Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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Pretty sure I went over my calorie allowance yesterday but I'm not sure by how many. It was home cooked foods for the most part.
To my surprise I lost .6 lbs when I weighed myself this morning. I didn't log anything yesterday0 -
I drank far too much last night and now I'm hungover. Today may well feature McDonald's and/or pizza...0
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So, we made it to page 666! Shall we do some spooky or evil confessions?! Or should we not take this thread down that road? I'm headed to the gym so I'll miss it if we do. I'll have to log back on later to see what happens!
I watched The Exorcist when I was 14 and a freshman in high school at a sleepover and 15 years later I STILL have vivid nightmare. I've never watched it again and I probably never will! I couldn't sleep for months after watching it
I confess to be a great coward when it comes to horror movies - anything with ghosts, aliens and other supernatural evil beings scares me to death! I don't like watching these as I find myself too afraid to get up to use toilet during the night and I have to have all lights on around the house... even then if I go downstairs to the kitchen for anything and my husband is upstairs, I run back upstairs as quick as I can looking over my shoulder.
At the same time I can watch serial killers, murderers,etc without any issues at all
I'm exactly like you!! I watched the Japanese version of The Ring and The Grudge (Ju On) and I still have nightmares about them as vividly as I did before!! I don't like looking at televisions when they are switched off either because I'm afraid I'll see a spectre with its head covered pointing at something in the reflection. I swear I will throw that damn tv down the garbage chute!!
However, I LOVE horror movies and I make it point to watch almost EVERY horror movie that comes out. It must be the age but I don't do torture porn (every "horror" movie is torture porn these days..) as I'm a traditionalist I only watch supernatural.0 -
So, I've totally stopped visiting other forums/threads besides this thread and the Gelato and Ice Cream group.0
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So, we made it to page 666! Shall we do some spooky or evil confessions?! Or should we not take this thread down that road? I'm headed to the gym so I'll miss it if we do. I'll have to log back on later to see what happens!
I watched The Exorcist when I was 14 and a freshman in high school at a sleepover and 15 years later I STILL have vivid nightmare. I've never watched it again and I probably never will! I couldn't sleep for months after watching it
I confess to be a great coward when it comes to horror movies - anything with ghosts, aliens and other supernatural evil beings scares me to death! I don't like watching these as I find myself too afraid to get up to use toilet during the night and I have to have all lights on around the house... even then if I go downstairs to the kitchen for anything and my husband is upstairs, I run back upstairs as quick as I can looking over my shoulder.
At the same time I can watch serial killers, murderers,etc without any issues at all
I'm exactly like you!! I watched the Japanese version of The Ring and The Grudge (Ju On) and I still have nightmares about them as vividly as I did before!! I don't like looking at televisions when they are switched off either because I'm afraid I'll see a spectre with its head covered pointing at something in the reflection. I swear I will throw that damn tv down the garbage chute!!
However, I LOVE horror movies and I make it point to watch almost EVERY horror movie that comes out. It must be the age but I don't do torture porn (every "horror" movie is torture porn these days..) as I'm a traditionalist I only watch supernatural.
I love supernatural too! Possibly one of the few that doesn't freak me out to be honest.0 -
pearso21123 wrote: »
I've also seen the suggestion of eating at the maintenance for your goal weight (which you'd get from calculating your TDEE then, rather than your current weight). You can then custom set your goals for that number of calories. In theory you should very slowly lose until reaching goal.raelynnsmama52512 wrote: »
Is that just setting MFP to maintain or do you do any calculating? I think I'm going to try that for a bit so I can get a grip on things.girldownsouth wrote: »raelynnsmama52512 wrote: »I've fallen off big time lately, and now I'm confused on how to get back. I've looked at the TDEE method but I'm so confused on that, but I can't do the 1200 MFP keeps setting for me. I really don't want to put up a new post about it but may just have to...
What I've started doing since getting back on track is set my calories to maintenance. Sometimes I'm under by a lot, sometimes a little (or none) but I quite like doing it this way. Makes it more flexible, and sometimes I'm less likely to anack
I'm now 12lbs from my goal and considering doing this if I start to struggle, or even just for a little break.
raelynnsmama - let me know if you need help with the numbers figuring. I have a fairly good grasp on how it all works.
I'm still catching up, but wanted to comment on this. My doctor actually recommended eating 10 calories for every pound you want to weigh, so if you want to weigh 135 pounds you eat 1350 calories. You should slowly lose weight until you hit your goal. I have yet to try this method but I thought it was an interesting suggestion, and one I'd never heard before.
That's why doctor shouldn't give advice on nutrition. I'd probably be so hangry I'd be killing people on so little food.
So I was hungry again yesterday and went over again (surprise, surprise) and today we're having that potluck picnic. My confession is that I'm kinda glad they totally messed up the app as I haven't figured out how to see how many calories over you are for the week with the new one. It's probably not very pretty.0 -
krissyreminisce wrote: »krissyreminisce wrote: »How do you guys reconcile cheat days? I'm pretty much being encouraged on all sides to calm down for a least a day or a weekend with the logging and strict eating and have a cheat meal or two. But having my cals in the red is something I don't particularly enjoy seeing and have only done it once since starting (It was last weekend and I was running a half marathon the next day which is usually a guaranteed 950-1100 kcals burned). But I can't get past myself.
Do you just log it and move on? Or do you not log it and move on? I haven't had any of my favorites in a long time because of this anxiety.
I try to keep a weekly deficit. But honestly I didn't have many cheat meals while I was actively losing, because it was counter productive. Typically I try to fit what I like in my calories (and again, look at the weekly deficit, not daily).
I log everything though, even if it's just quick calories.
I'd say don't stress over it, not healthy, doesn't change anything. I've seen some people say eat to your maintenance level for a day or week (or your goal maintenance). Maybe that would lower your stress. (Edited because sleepy-fingers here posted before I was done typing.)
Ah, see, I am at maintenance. I don't have any more weight to lose. I actually, probably, need to gain weight. But fear and anxiety, those two jerks, are pretty loud.
Thanks, though! I'm going to try it out, probably this weekend.krissyreminisce wrote: »krissyreminisce wrote: »How do you guys reconcile cheat days? I'm pretty much being encouraged on all sides to calm down for a least a day or a weekend with the logging and strict eating and have a cheat meal or two. But having my cals in the red is something I don't particularly enjoy seeing and have only done it once since starting (It was last weekend and I was running a half marathon the next day which is usually a guaranteed 950-1100 kcals burned). But I can't get past myself.
Do you just log it and move on? Or do you not log it and move on? I haven't had any of my favorites in a long time because of this anxiety.
I try to keep a weekly deficit. But honestly I didn't have many cheat meals while I was actively losing, because it was counter productive. Typically I try to fit what I like in my calories (and again, look at the weekly deficit, not daily).
I log everything though, even if it's just quick calories.
I'd say don't stress over it, not healthy, doesn't change anything. I've seen some people say eat to your maintenance level for a day or week (or your goal maintenance). Maybe that would lower your stress. (Edited because sleepy-fingers here posted before I was done typing.)
Ah, see, I am at maintenance. I don't have any more weight to lose. I actually, probably, need to gain weight. But fear and anxiety, those two jerks, are pretty loud.
Thanks, though! I'm going to try it out, probably this weekend.
I'm at maintenance too as I had reached my goal weight a while ago and yes I could stand to gain some weight too. But honestly after the length of time and effort taken to build a habit and a lifestyle change it's hard to just treat the change as a switch you can flip and just suddenly start eating more or 'letting go' so to speak, especially with the discipline part.
I get anxious too when it goes into red, or when I miss a workout - in fact I had a foot injury that left me out of action for one week and it was just torture having to force myself to not exercise or find ways to exercise as I had been warned that it may make the injury worse and leave me out of action for a further 6-8 weeks as a result. 6-8 weeks without my daily exercise would be hell on earth.
What I've been trying to do actively these days is to be more conscientious of my triggers to these anxieties because such behaviour, when spiralled out of control, can turn into an eating disorder really quickly. I want my lifestyle change to be about health, wellness and fitness and not a crazy calorie counting control fest.
So I've been actively trying to allow myself to be disciplined during the week, and then incorporate "bad" or "fattening" foods during the weekends without seeing red to remember how much I used to enjoy it. I'm a little worried that my absolute love of food is slowly dampening in favour of the attitude of "It's okay, I'll enjoy it next week." while nursing an absolute obsession with collecting recipes and cooking big delicious calorific feasts for my family. Almost like vicariously enjoying food through others without eating it.
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thegrimmycrew wrote: »my guilty pleasure? I keep a jar of peanut M&Ms next to my rack. Grab 10 as I watch tv. Learned that if I eat what I crave...in strict moderation Im golden..keeps binge eating away...happens if I'm not on point when I drink..oh..yeah...I like 3 pints o Guiness on the weekends...and a couple of Irish Car Bombs..n smoking a cigar...then ridin my zx10 along the coastline balls out on the way home...already lost a testacle on a high speed accident....that is totally another story!
That must be quite a story!0 -
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I blew off everything I was going to do yesterday to knit. Finished one project, now I'm itching to start the next one. Going to try to force myself to get stuff done first...but I don't wanna.0
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I am also a coward of scary movies. I can't even watch zombie apocalypse stuff. The other night I was actually having a dream about a zombie apocalypse and I forced myself to wake up because I was panicking so much.0
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I don't like horror movies either... but I like Supernatural and X Files.
Will still go see Crimson Peak though, because Tom Hiddleston, but I'm kinda dreading it.
Confession - potluck at lunch, was going to have a light breakfast and try to last until noon... I went to the gym and had a great workout... so I ended up too hungry and had to have a snack. I swear, sometimes exercising completely defeats the purpose.0 -
My goal is to catch up today.
I have a fascination with calendars. I love them. I always have multiple calendars up. I think they appeal to me because I have a short attention span, so I get a new picture every month. I get excited when it's "new calendar day". I tell my dog when it's new calendar day, but she doesn't seem to care.
Yay, I'm not the only one. I have five calendars at the moment (three are in my room, one in the bathroom and one by the computer). One is a black cat calendar and I always tell my black cat about the new picture.My new manager is starting Tuesday and I have to give the New Hire Orientation. I hate doing it, hate hate hate public speaking! I'm torn between doing a crappy job so I never get asked to do it again and trying harder than usual to impress the new boss.
I'm right there with you on this one. Whenever my manager is out I have to help with her part of the new hire presentation. I always get nervous during it and forget what I'm saying at least once. Hate it!noaddedsugarx wrote: »He was so cute when he was a little kitty! -
Now he's a big beast!
AWW. So cute! I wish I could have seen my Lovey as a kitten.I love fat cats. And I can't take 100% full responsibility for coming up with this nickname. My husband and I used to watch King of Queens and there was an episode where Dough (Kevin James's character) was called Fatty McButter Pants by some kid and that cued him into the fact that he was overweight. Or something along those lines. Ever since that episode, Owen was coined with that moniker. It was very fitting. No pun intended.
Awesome. I love King of Queens and I was wondering if that was where you got that name.
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Cute animal pics everyone. Maybe I'll put some up sometime (I have to figure out how first).Susieq_1994 wrote: »I feel like that in real life quite often myself. But if it helps, I find you an important part of this thread! I see you as one of the "in" posters, the ones who post regularly and have stuck around for a while. You aren't an outcast!
Thank you! Same to you.smashley_mashley wrote: »Summer patios + me = a recipe for disaster. I have no idea how I am going to stay on track. The drinks and food are just so good!
This is my biggest fear. I always seem to go off track in the summer...mysticlizard wrote: »At 50 I still don't look into a mirror in the dark, I am to afraid.
Ahhh! I'm the same. Mirrors in general kind of creep me out but mirrors in the dark are terrifying.smashley_mashley wrote: »And once, when I was working in a paint store, it was 10 minutes to closing on a Saturday (Sunday we were closed) and I had a 12 person line up which was from the counter to the door and I had a lady want me to do a color match on an emerald green pillow. While it can be done by scanning it, it often takes additions of colorant to get the right shade. I told her it would be ready on the Monday because it could take anywhere from 5 minutes (if the scanner got it right the first time) up to several hours (if I had to add color/shake/repeat and there was no way I would be able to get it done in the 10 minutes that the store was open when I still had to help all the other customers. She was so mad and complained to the manager (on the Monday when we opened again) because she felt I wasn’t giving her good customer service. It is not my fault you wait to the very last minute to get your paint on a Saturday.
HUGE pet peeve of mine-people waiting until the last minute to shop. It was so irritating because you are getting done with a long day and then have to stay even longer because someone wanted to come by and shop one minute before the store closes. I hated that management always let them do that and made us wait until they were done.
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I bought a colouring book for grown ups and pencil crayons last night, and spent a good hour colouring when I got home. Yes, I'm 30 years old. No, I'm not ashamed.
I love this! I'm the same. I have a stack of coloring/activity books. They help me when I'm stressed.
Confession: I am actually liking the fact that I have to go to physical therapy for my knee now. It is making it mandatory that I work out my legs/butt. I have seven exercises that I have to do twice a day that work out my lower half. I'm hoping it will help me firm up a bit.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!0 -
For anyone old (like, really old - I'm 47) Doodleart is back!!
http://doodleartworld.com/
I bought one for my sister's birthday from Chapters but it looks like they're also on Amazon.
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thegrimmycrew wrote: »my guilty pleasure? I keep a jar of peanut M&Ms next to my rack. Grab 10 as I watch tv. Learned that if I eat what I crave...in strict moderation Im golden..keeps binge eating away...happens if I'm not on point when I drink..oh..yeah...I like 3 pints o Guiness on the weekends...and a couple of Irish Car Bombs..n smoking a cigar...then ridin my zx10 along the coastline balls out on the way home...already lost a testacle on a high speed accident....that is totally another story!
I want to hear this other story0 -
If I "blow" a day, I always stuff myself (literally) and SWEAR that I will get back on track the following day. Well, I have done that everyday for the past month and have gained all the weight back that I had lost previously. Now I have to lose the 15 pounds all over again. :-( I wish there was some way I could change this mindset (in that if I exceed the amount of "allotted" calories per day that I stuff myself the rest of the day)?! Anyway, that is my confession!
I once saw a meme that said something like eating like crap for a whole day because you had one bad meal is like taking a sledge hammer to an iphone just because you got a crack in the screen.0 -
Italian_Buju wrote: »I am really upset this morning because my degu is dying, I am sure of it now.....he has almost completely stopped eating and now his fur is falling out.....I was up at 4am hand feeding him corn flakes but have to leave for work now and am terrified he is going to die by himself in his cage while I am not home....I can't stop crying......its gonna be a long day, or few days, every time I have to leave the house.....
So sorry to hear this.0 -
Doesn't have that much to do with food, but I'm now pretty sane, happy, well-adjusted, etc. but I have one and only one coping mechanism, which is listening to music. If there's too much light and noise and it's killing me I can go sit in my room with the lights off and listen to quiet opera or classical music; if I'm anxious or angry or sad I can listen to various kinds of metal and I've gotten really good at balancing out my emotions that way. But if I lose my headphones I'm completely *kitten*. I'd go insane in less than a week. Probably this isn't as healthy as I think it is bu it's better than any alternative.0
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