Share your Numbers
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lauriekallis wrote: »Yooly - did those pounds disappear? Or are they enjoying your company still?
Nope - the extra three pounds love me. Some days one disappears but finds its way home. I’ve been loose with tracking since my h pylori. Got retested today and praying it’s gone.
Hope I can get back to eating more veggies and salads which didn’t play well with antibiotics or the infection. I think I’ll do better with cooler weather and less grab and go quickie meals which tend to be calorie laden.2 -
Woot. Well done for Lori! And Laurie!
Well, it appears I've also attracted the most annoying 2lbs in the world. Going on a month now!
The ones where it is 70 to just over 71 instead of under 70 in Laurie speak.
I guess truth be told the 2 month aberration was the time I was under 70 since the rest of the year has been exactly where I'm at now or even up to 2lbs above that during the first few months of the year!
But hey these are first world problems 🤷🏻♂️ and we all know that I've been tracking then loosest I've done in the past 8 years.
Careful Laurie, it sounds that Skylar may be heading out for a month at Turkey Point between mid-october and mid-november. And yes it is just a coincidence not a plan that it overlaps with my cccgg's re-planned trip2 -
Skylar should come visit!2
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Today's Weight: 284.2
Last Weight: 288.6
Change: -4.4
The scale was kind. I didn't starve myself or anything like that. Just a good week.4 -
Ah!…share my numbers?….nope, not today….maybe in the next few weeks I will be ready to do that….I have continued to gain weight the past few months….it stops today and I am here!3
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When you’re ready Connie. We’re here rooting for you and hoping you’ll soon be back with us regularly. ❣️3
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Good start going here….down 5 pounds already….mostly from fluid retention but I will take it!3
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Things are still on track - five days away from the 1 month mark since I found my groove again
Height:5'9"
SW 127kg
GW 75 kg
160922 98.8 kg
230922 97.6 kg
I was worried for a bit - went up to 100kg on the weekend - for no reason on the CICO front - perhaps just because we had a little mini heat wave?4 -
Height 5'8"
Starting Weight: 335 lbs
Today's Weight: 283.0 lbs
Last Weight: 284.2 lbs
Change: -1.2 lbs2 -
You are doing great!1
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That's a LOT of "water" retention! I'm glad mine is less "elastic"
So... the idea of not keeping track of calories and hoping weight will just stay stable or move down?
Yeah... NOT a good plan
Back with puppy as of this morning. Bet you last month has cost me 3lbs or so. Oh well. Not even at highest of the year... so there's that!2 -
Not a typical month though. Hopefully you won't have one like this anytime soon.1
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So... the idea of not keeping track of calories and hoping weight will just stay stable or move down?
Yeah... NOT a good plan!
There’s a lot of wining and dining in your upcoming weeks PAV - so time to do some preventative tracking?
I’ve tried the “quesstimation” method which has failed miserably. Still dragging around those extra 3 pounds. It’s time to get much more serious.2 -
Good thinking, Yooly. I do believe you should be our new Queen. Please help keep us all in line...God knows I need it (though I resist so hard!)
It is rather cruel to crown anyone with that job though. What a bunch of independent souls we are!2 -
Oh I agree Yooly... that's why I mentioned it
Not (just) preventive.
Just saying that it is something we have to be prepared to do (for many of us including myself for the foreseeable future)... without resenting it.
Why mention resenting? Because I often catch a hint of resentment in various posts about "having" to track.
It is a tool. We're using it. Our choice to not use it... has consequences. Nothing to resent though! It is what it is! 1 -
Nope - I don’t resent tracking and logging at all. In fact, I feel much more positive and in control if I stick with it. I know tracking is a lifetime commitment for me. Otherwise I begin sliding back into my old habits which are always lurking around.
I have more weight to lose although I’m coasting along at a stable level. Not where I want to be but not where I was....
and Laurie, I’m definitely not Queen material. Don’t have a smidge of high class in me! Nor do I deign to rule anyone. However I am pretty dang judgmental!1 -
Hey: no judging the teens!!! Don' make us get the coupon book and dad!!!1
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I don't know, Yooly. You feel like one classy dame I I really like your gentle reminder to PAV...I would always appreciate the same. A voice of reason when the hamsters are speaking to me might be needed.
I don't really "resent" tracking - I just sometimes get overwhelmed. I think I need to learn how to relax on that so I don't feel that way. Sometimes (if it is rare) I can just guestimate a restaurant meal rather than getting frustrated. And it is cool to guestimate veggies - if it is veggie stew I I forget to measure the carrots - it is no biggie. I was getting stressed out over not being perfect. That I think I have to LET GO.
Obviously the big ticket items are important to track carefully. But I don't have to make it tooooo onerous.
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Classy I am definitely not! You should have heard the cursing in the teacher’s lounge as I graded essays. 🤬🤯 😱 It’s constant measuring!That’s probably where the judgmental aspects of my personality were nurtured.
Because what’s teaching but making judgements on performance? Is that an A or a D paper? Did they make an effort or buy online (by the way, there are trackers for teachers to ferret out online essays)? Is this a sincere student or a slacker smart *kitten*? And of course all the emotional angst and often horrifying home lives. Can I pass this person along to the next level?
Numbers - measuring - judgement. Kind of the same as tracking food. No resentment there. You just have to make an honest effort to meet the goal - and not give up if you don’t get an A the first time.2 -
Restaurant meals! Son's birthday lunch was fun. I ordered carefully and moderately. But the salmon, broccoli and salad I ordered was “well seasoned” - meaning plenty of salt. So today it’s fat fingers, puffiness and an extra pound. 😤2
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I hope that one doesn't try to stick around!1
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Time to hunker down. Holidays are just around the bend and a vacation. That extra few pounds is determined to celebrate with me!👿1
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You have a great mindset, Yooly, and I know can nip this in the bud.
As I will do if any upstart branches try growing on me again.0 -
Today - finally! - I moved down to the next "whole" number - 96.9. I've broken my most recent "low" on Sept 23! I'm out of the 97s / 98s / 99s where I have been for 10 days of relatively disciplined eating with lots of activity. I'm bouncing back and forth between elated and annoyed, lol, I think I'll settle on elated if it doesn't bounce up again tomorrow morning.
My resting heart rate is now 50. Body is slowing right down to use less energy I think - hah, it's not getting away with that - I have a list of things to keep it going this week. I wonder what will happen if I just start breathing really heavily? (other than people staying far away from me ) 3 -
You're doing good. I won't suggest re=feeding because we know that that won't end up well, potentially
Higher carb at night may push you up a bit on that. Ask me how I may have noticed that 0 -
Interesting! I've often been having my "salad meal" at night since it seems to make sense to eat lighter then and it fits my schedule...do you think that having my heavier/more starch carbs meal at night? Which, coincidentallly I did do last night for convenience (I was toooo lazy to make a salad).0
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I think that we change when things don't work. If they work... don't mess with too too much in trying to optimize...
I can see many problems with a carb heavy meal at night. Pasta and rice and oodles of bread and donuts come to mind. Come on down! so maybe not.
Doesn't stop carbs from being anabolic and protein sparing. Protein would be protein sparing too. But refeed advice is increase in carbs (though things like boiled potatoes are more of a suggestion as opposed to sugar cubes for some strange reason).
so... light... a light potato apple raisin salad? (I swear I just came up with this!!!!) yogurt based, of course 1 -
Hmmm...
My carb heavy meals involve usually potatoes and eggs or veggie sausages and veggies... I'll see how things go before I start changing too much because I'm kind of happy with this eating plan right now. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻0
