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So welcome back Mr. PAV! Hope you enjoyed your time with your lovely lady. You were missed here.
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I second that, Yooly. But wasn't sure. PAV - has the beautiful one returned to her homeland????
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I have been so off plan again, I think I am in a different country then the plan.
This weekend I have a convention so won't be tracking. I have snacks to take with (PB crackers, a mix of almonds/cashews/dark chocolate, and some fruit snacks) but will get one meal at the convention center a day. They have a few different kiosks and then a little cafe. Usually I eat at the kiosks (and I may still grab a slice of pizza or a hot dog one day), but I think the cafe has basic sandwiches, salads, and the like.
I also need to come up with some rules. I do better with rules. Not things like "you can not eat X", but more like "add produce to every meal". Trying to focus on an idea of eat what you want, add what you need. So if I want a pizza, what can I ADD to the meal to make it more balanced and also help me from eating the whole dang pizza.
So rules…
- Eat what you want, add what you need
- Add produce to every meal
- Drink at least one bottle of water a day (my bottle is 32oz which is still low, but a step in the right direction)
- Be mindful of portion size. Weigh and measure.
I think those are a good start. If I can get them down, then maybe I can add more. Though for meal planning I do have a general rule of at least one veggie meal and one fish/seafood meal a week. It's not a hard and fast rule, but gives me something to help plan against.
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Sounds like a good set of rules.
I particularly like the "add things I want to move towards eating more off" as opposed to deny or subtract things I think I want to reduce or avoid".
My hamsters like mental razzle dazzle so they end up sitting there happy with one or two slices or pizza instead of the whole pie when I feed it to them with lower calorie extras (but I do have to be aware of the"add ons" some salads have)
That said I've been sort of wondering what kind of total calories goal each of us is sort of trying to hit per day.
I do understand that not everyone wants to be as militantly transactional about things as I am / have become. That makes absolute sense.
But to me it would still make sense to sort of have a rough idea of whether I'm aiming closer to 1000, 2000, or 3000 Cal a day in terms of my plan. And approximately how I will be splitting it up in terms of meals and snacks
For example, regardless of detailed logging (or even not logging at all) I have a pretty good idea that if I'm averaging an intake in the 3000 Cal range I will probably gain or at best maintain. If I'm averaging in the 2500 Cal I will either at worst maintain, at this point, or lose at a variable speed. But if I were averaging in the 2000 range I would probably lose fairly fast absent a changé in activity levels.
Knowing that, and knowing that my restaurant meals tend to be 1500 to 2500 Cal each, I probably contained the past few weeks of damage to 2lbs or less (actually the post departure damage is probably more than the damage during the two weeks).
Because basically I cut off most random candy / snacks other than "official" desserts with/after/or in two cases instead of meals, and tried to limit my "day" other than the main meal to between 500 and 800 eye balled Cal (so no more than 500 Cal small meal, and maybe "a" "snack" between the smaller and larger meal. I don't day breakfast and dinner because while most of the time it was small breakfast/large dinner, on about three occasions it was larger breakfast or lunch with smaller rest of the day)
Of course dinner eating out or in calories are highly dependent on the quantities involved! A single bun as myself and Laurie both know... is not the same as loaf!🤣🤣🤣 And dipping one order of bread in a fondu not quite the same as two plus grilled sausage plus dessert 🤯🤪
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You hang in there Athijade! That awesome vacation is waiting for you to be thrill ride ready.
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I forgot about Athijade's vacation! Good memory Yooly.
I too like this general rule idea. Just sorting that out myself because I keep trying different things for breakfast. I think I have that sorted out now.
I know that at over 3,000 I gain :) at 1200-1500 I lose quickly. MFP/Fitbit is giving me around 2,500 - to lose 1 pound per week - give or take depending on how much I've been moving. I rarely eat at that level - usually well above or below. :) I'm trying now.
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Nods
I like happy making approaches - face forward, focused on what I can have/do.
I figure top line, anything at maintenance is ok anytime and anything less is bonus - but not required. I think this works for me in response to an intolerance of 'fad diet rules.'
Kind of a mind set of, what can I do - oh boy, I get to! Which translates to oh boy, what are my choices... empowering...
Instead of frak, I have to - which is shortlived at best before I just quit.
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