Track it, Count it, Move it & Lose it!
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LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »MyEvolvingJourney wrote: »Good morning all! I was surprised to find that I didn't lose anything again this week. I'm not super sure what's going on there. I think I get into the habit of not tracking everything. Little bites. A few pieces of something here and there. So I'm going to be more diligent this week. Do you guys have to be super mindful of your intake as well?
How long since last loss? Mine used to go 3 weeks no loss then whoosh and a few pounds went at once. The scale can take time to show progress.
If however you are eating bits and pieces that are not accounted for you could well be doing away with most if not all your deficit. Be more diligent and see what that brings.
Our hormones mean loss can get masked but if you know you're at calorie deficit you know it'll be ok.
That's reassuring, I find I hover around the same weight and start getting discouraged. I am rather diligent in my tracking so it's frustrating.1 -
LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »MyEvolvingJourney wrote: »Good morning all! I was surprised to find that I didn't lose anything again this week. I'm not super sure what's going on there. I think I get into the habit of not tracking everything. Little bites. A few pieces of something here and there. So I'm going to be more diligent this week. Do you guys have to be super mindful of your intake as well?
How long since last loss? Mine used to go 3 weeks no loss then whoosh and a few pounds went at once. The scale can take time to show progress.
If however you are eating bits and pieces that are not accounted for you could well be doing away with most if not all your deficit. Be more diligent and see what that brings.
Our hormones mean loss can get masked but if you know you're at calorie deficit you know it'll be ok.
This very much seems to be the pattern for me! I'll maintain or have a slight gain over a period of 2-3 weeks, then have a 2-3 pound loss. I've had a fairly stressful week this week between work and home things, so I'm thinking this might be a contributor to the stall this week. Maybe.
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@MyEvolvingJourney stress definately plays a factor - its amazing how so many things can affect weight loss, lack of sleep another, toilet issues, hormones, sodium, high carbs as the body holds on to extra water temporarily (for every 1g of carb the body holds on to 7g of water)... the main thing is you're being diligent, so trust the process, it works
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Good night friends!2
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Hello everyone! its a new week...last week was a terrific one for me in all ways, so my aim is to equal it this week
My work day didn't start off well though! I had spent all Friday afternoon working on my firms yearly figures for a statistics survey, all the information has gone!! so today I have to start over grrrr!! very frustrating but I'll just knuckle down and get on with it!
Wishing everyone a great week.
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Well I had that whoosh this morning on the scale. 187.8 officially in the 180's! I'm quite happy about it. My morning started off crappy at work this morning too. I have one employee in the office that reports to me. The second I walk in the door, he doesn't even say good morning he starts telling me what went wrong over the weekend. I haven't figured out a nice way to tell him to let me get settled in first before bringing me problems. I think I need to come up with something though because this sort of ruins my whole day if I allow it.3
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I read a quote at my pool. It said "No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping the guy on the couch". I think that would work for time spent doing something as well.1 -
@snowflake1968 congrats on the whoosh
Hope your work day improves, mine did so as the song goes 'things can only get better.....'
Its hard to stop someone banging on, how do you go about it in a tactful way etc, I'm awful at that kind of thing - too nice for my own good and probably that applies to you too. Maybe some of the other ladies will shed some light on how you could deal with him.
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It took me 2 1/2hrs re doing my work from Friday but its now done! phew!! I have 5 mins to work and then its home to get a salad organised for tea and then get outdoors to enjoy the lovely weather.1
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I used to have someone that did that to me every morning when I was a manager at a Home Depot. One morning I was done lol. I flat out told him until I have my apron on don’t talk to me. Lol. From them on he brought me coffee and waited until I’d been in for at least 5 minutes. But it sure can be a rough start to a day to be bombarded immediately.Snowflake1968 wrote: »Well I had that whoosh this morning on the scale. 187.8 officially in the 180's! I'm quite happy about it. My morning startenkd off crappy at work this morning too. I have one employee in the office that reports to me. The second I walk in the door, he doesn't even say good morning he starts telling me what went wrong over the weekend. I haven't figured out a nice way to tell him to let me get settled in first before bringing me problems. I think I need to come up with something though because this sort of ruins my whole day if I allow it.
Alaska has finally decided it’s summer. It has been colder than normal for May,
(47-48f) yesterday we actually jumped up to the upper 60’s it was glorious.
My weight is steady at 197. We will see after this weekend, I turned 50 and ate whatever, including probably too much prosecco. Tomorrow is another day!2 -
@jgnickel - thanks for that, maybe I'll have to do that too. Also, I think turning 50 is a good reason to eat "whatever". I seriously hope my family throws a party for my 50th this fall. I want to eat, drink and be merry! Happy Birthday to you.0
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Happy 50th JG!
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We jumped right to summer here! 4 weeks ago we had snow and it has been 98 degrees all weekend. & now it seems our air conditioner isn't working right! Did my walking inside on the treadmill. Happy birthday! I had to chuckle at both of you saying about your 50th birthday...don't remember mine... Oh yeah, since my birthday is at the end of December, everyone was worried about Y2K!
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Happy belated birthday JG - sounds like you had a blast
Happy Tuesday everyone, have a good day.0 -
This morning I had a weight in moment of truth!
Up 2 pounds from the holiday weekend. Time to get back to accurate logging as the day goes, and not try and log it all at 11:00pm.
Have a terrific Tuesday!0 -
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It could be water weight! We opened our pool on Friday, and we are quite the fish. Maybe I’m carrying 2 pounds of pool with me! 0
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I will never understand how weight works. Yesterday I dropped 2.2 pounds overnight, today I gained 1.7 pounds overnight. Yesterday was a really good eating day, Sunday was crap LOL I know it will all go in the right direction eventually.0
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »I will never understand how weight works. Yesterday I dropped 2.2 pounds overnight, today I gained 1.7 pounds overnight. Yesterday was a really good eating day, Sunday was crap LOL I know it will all go in the right direction eventually.
I get It, I get it! I gained 3lbs from Sunday til Monday... and it never goes as quickly as it appears... can I get a grrr from y'all
but we know it is not real, it's water - the body is made up mostly of water around 67% from memory actually. Look forward to peeing like an elephant and then you'll know a whoosh is about to happen 2 -
You can for sure get a "Grrrrr" from me 2
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »I will never understand how weight works. Yesterday I dropped 2.2 pounds overnight, today I gained 1.7 pounds overnight. Yesterday was a really good eating day, Sunday was crap LOL I know it will all go in the right direction eventually.
I don’t understand it either, Snow.1 -
I got a whoosh this morning and those 3lbs are gone - came in one day, left in two. Hope @Snowflake1968 that you will find the same thing today.
Happy Hump day ladies smile because we're half way through the work week
I'm looking forward to Aquafit tonight again 2 -
This is a good visual thread >> https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10670750/great-visual-for-mindful-eating#latest0
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Ruth, You always seem to know what to post at the right time. Thanks for your timeliness!
Today's confession:
I have to really force myself to log. I'm great about logging my breakfast...which is the same everyday. I usually log my snacks throughout the day, and most of the time I log my lunch. But, when dinner comes...I rarely log it...and I don't log the night time snacks. It feels so good to type this and see it in print.
Part of the issue is that I literally throw things together for dinner, so I need to just plan this better. If things are cut up and ready for grab and go, then I'm in a much better place. This morning I cut up a watermelon and threw it in my bag for work, so now I have a healthy...and delicious...afternoon snack ready to go. We'll also have it for dinner.
Happy Thursday!
Jill
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@jm216 confession is good for the soul
Are your dinners much of a muchness? and your snacks?
say your dinners are around 600 cals at most for example and your snacks say, 250... you could use the quick add calorie function.
At the end of the day logging is not the be all end all but if your weight is not dropping how you would like it that means you need to drop some calories from somewhere. If you're not logging are you mentally totalling up what you're eating and being mindful? or do you throw caution to the wind?
As usual, planning ahead really works well, its not always that we can plan but if you make a habit of it then it will become something you just get on with. I used to always forget to pack myself a lunch thinking a piece of toast and fruit would do. But what happened was I got hungry and snacked on sugary treats. So I have to plan for my lunches and at long last it has become the norm.
Have a great Thurs everyone.
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At night I’m a salty snacker.... chips mostly... and I don’t mindfully add them up. Although, they add themselves up on the scale when I step on.
For me, I’ve got to log it, or things get slipped in.
The frustrating thing is that I know I can lose the weight, I just have to eat less calories. I know that fruit and veggies count as less calories too.
Just gotta get my calories in gear with my daily steps.
On that note, I’m off to finish cutting the grass. 1 -
I know what you mean about the chips at night. Sometimes I just have to have chips, even if heading to bed soon! Sometimes I can talk myself out of it...sometimes not!
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