood pressure. depression
Biggest NSV- sleeping thru the night and not having to nap during the day

(Candy Lind) #363

weight (only if comfortable) - 241 (down from 293 this time, not an all-time high :scream:)

Typical weekly loss - (average) 1/2 to 1 lb

Daily calorie consumption - 13-1500

Current macros fatg g/ protein g/carbs g - (80-90)/(65-80)/20

IF? EF?? OMAD? - IF, OMAD, just easing into EF

Biggest challenge - 1) still not feeling great and not exercising because of it. 2) still struggling with satiety signals and emotional eating

Health issues- hypothyroid (improving), arthritis (improving), probable leaky gut (improving), depression, other deranged hormones as yet undiagnosed.

Biggest NSV - absence of sugar/carb cravings. Having self-control trumps just about anything.

#364

Since I started with the mini fasts, I am not having any problems losing weight, although since I am still fairly new to this, I don’t know whether I will encounter any plateaus prior to reaching my goal.
A few more weeks of weight loss/strength gain and I will be back to bicycling frequently. I just bought a beautiful older semi recumbent, needs a new seat cover but it looks like it is going to be lots of fun to ride. Bought a backpack to match its pretty blue color so I can pack water and stuff for longer rides.

#365

Perhaps you might want to consider starting a separate thread for this sort of data collection. Something like ‘Old Ladies Data Collection’ thread.

One of the things I really like about keto is abandoning the emphasis on specific information/counting such as ‘pounds lost per week’, ‘calorie consumption’, etc – which puts it back into traditional diet mode.

Thanks for your consideration.

(Renee Slaughter) #366

Here goes
Weight 177
Typical loss .5 to 1lbs weekly
Calories 1600 to 1800
Macros 10/70/20
IF/EF. Yes
Biggest challenge
Extended fasting. Really light headed after 36 hrs
Biggest NSV
Self control. No more cravings

#367

Maybe consider adding height too?

#368

Please list your :
weight (started at 140 January 8th) now 128
Typical weekly loss - been up and down, average 2 a week
Daily calorie consumption - 900-1000
Current macros fatg g/ protein g/carbs g - 80g/78/20 but usually get in 75/60/12 net carbs
IF? EF?? OMAD? - I eat between noon and 6pm, had one fast day last week for the first time
Biggest challenge - I miss popcorn! Hard to drink enough water daily.
Health issues- none
Biggest NSV - My nightly acid reflux is gone!
Please note that I am short, 5’1" and have a very small bone structure. I carry my weight all below my belly button and what little “ladies” I had seem to have been the first things to shrink on my body.

#369

I hope you don’t mind me asking, but your data is the closest to mine I’ve found here so far. I’m 144 pounds now and I’ve been trying to lose around 15 pounds. I started in mid November and so far have lost nothing, neither weight nor inches. I was wondering if from your example, I should be eating even less calories? I’m around 5’4" and I’ve been eating around 1300-1500 calories with macros of 75/20/5.

Do you have to eat that low a calorie intake to lose? Have you tried more calories and stalled? And what about hunger? Is it under control with that few calories? Thanks in advance for any input.

#370

Olivia, I am not an expert by far to answer your question. I sometimes question if I have set my calorie intake too low. Two different calculators have my tdee at 1100 to 1300. I am just fine and not hungry at less and just hoping it helps. For the last two weeks my weight has jumped back and forth between 126 and 129 so I am wanting to tweek something. Maybe less cheese and one higher calorie day a week, or one fast day a week. I think this is a process and I will have to keep tweeking things as I go until I get to where I get to a goal weight and then just maintain. I am hoping to be to maintenance by summer.so my advise would be to tweek things to see if it causes any change. My daughter in law started Keto and she hasn’t lost anything so understand how frustrated it can be when you are trying to lose. Best of luck!!

#371

Thanks so much for your response. You seem to be doing great! You didn’t have much to lose to start with so that loss is impressive!

And yes, I feel your daughter-in-laws frustrations. It has been very frustrating for me especially since when I lower my calories nothing seems to happen, and I only maintain. Then the moment I raise them back to 1300 I add weight, so I feel as if lowered calories enter me into metabolic slowing. The hunger is my biggest issue—not to be confused with craving as I’m NOT craving anything. I just have this empty, cramping feeling in my stomach almost all day long, and when it abates, its relatively, as I never get a full or satiated feeling after any meal no matter how fatty. I really hope someone will think of a reason and a solution that I haven’t heard before and tried to follow to no avail.

(Heather Miller) #372

Please list your :

weight 148 ( highest 260, on start of keto Mar 2017 215)

Typical weekly loss - early on 2 to 3 lbs, now .5 lb or less

Daily calorie consumption - don’t keep track

Current macros fatg g/ protein g/carbs g - don’t keep track, less than 20 g carb, palm size protein

IF? EF?? OMAD? - yes! Mix it up. Prefer 30 to 48 hrs. IF 16 to 23 almost every day.

Biggest challenge - society saying we need to eat! I love going out with friends and just socializing but they get upset when I don’t want to eat with them.

Health issues- type 2 diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure, aching joints…all pretty much gone.

Biggest NSV - clothing from size 22 now in size 8/10 ( problem is I love shopping now !)

Edited to add height 5 ft 4 in

(Nola) #373

Please list your :
Weight (only if comfortable) - 177 down from 248 but I prefer to go by my clothing size progress rather than poundage… currently size 12

Typical weekly loss - .5 to 1.5 lb (I’ve been Keto since 4/2017)

Daily calorie consumption - 1500-1700 (sometimes more if I’m hungry… I never deprive myself)

Current macros - varies on fat and protein but ALWAYS under 20gr carb and try to have moderate protein… and massive fat

IF? EF?? OMAD? - always IF, I try for 18/6, but normally get 20/4 because I’m not hungry… many days OMAD if it’s close to dusk. I never eat after sundown. I try to do 72hr EF every 3-4 weeks.

Biggest challenge - eating too much cheese… it was my weakness even before Keto… it’s my ultimate comfort food… I could live on cheeses forever.

Health issues - preT2D, RT since I was 16, bad kidneys, bad liver, gallbladder disease, inflammation and joint damage from the RT, sedentary life from chronic pain issues associated with RT (which has lessened, but won’t ever go totally away)

Biggest NSV - 1) Normal blood sugar. 2) People speak to me like an intelligent human being instead of treating me badly or judging me or giving me the side-eye or just being a general jerk to me because of my size… plus men hit on me now and randomly compliment me even at the grocery store… it’s odd having strangers notice me out loud in a positive way, but wonderful.

Edited to add my height is 5’9”

(Karen) #374

@Codagirl @KetoToronto

Height (good idea) tallish: 5’ 7 1/2"

K

(Tracey) #375

Hi Karen, So Glad you said that we are all doing pretty much the same…I don’t track anything…Just don’t have much in the house that would be considered high carb…No packet food, sauces, sugars, wheat flours…Basically eat fresh 100%…Portion size is the big one although I almost never finish my meals…You would think I’d be killing it wouldn’t you but alas it’s a slow process…Night time is my downfall…Sugar free dark chocolate is what I go to…

(Karen) #376

@Sleepless

We appear to be quite close in height, weight, macros, calories. You have had tremendous success! Do you mind considering what you think was the most successful part of your WOE

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(Karen) #377

Finished 72 hours and broke fast with 2 cups beef bone broth with 1T butter. Looking forward to chewing. :grin:

K

(Nola) #378

That’s an interesting question I had not really thought much about… I feel like I just start every day fresh and keep trying to learn more. It’s been an n=1 every day and I do tweak my program often in an effort to make this a lifetime change that’s easy to live with. I do keep very good logs of everything I eat though. I’m not to the point I can guess at the macros and keep track in my head. Plus if I gain a bit one day I can see what happened (usually too much or to little salt)

The main reason I adore keto is that I no longer have to think about food and I’m free to do and be other things. I no longer really plan my eating because now I’m not trying to come up with three varieties of meals plus three healthy snacks every day… it’s been very liberating knowing that I now have a bunch of safe, delicious foods that are in my fridge and can be combined in a number of ways. I don’t do any fancy keto recipes or fat bombs or coconut oil added to my hot drink, just simple fresh foods, lots of added butter or olive oil and salt. My shopping list and pantry are very basic and there are zero cheat foods in my house… Bonus is that the quality of my food has improved significantly since now I only have to budget for a salad type lunch and fatty dinner and don’t buy processed foods. It’s a wonderful lifestyle for me.

So yeah, I’m probably the most boring and bland ketoer you’ll ever meet. I’ve only ever gone over 30 carbs once and I eat weird combos of food to hit my macros… that’s my WOE :wink:

So what about you? What changes has your success come from?

(Karen) #379

@Sleepless. So far my macros have been slowly improving. My carbs always 20 net, so I do subtract the fiber. Meals quite varied. My husband is a simple carbaholic. So I make dinner for him and parts of it I eat. I have been making 90 second muffins and chocolate cupcakes. Low carb and I find them filling. Bought several weird items like avocado mayo, and monk fruit. Try and work in some olive oil every day. Eat bacon and butter as my main fat sources. Not much cheese. Beef bone broth. As much veggies as my 20 will tolerate. A week ago my calories were really climbing 2000 + and my weight too. Hence the 4 day fast to rein it in. 162.6 lbs this morning, but ready to eat “for reals”. :grinning::grinning::grinning:

K

(Joan) #380

Good Morning, day 3 of the fat fast. 1st day was 1000 calories 2nd&3rd days were almost 1300 calories and 12 carbs all days. I think I’ll stick it out for more day. Feeling kind of spacey and tired tho, and I didn’t sleep well last night, I was thinking maybe I should add some salt. I never think to add salt because I was always feeling bloated and I thought it was from the salt. This morning my hands are feeling stiff and look puffy.
Karen, even with eating that 90 second muffin you’re able to keep your calories and carbs that low?