Tracey's Maintenance Journal - Year One
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That zucchini breads looks delicious, Tracey! I can't believe I'm even confessing this, but... haha, a few years ago, a friend of mine made me zucchini bread for the very first time. I had never heard of such a thing before and wasn't sure if it was going to be bland, savory, or sweet. I'm not sure how it's typically prepared, but hers tasted more like a cake than a bread (akin to carrot cake, I suppose), and I ended up eating the entire loaf on the drive from her house back to mine.
I think we only lived 15-20 minutes apart, so it wasn't my proudest moment, hahaha.
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oh I love veggie breads. It makes me feel like I am eating healthy, which in most cases is not true.1
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Today's Official Report.
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Today's Official Report.
The goal for the new week is to get back below 155.
My husband thinks 150-160 is too big a range and thinks my goal should be to maintain at 155 or below. To be below 155 is my desire but for my sanity's sake right now I think putting myself at staying below 160 is best for me because the over 155 fluctuations were really getting to me. Once I see I can have a good stretch at keeping below 155 then I will change my overall goal to maintain under 155.
I keep thinking I started maintenance at 150.7 pounds and I have not been able to stay there or get back there since. Not fretting it though. I am 100% certain that I will never allow myself to go over 160 pounds and for now I will let the numbers between 150 and 160 come as they will. Thoughts??0 -
Tracey that is great I think, don't be too hard on yourself. I have read your journey and you are so inspiring!!!0
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I can maintain, just eating larger meal during omad. But I have been doing it absentmindedly. Have you tried the bear method?0
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Tracey, I think 150-160 is a good range, but just keep in the back of your mind that you'd really like to be below 155? There are SO many variables that cause for swings I think that as long as you're trending where you want to be you should be fine. Besides, at this point you're a master of maintenance (following in @Brendalea69 's footsteps!) so I hope you're not sweating it
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Tracey I want my weight to always be under 130 but sometimes during the week its over 130 and that's why Im "trying" to get down to 122 so I can have more of a range. I think that an 8 pound range will be enough to keep my weight below 130 even if I have 2 splurge days in a row...Don't stress yourself out because you're keeping below 160 and that's your ultimate goal anyway 0
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What they said. 150-to 160 isn't a bad goal range. But if you're happier lower, I say aim for it, but give yourself some wiggle room. You've been doing great.0
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Tracey, you have been killing it while I was away! It's so awesome that you got up to 159 and immediately kicked it back into gear. That is awesome!
What if you made your range 147-157 instead? That way you know you will always be below 160 and you can work towards being below 155.0 -
I think if I don't over splurge on my splurge days I can maintain below 155. This past splurge was way over the top and I don't usually splurge like that so I don't see myself getting that close to 160 in the future.
Britt, I like your 147 to 157 idea. Widdle the range down little by little.2 -
I also think that you range is reasonable. I can understand your husband's thoughts, but I also think that it's important for your own sanity to not be too hard on yourself.
The more defeated you feel, the harder it'll be to maintain motivation (at least that's how it works for me, haha).
You're really doing a wonderful job, Tracey! I'd say you've been very successful with your maintenance so far; it seems to me like maintaining is much harder than losing weight, so you've gotta give yourself credit for that. There are so many things that can cause large fluctuations, so the fact that you're keeping under 160 says to me that you're doing what you need to be doing. 0 -
tlblanksfit wrote: »Today's Official Report.
The goal for the new week is to get back below 155.
My husband thinks 150-160 is too big a range and thinks my goal should be to maintain at 155 or below. To be below 155 is my desire but for my sanity's sake right now I think putting myself at staying below 160 is best for me because the over 155 fluctuations were really getting to me. Once I see I can have a good stretch at keeping below 155 then I will change my overall goal to maintain under 155.
I keep thinking I started maintenance at 150.7 pounds and I have not been able to stay there or get back there since. Not fretting it though. I am 100% certain that I will never allow myself to go over 160 pounds and for now I will let the numbers between 150 and 160 come as they will. Thoughts??
I go in 5-lb increments or when maintaining I try to stay within 5-lbs of my lowest weight. I think 10-lbs is too much also. It is hard to lose 10-lbs. 5 isn't nearly as bad. My old highest allowable weight was 200 and I maintained between 195 and 200 for a long time. Now I'm heading for 190 and then my highest allowable will be 195 if i stop there. Good luck!0 -
Hi Tracey, I also came off a three day splurge day last week. I think we all need these breaks especially if we’ve been dieting for some time. I didn’t weigh myself but have given myself 2 weeks to get back to goal weight before even thinking about weighing.
Keeping your upper weight limit to 157 seems a really good idea if you have a maintenance of below 160 so that you have some wriggle room and can do splurge days. I’m eating slightly below maintenance to get a couple of pounds under goal for this very reason. It’s going to take me a very long time but worth it I think.0 -
Some of yesterday's and today's good eats.
Yesterday's dinner - Smothered pork chops, rice and gravy, sauteed green beans and onions, and cornbread
Today's dinner - Mission BBQ turkey sandwich, mac and cheese, and baked beans
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Looks yummy0
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I have decided that a 10 pound maintenance is rather large so I am changing to a 5 pound range of 153-158 pounds.1
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Your meals always look so yummy!0
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That looks delicious. And 5 pound sounds like a plan. I think you're on the right track, of playing around with everything until you find what works for you.0
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Good lookin' food, Tracey! I like your idea of 5 pounds being your weight range for now. Hope you had a great weekend!0
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NOM NOM NOM - your food always looks awesome Trace! I like your plan, it's solid 0
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Friday's Official Report. A four pound gain in a week. Ended up in my range, but am so not happy with how this week went.
So what to do. I have decided to eliminate the planned weekend splurge days and stick to OMAD with my chocolate kale Shake if I am needing something before my meal time. I will allow modifications for special occasions only.
I want to be maintaining at the low end of my maintenance range so diligence and determination is key at this point.
Happy Friday everyone. I am looking forward to seeing the other Friday weigh-ins. I know you all will have done waaaay better than I did.
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Highly unlikely it is a fat gain. That would take more than 14,000 extra kcals. I doubt you ate that. Your storing some water and/or may be a little constipated. Don't get discouraged.0
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Have you tried just doing a fasting window. like fasting 19 hours and eating for 5? You would probably be able to fit in a snack and dinner. I think that just being consistent for awhile may help.0
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I really admire your grit and determination, Tracey. You're always so good about reflecting on your week and figuring out how you want to move forward to either continue towards positive trends or move away from negative trends. I'm sure that a lot of what you're seeing is water, so hopefully next week will be on the lower end of your maintenance range! 0
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This week was different from my normal weeks. I was in a class Monday - Wednesday and pretty much ate 3 meals each day which is far different from my normal OMAD meals during the week. This added to my weekend splurge made for a big gain.
When I have a normal work week and am in my office I don't eat at work and have my meal when I get home between 5 and 7.
I am going to ditch the weekend splurge days and may do the eating window on the weekends. I was thinking I would fast as long as I can and then have a 4-6 hour window of eating whenever I do break my fast.
I think I may need to jump on the Microscope March train for a bit to make myself more accountable. The things I need to track are:
Daily Weight
Picture of meal
Water Intake
Sleep Time
Any exercise done - I plan to start my workouts back up on Monday.
Since today begins my new weight week, I will make note of today's doings for my first Microscope post.
Consistency is definitely what I am lacking in this maintenance journey. The only thing that is consistent right now and is not going to change is my not going over 160 pounds. I need to find the plan that will keep me in the lower 150's.
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Tracey, you are doing great! You have a solid plan and I think you will exceed your goal before you know it. you are an inspiration!!
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But you are still below 160 so yay for that, and you know how to get the weight back down and I know you wil do It! Good luck this next week 0
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Good luck this week, Tracey! You've got this. 0
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I can say that Microscope March is making the difference with me. I have lost more because of it. I think employing this will help! You have this.0
