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I have made that mistake twice! Now trying to avoid doing it for a third timeChristine_72 wrote: »Allowing myself to put on weight in the first place. I won't be making that mistake twice!
Regaining the weight I've lost petrifies me. I honestly don't think i have the energy and fortitude to do it all over again and start from scratch.
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kommodevaran wrote: »elisa123gal wrote: »Buying into a calorie is a calorie. I was always hungry eating 100 calorie snacks...chips.. cookies.. turkey dogs and trader joe's guilt free mac n cheese .all that. Nutrition matters and I lose better when I'm eating vegetables and making all my own food.
Yeah, but that isn't "buying into"; but "misunderstanding". Nutrition matters AND calories count.
Different strokes for different folks.
Calorie counting/awareness was what initially set me on the course I'm on now, but ironically it was also my biggest blunder and needed to be dropped as I moved on.
With calorie counting, I was always thinking about foods, never ate enough, ate at wrong time, never felt satisfied, frequently being hindered from going out. The minute I stopped screwing with my eating behavior -- start eating satisfyingly per necessity and stop (reduce) when not needed -- the process became virtually effortless.
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Christine_72 wrote: »
I have made that mistake twice! Now trying to avoid doing it for a third timeChristine_72 wrote: »Allowing myself to put on weight in the first place. I won't be making that mistake twice!
Regaining the weight I've lost petrifies me. I honestly don't think i have the energy and fortitude to do it all over again and start from scratch.
Wow that sounds worrying. I guess you feel like you have to be constantly on guard?
One of the things that I make sure I have in my wt control process is that it has to be (relatively) effortless. Almost like it's a natural thing to do or be. Like brushing teeth before going to bed. So, that's how my eating pattern is right now. The eating is balanced with the amount of activity.
My effort isn't spent on counting, controlling calories. It's spent on shaping my eating behavior. Identifying, resolving destructive eating issues. 0 -
endlessfall16 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »
I have made that mistake twice! Now trying to avoid doing it for a third timeChristine_72 wrote: »Allowing myself to put on weight in the first place. I won't be making that mistake twice!
Regaining the weight I've lost petrifies me. I honestly don't think i have the energy and fortitude to do it all over again and start from scratch.
Wow that sounds worrying. I guess you feel like you have to be constantly on guard?
One of the things that I make sure I have in my wt control process is that it has to be (relatively) effortless. Almost like it's a natural thing to do or be. Like brushing teeth before going to bed. So, that's how my eating pattern is right now. The eating is balanced with the amount of activity.
My effort isn't spent on counting, controlling calories. It's spent on shaping my eating behavior. Identifying, resolving destructive eating issues.
Yes, definitely always on guard, I had to work hard to drop every single kilo, and I'm still not there yet, and i have no desire to do it again. I've gotten rid of all my old clothes that don't fit me anymore, and i cant afford to buy new ones lol
I only had 30lbs to lose, that was a monumental task for me, I have huge respect and admiration for those who have lost a hundred or more pounds. I'm also new to this weight loss thing, i was skinny all of my life till i hit 40 (4 years ago), so there's probably a bit of resentment there too.5 -
Getting lean enough to bulk, bulking, and then not having the drive to actually cut. So now I'm just kinda chunky again. I long for that moment I was really tiny before the bulk. But I'm much stronger so there's that.
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Being brain washed by herbalife, I'm totally healthy but my bank account suffered for a bit and I was sick of the disgusting unsatisfying taste and losing the same 5 pounds over and over again.6
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Actually believing I could not have all the food I love in the house because I could not moderate. Boy, did I prove me wrong!8
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arditarose wrote: »Getting lean enough to bulk, bulking, and then not having the drive to actually cut. So now I'm just kinda chunky again. I long for that moment I was really tiny before the bulk. But I'm much stronger so there's that.
Can relate!!! Everyone says gaining muscle is harder than cutting fat but it is SO MUCH MORE FUN that when it comes time to cut, the will is lacking.3 -
Not really understanding what this whole "cup" measurement was and how it related to solids. I assumed it meant something between a tea cup and a coffee cup. Was so shocked when I picked up a measuring jug with cup measurements in the US, gah!4
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StealthHealth wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Getting lean enough to bulk, bulking, and then not having the drive to actually cut. So now I'm just kinda chunky again. I long for that moment I was really tiny before the bulk. But I'm much stronger so there's that.
Can relate!!! Everyone says gaining muscle is harder than cutting fat but it is SO MUCH MORE FUN that when it comes time to cut, the will is lacking.
Yep. I had a BLAST in the gym while I was bulking. Then when it was time to cut I felt like...what's the point of this squat? What's the point of accessory work now? Snooze.
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arditarose wrote: »Getting lean enough to bulk, bulking, and then not having the drive to actually cut. So now I'm just kinda chunky again. I long for that moment I was really tiny before the bulk. But I'm much stronger so there's that.
Hahaha yeah that's why I'll never do it. I haven't been able to lose 5 pounds in 2 years (ok I did end up losing 2 eventually without even trying but at the rate I'm going, it's not going to last), there's no way I'm gaining weight on purpose because clearly there is NO WAY I can cut again now.5 -
When I first started out I had a mindset that I had to be "perfect" and would beat myself up when I inevitably slipped. I've now worked out that consistently good is better than occasionally perfect.5
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Christine_72 wrote: »Allowing myself to put on weight in the first place. I won't be making that mistake twice!
I'm not putting weight back on either. It is easier for me to keep it off than gain 5 pounds over the holidays and then have to spend 5 months January to May working it off after the New Year when one loses as slowly as I do. I'm going for prevention and maintenance this holiday season rather than a gain. I lose weight most easily from May to Aug. In the Autumn & Wintertime I slow way down.1 -
Eating and not logging til the end of day subsequently forgetting everything i ate that day and getting a inaccurate diary. ALWAYS LOG BEFORE I EAT now lol6
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Putting the milk away in the pantry over night.9
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Christine_72 wrote: »Allowing myself to put on weight in the first place. I won't be making that mistake twice!
I'm not putting weight back on either. It is easier for me to keep it off than gain 5 pounds over the holidays and then have to spend 5 months January to May working it off after the New Year when one loses as slowly as I do. I'm going for prevention and maintenance this holiday season rather than a gain. I lose weight most easily from May to Aug. In the Autumn & Wintertime I slow way down.
Yeah same here, winter has just finished here and i put on 6lbs. But i know it'll drop off pretty easily when the weather starts warming up.2 -
Yesterday I added 100 grams of tuna and forgot that entry didn't have grams and had kilograms instead. I often add food fast without even looking at the calories then look at calories left in the evening to decide what to eat. So I was pretty hungry and couldn't for the life of me understand how I could have eaten that much, and it turned out I had 860 calories logged in tuna.4
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Thinking I could do low carb high fat (when my wife is a sugar holic:) It's not a total blunder I just have to figure out a balance - lchf has made me more aware of easy sugar, like the doughnut, cookie, and pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting I ate today. I was super aware of what I was doing.0
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BTW, my wife is super hot and fit!0
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I just couldn't seem to identify rice, pasta and bread calories. I would always think of rice as 100 calories a cup
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Bread as 100 calories a piece. Pasta, two cups 200 calories cooked.
This last time I finally got it and its really helped a lot.
I also overestimated how many calories are burned by minutes of walking.
These 2 things combined made weight loss a huge mystery to me in past years.
Of course I'm over all that now with mfp.0
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