Ad Lib April (All Experience Levels)
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@sunny_ bunny_. I want to be able to do what you are doing! I am starting today, I will be logging for my first few days for carb count only then I'm off logging until Friday weigh in. Nervous but excited about it. Good luck everyone
Best of luck to you! I have definitely been a hard core calorie counter and food weigher since I started almost a year ago. I've had to really work at my thought process when it comes to the scale and its value to me and fully trust the process. I think I've made a lot of progress with that and this is my natural next step.
I know that learning to eat when hungry and stilling when satisfied is a very important part of my lifelong health process and I'm going to listen to my body.
I hope it helps you to make that switch too!
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I don't even think I have the confidence to do this yet. Probably a good reason to try. The scale has been a beast for me lately and I'm afraid if I'm not very careful it will just spiral out of control. Plus, I think it may cause me some anxiety. Maybe in a few months I'll feel better about it...baby steps. This month I'll just try to pay close attention to hunger cues instead of eating on a prescribed schedule.
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It can be very, very hard to give up absolute control on intake when you've had a lifetime of failing every time you did that. It can be very liberating though.0
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It can be very, very hard to give up absolute control on intake when you've had a lifetime of failing every time you did that. It can be very liberating though.
I could definitely see that, I think when I do it successfully I'll be wildly happy about it. I am not a big fan of logging, but again, it seems like if I don't I regress. I blame my lack of conscious eating coupled with some girl issues (PCOS) for my finicky fluctuations. I'm doing well right now - only about 15 pounds from goal. Im terrified to jeopardize it lol.
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Okay, I am still logging, mostly to watch my carbs but I think I will ONLY log my carbs from now as I am still looking at the total calories for the day. The hardest thing is being mindful of when I am actually hungry or am I just bored? I really want to learn this and be really comfortable with it so this is a great challenge for me 0
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I haven't logged my food, daily, since July. When it got to where I wasn't learning from it anymore, I stopped. I've managed to continue losing (hallelujah!) without doing it! I always thought I couldn't lose successfully without logging, and I was wrong! This activity will give you more power over food too! Good luck to all who are undertaking this challenge! I'm routing for all of you!!0
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This will be my 1st challenge and I'm all in!
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thanks @Karlottap. I want to have that power over food. Today will be my first day not logging at all. I am very nervous about it but excited also. I have found so far that I am eating a lot more fats to keep my snacking down. I am feeling better, more energy and better nights sleeping.0
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Somehow I'm already up 3 lbs since 3/31.
I think I might need to at least log carbs. Based on other factors, my weight should have stabilized or gone down a tad. Not feeling very confident about this so far. I think it might just be the timing for me, with already being in a stage of experimenting with gradually increasing calories and carbs to maintenance level. 0 -
I am scared to do this... But I think I really really need to.
I am going to write my carbs down each day on a piece of paper so I can't see the calories. I don't remember the last time I ate when I was hungry rather than eating because it's time for a traditional meal.
I'll be eating my dinner with my little girl and my husband like normal, but everything else will be left up to the hunger gods.
Eeek. I am scared. But this could be freeing if I can lose weight while only considering carbs.0 -
macchiatto wrote: »Somehow I'm already up 3 lbs since 3/31. I think I might need to at least log carbs. Based on other factors, my weight should have stabilized or gone down a tad. Not feeling very confident about this so far. I think it might just be the timing for me, with already being in a stage of experimenting with gradually increasing calories and carbs to maintenance level.
Don't give up just yet! Remember, weight fluctuates constantly! Step back to once a week weighing if you have to.0 -
@StephieWillcox - I feel the same!! I like your idea of writing the carbs down, I will do the same, the calorie counter on MFP is too distracting. I feel like yesterday I ate too much food, although I am trying to listen for hunger signals I also don't really know how much to eat It is all a learning process... 0
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@carom I don't trust the carb creep if I'm not tracking anything. But maybe that could be something for a later time! For the moment if I can just eat when I'm hungry I think that would be a great achievement.
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I keep cheating and looking.
I really do think this is making me eat less. Before extra calories were an excuse to eat but now that I am *trying* to listen to my body, I'm remembering I'm not really hungry before bed.0 -
Is this kind of like "intuitive eating"? Listening to bodily cues on hunger?0
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Dragonwolf wrote: »macchiatto wrote: »Somehow I'm already up 3 lbs since 3/31. I think I might need to at least log carbs. Based on other factors, my weight should have stabilized or gone down a tad. Not feeling very confident about this so far. I think it might just be the timing for me, with already being in a stage of experimenting with gradually increasing calories and carbs to maintenance level.
Don't give up just yet! Remember, weight fluctuates constantly! Step back to once a week weighing if you have to.
Thanks!
I try to keep that in mind but it went higher than it's been in a couple months so that made me a little uneasy. It did go back down a pound and a half today though. Whew.
I'm at an odd place where even just gaining a few lbs makes my pants too tight since I always gain first in my midsection. 0 -
This is actually going pretty well for me. I had my doubts. But, I'm not eating any carbs, so there is not much to keep track of.0
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ChoiceNotChance wrote: »This is actually going pretty well for me. I had my doubts. But, I'm not eating any carbs, so there is not much to keep track of.
That helps. Are you doing All Animal April as well? 0 -
^^^ yes- and it's surprisingly easy! I actually started Easter Monday so I have almost 2 weeks in already!0
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