Share Your Day
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Looks terrible, Yooly. It is 83 here today with humidity between 100 !! and 65 % - and I feel like I'm melting - don't know how you do it.1
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Err.... Too hot.... and dry.... And nowhere near that!!!!🤯🥺1
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Yooly, I feel for you! It's switched from summer to autumn here in the course of a week - I needed a sweater and puffer jacket for the early morning dog walk...it was sunny but only 5 degrees C (about 40F).
I'm crocheting a Fair Isle sweater for my husband at the moment and it's high time it was finished so that he can snuggle up in it.3 -
Well, I was under my calorie goal by 44 calories. No extremes here. :-D
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Snuggly British sweater bunnies 😍😘
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Total amount of energy available to lose, total daily energy expenditure required to maintain, and... how long you've been at it all play a role in selecting a sustainable goal.
For some/many the 2lb per week goal (or even more than that depending on starting point) *IS* reasonable.
For others several months down the road perhaps, or if we're older, shorter, lighter, less active... for others the goal itself may need more finessing as opposed to head on tackling.
There is a lot of variation in how closely we each keep track of our inputs and outputs and also in terms of how closely our bodies track the population averages. So the same percentage figure for one is not always the same as for another.
In general when I see people applying deficits far in excess of, say, 25% of their tdee, people often consistently attempt to apply 30, 40, 50% deficits, I become somewhat concerned as to the sustainability of their efforts.
My personal "trigger" was that Lori said that there were "no extremes" because she only came in at 45 under goal.
But the extreme---if one existed-- would not be that last 45 she came under.
It would have been the first 1000-- *IF* that 1000 was an inappropriate choice--which I hasten to add is NOT what I'm saying!
In Lori's case, given starting point, 1000 is probably quite appropriate. What may be working against her is her level of activity because of pain level and circumstances.
By necessity when moving less the 1000 becomes a bigger piece of the total pie.
When I was dropping at 750 a day, because of activity this represented less than 25% of my total requirements. Of course that was an average so at times I far exceeded and at times I far undershot.
Length of time at that deficit is definitely a component of sustainability too. Not as much back then, but over the years, I see how often a day or two of excess deficits ends up rebounding spectacularly.
And these management failure rebounds ***independently of other unresolved issues that may have indistinguishably similar overeating effects*** are sometimes part of what keeps many of us needing to lose weight.2 -
Keep calm and carry on! 😘2
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Numbers!
I thought I "blew" it yesterday - went out for breakfast - and had all the extras - toast and a pancake and deep-fried fresh cut homefries ! - knew it would be okay because I was going for a maintenance day. The the day got long and I got tired and a little dispirited and a half price ad for the local pizza place popped up - and then my friend who was going to pick up some tea "whiskey" from the liquor store for me when she went later this week cycled by last night and my late evening snack turned into a whole heck of a lot of calories and a decadent dessert laced with bourbon.
With my head hanging I logged it this morning and according to the technology gods that be I was still 1100 calories under maintenance yesterday.
Now - I'm not 100% certain how the Fitbit/MFP gods came up with that number, but I figure there is enough room there to compensate for any technological exaggeration.
I was of course heavier this morning - but that is fair and not indicative of any real gain (I HOPE).
So, so far - a great day! And it is COOL and RAINY. Perfect after this summer. Pups and I are going to enjoy this mornings walk - even though it is late. (I also slept in very deliquently - WE slept in - I blame the furry ones for being so cuddly.)3 -
Got up and felt okay this morning. I had one energy drop, but I sat down and waited it out and felt better.
Did the weekly meds and got them called in for Wednesday pickup, got the sunroom swept and dusted and am airing it out. The window locks are working, much to the frustration of Sergeant Pickles, who can get his nose in but not get out. Also made myself orange ginger muffins for next week, as I ate the last two muffins of the last batch over the morning.
Just had lunch, which was a good beef hotdog on a bun with a small bag of chips, and I'm going to make another round of muffins (chocolate chip) and then dust and sweep the library, which is where I spend the majority of my time sitting.
I also have a lot of towels to fold, but that's something easy to do later tonight when I'm tireder.3 -
hmmm.... people who plan their day..... LOOK: SHINY SQUIRREL!2
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We should all be so lucky to be as organized as Alexandra. Try as I might I am somehow always between PAVs shiny squirrels 🐿 and obsessed planning/scheduling. Many conflicts there as I often get distracted.
We all have our unique personalities!!1 -
Oh - Alexandra could you please post the recipe for your orange ginger muffins in the recipe thread? Hope they aren’t too calorific cause they sound tasty.2
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muffin squirrel? <wet nose sniff>2
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You are all so funny, and so informative. I love this group. For the record, MFP has determined 2020 calories is a good daily amount for me. I do not count exercise in that number. If I do a lot of exercise in one day, and I'm really hungry, I'll listen to my hunger and eat more.4
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Not bragging but I have been “ dieting” for 22 1/2 hours!….the “ sugar fog “ has already started to leave my mind!….today has been a good day and I am looking forward to tomorrow….I have let a lot of time waste away the past few months….4
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Oh - Alexandra could you please post the recipe for your orange ginger muffins in the recipe thread? Hope they aren’t too calorific cause they sound tasty.
I did that! They're about 125 apiece, which for me is not too bad. I eat two of them over the course of the morning and then eat lunch. But this works because I cannot handle eating any heavy protein, especially traditional breakfast foods, first thing in the morning. I can nibble this with tea and get my system functional, and by lunchtime the idea of eating food is one I'm good with.3 -
Thank you, Alexandra.
Glad to see you, Connie. You will do it. You are not alone - my last 10 months have been a weight nightmare - but things started turning around in September. BUT. We are not giving up. That makes it a blip on the weightloss / healthy weight lifestyle highway - not a failure or a plain old regain of lost weight.
For me the biggest challenge has been to get away from the "I should/used to weigh this much" and that killed any sense of accomplishment/determination/motivation pretty quickly. Switching to KG has helped. I'm almost thinking of that number solely when I weigh myself in the morning - and I'm thinking of my daily hopeful weight in KG now - and these are numbers that I have never seen as an adult - so it feels a bit like a nice fresh restart (which I know contradicts what I wrote in that last paragraph - but - life is complicated and so are we).3 -
Nice to see you Connie!
I've had a few days in a row of unplanned eating at surplus, which also coincided with a drop in my regular exercise. I'm up 440 calories over TDEE for my ten-day rolling average. Time to get a grip.
So today when I got up I gave myself a pep talk...the result is that I've had a good solid deficit day plus I did a tough bike ride (35 miles) as well as my usual 90 minute walks. After a few days of rocky self-control it feels good to have nailed down a solid deficit.4 -
Had my annual physical today. All lab work is fine, doctor is happy.
I need a few tweaks here and there. And who doesn’t enjoy a good tweaking now and then?4 -
Great work, Bella. I think this is what successful maintenance will look like for me - when I get back there. Occasional runs over - then a bit of making up. I'm kind of looking forward to it! Hopefully it won't involve any big weight swings - because those are always depressing and my weight can swing pretty good. A few bad days can easily look like 10 extra pounds. I know they are not real - but they do number on my brain.
Hope you are having a fine tweaking evening, Yooly! Congratulations.2 -
Yes, my 440 additional calories have equated to 4.5lbs additional pounds on the scale - I know they're not real but they're still annoying. I just have to drink a little extra water to flush them away, and exercise some patience until I've metabolised the carbs and salt and they're gone on their merry way.2
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I slept late and am now trying to get my rear in gear, lol. There's a lot of laundry to fold and I need to make my girlfriend peanut butter muffins, and I need to clean out the fridge. I generally do a quick clean and tidy to get any containers that are actually empty and just taking up space once a week, but the bigger, "remove everything and wipe out the shelves with hot soapy water" needs doing.
I think I'll put away the clean dishes and do the muffins first, because then I can have an empty dishwasher for any containers I find in the fridge, and I'll have a clear sink for washing the shelves. Then I can do the folding upstairs where I have the table set up.2 -
Bella - you hard bringing just the right attitude. Good for you. Patience exercising is hard
Alexandra - it is going to be all in order soon. I love that feeling when you know the fridge is completely in order and clean. Every time I open the door to that it makes me smile!2 -
Lol...make that: Bella - you ARE bringing just the right attitude. But maybe you are bringing it HARD?!
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Day #3 was a success!….feeling more like myself and motivated to keep it going!….
7 people using our fridge so it does get full and messy!…we do have a freezer and everyone has a mini fridge in their bedrooms for drinks, string cheese, pudding, etc….that helps a lot…..1 -
Good work, Connie. I don't know how you do it with all the "other" food that must be around. I guess you have learned (when things are good) how to desensitize yourself?0
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We have the main fridge with drawer freezer, the big upright freezer, and the second fridge with top freezer in the garage.
The garage freezer mainly has the premade lunches and other meals in it, though it's also where I lay things when I need to freeze them flat so they'll take up less space. The garage fridge is the sodas and the extra cheese, almond milk, etc. and if I need to chill some stock so I can defat it it goes out there. It's also where I will thaw the Thanksgiving turkey and keep the premade things that just need warmed up for the party.
Main fridge is cooking supplies and tea and lattes. The freezer beneath is this week's meat and the things that are frozen "anytime" meals, plus my muffins and Girlfriend's muffins, and the half-used bags of frozen vegetables. Everything else goes out in the big upright freezer.
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Love it, Alexandra.
When I was prepping for my no right hand/post surgery period I picked up an extra compact freezer - plus I have a fridge with a three-drawer bottom freezer that I sold to my cousin that she hasn't picked up yet. This is on top of my own compact under the counter fridge (to keep my nimble ) and a compact under the counter freezer.
I've grown quite accustomed to having all of these - not sure how to give any of them up! My back room "sold" fridge is where I put large pots of soup/stews to cool (in summer - in winter they go out into the unheated back room) and things like watermelons - groceries when I come in with lots of produce that I'm not going to prepare until the next day - party food. How am I going to give that baby up???? And I love its freezer - it has one 2 inch deep drawer that is perfect for ice cube trays. I'm going to miss it when my cousin finally picks it up (it has been almost three years...lol)2 -
I weighed in this morning.
September 17 I tested positive for Covid I don’t have a fever, fatigue is huge didn’t lose sense of smell or taste. I am lucky I guess.
Exercise is difficult. My weight loss last week .8lb. I’ve lost 19.8 lbs since July 1.
Stay well good luck on your weight loss journey.3 -
lauriekallis wrote: »Good work, Connie. I don't know how you do it with all the "other" food that must be around. I guess you have learned (when things are good) how to desensitize yourself?
When I eat healthy and lose weight, it is what I do….if I am not eating healthy or dieting, I don’t….it doesn’t matter if the good stuff is here or not SMH!1
