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[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10am, 13:20, 155.6, 135, 42, 8 pm
Nov 2 10:30am, 14:30, 155.0, 140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 (10:45) 15:45 154.6!! 149,59, 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!! 146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, 167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05 (fasting labs),13:05, 155.2, 158, 49, 9:00
Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2, 199, 76, 8:30
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4 131 56 9:00
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156.6
If my appetite returns, I’ll go back to fewer carbs.
Reward: “You are doing GREAT!” To myself! Amazing how well that works.
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@PackerFanInGB , I agree that allowing an indulgence from time to time helps keep your food plan sustainable. And kudos for getting that goal in your sights! 👏
@nebslp, I love your idea of planning your day on paper. One of my daughters keeps a bullet journal, and it is really a great way for her to keep organized. I’ve been trying to do more planning thanks to my Flylady challenge, but it is definitely not a habit yet.3 -
After much thought, I have decided that I need to change my goal this month. I need to get back to basics. I have to build good foundational habits and then expand upon those when I have a good strong base. So....
1. In November I will journal every bite of food that I consume
2. The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish this goal: Pre-log for next day's breakfast, lunch and snacks on work days. Take pics of anything I don't have time to journal right away and then add it when I sit down at the end of the day.
3. The trigger or cue to remember to do my habit: I will set an alarm on my phone to remind me it's time to close my Food Diary on MFP every evening at 7:00 p.m.
4. How often will you do your new habit: Daily
5. What reward will you immediately give yourself for doing your habit?: I will smile and tell myself "Nice job!" and then click the Complete button in my Food Diary. I love when it pops up and tells me what I will weight in 5 weeks (although I know it's not correct). I'm a visual person.
6. What help do you need from us?: Just continue to come back and be here!
7. What does success look like to you at the end of November? I will have journaled every day from today through the month. It will be something I automatically do without having to think too much about it. A foundational habit! AND....If I hit my first mini goal weight, I will schedule myself a massage at the spa!
I managed to not indulge in our granddaughter, H's, ice cream cake yesterday at her birthday party. Wasn't even really tempted to be honest. Eating so much junk food and appetizers on Friday at work really took a toll on me and my body let me know exactly how much it doesn't like me to eat that way! I had absolutely no energy and just felt sluggish all day yesterday. My husband always tells me that I truly AM what I eat. I eat crap, I feel like crap. He's right! So I'm taking it as a good sign that I actually didn't even WANT the cake yesterday.
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11/7: 😁
11/8: 😁 even though I went about 750 cals in the red, I still logged every single bite. Actually am proud of myself for this. Normally, I would just not log it as though it didn't happen. For me, this is an NSV! Whoop Whoop!
11/9:
Have a beautiful brand new day everyone!
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MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10am, 13:20, 155.6, 135, 42, 8 pm
Nov 2 10:30am, 14:30, 155.0, 140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 (10:45) 15:45 154.6!! 149,59, 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!! 146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, 167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05 (fasting labs),13:05, 155.2, 158, 49, 9:00
Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2, 199, 76, 8:30
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4 131 56 9:00
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156.6 235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8
Whacking my carbs down. It does seem to make a difference! If my appetite returns, I’ll go back to fewer carbs.
Reward: “You are doing GREAT!” To myself! Amazing how well that works.1 -
This November I will a) continue to be 'tidy' b) read my affirmations & c) log my food regardless of what I eat or where I am.
I have not posted in a while though I have tried to keep up with my daily goals. I would say I have been about 60% consistent. I have started doing light therapy over the past couple of days which has been helpful. I am hoping now to get on track with other areas of my life like weight loss/maintenance. I seem to be eating more than normal recently which worries me. I am hoping to be more consistent from here forward. I am adding back in my extra exercise too as it helped to keep me focused on my overall health.
Good job everyone.
Nov 10; Tidy, Affirmations, Log, & ExtraEx
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And I love the focus you have on 4 things:
Tidy
Affirmations
Log
Extra Exercise
I’m doing the 1st three, too, with some warm, yummy tea (!) & have added Making some art each day (not reading or organizing, but actually making something with my hands/head/heart ... sometimes it’s doodling!1 -
[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10am, 13:20, 155.6, 135, 42, 8 pm
Nov 2 10:30am, 14:30, 155.0, 140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 (10:45) 15:45 154.6!! 149,59, 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!! 146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, 167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05 (fasting labs),13:05, 155.2, 158, 49, 9:00
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Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2, 199, 76, 8:30
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4 131 56 9:00(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156.6 235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 179 64 8:30(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156
Reward: “You are doing GREAT!” To myself! Amazing how well that works.0 -
I've accepted the fact that I like to bite off more than I can chew and need to stop thinking I can make major changes overnight. Changing habits is not an all or nothing thing. How I thought I would be able to log my food and keep my macros in the correct ratio every day when I wasn't even doing the basics is something I can't answer. My only guess is that I know I can do anything I put my mind to...eventually, but not overnight. I'm not beating myself up, but I am changing my goal. As @PackerFanInGB has stated, it's back to the basics of logging every morsel that passes my lips (hopefully not on to my hips)! I will plan my breakfast, lunch, and snacks and not spend time worrying about what's for supper and does it fit. The macro ratio at the end of the day might not be great, but I will do my best with what I can control. Progress, not perfection. Tiny Habits is what this group started with (was it BJ Fogg?). Once the tiny change is made, I can move on to another tiny change. Lots of tiny changes lead to big changes eventually. Trying to accomplish too many goals too fast leads to feelings of failure and not measuring up. This is what causes people to give up trying. However, because I never give up, here we go again just in a little different direction:) 3
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[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10am, 13:20, 155.6, 135, 42, 8 pm
Nov 2 10:30am, 14:30, 155.0, 140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 (10:45) 15:45 154.6!! 149,59, 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!! 146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, 167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05 (fasting labs),13:05, 155.2, 158, 49, 9:00
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Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2, 199, 76, 8:30
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4 131 56 9:00(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156.6 235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 179 64 8:30(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8!! 167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
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Reward: “You are doing GREAT!” To myself! Amazing how well that works.0 -
So true @nebslp! Trying to do everything all at once is not going to happen. Yes, back to basics is the way to go. Then look at how the macros are coming out. You may see a pattern. Perhaps try to improve one macro next month. But logging everything is what you probably need most now. Here’s to New direction 🥂.0
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@77tes Thank you. I appreciate your suggestions. It's definitely hard to change adult habits of 45-50 years! I've definitely seen a pattern from the monitoring that I've done. Fat intake has always been too high. I don't struggle with carbs, but can never come up with enough protein. But I can log without too much effort so that's where I'll start for the rest of the month.1
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Another good week, but now the challenge really starts. Yikes! Birthday, Thanksgiving, etc.
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
2. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
3. Net Carbs
4. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
5. Time of last bite
Nov 8 8:48am, 12:11, 😊101, 42, 6:15pm 😇( extra pat on back for eating no snacks during dance class even though some of the snacks were home baked).
Nov 9 9am, 14:45, 😊 126, 45, 7:30 pm
Nov 10 8:35am 13:05, 😊, 129, 40, 6:55pm
Nov 11 8:30am, 13:30, 😊, 125, 52, 6:55pm
Nov 12 7:55am, 13:00, 😊, 129, 52, 8:15pm
Nov 13 9:31am, 13:16, 😊, 140, 49, 7:30pm 😇(extra pat on the back for taking breakfast to work with me).
Nov 14 9:38am, 14:08, 😊, 84, 28, 9:30pm1 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10am, 13:20, 155.6, 135, 42, 8 pm
Nov 2 10:30am, 14:30, 155.0, 140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 (10:45) 15:45 154.6!! 149,59, 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!! 146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, 167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05 (fasting labs),13:05, 155.2, 158, 49, 9:00
Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2, 199, 76, 8:30
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4 131 56 9:00(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156.6 235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 179 64 8:30(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8!! 167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
Nov 14 9:00 12:00 155.2 178 69 8:00
Reward: “You are doing GREAT!” To myself! Amazing how well that works.0 -
@MadisonMolly2017 , you are doing Great! 👏0
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@MollyMadison2017 and @77tes You are both doing great!0
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@MadisonMolly2017 , you are doing Great! 👏
Thank you so much, @77tes❣️
I feel like I *might* be getting the hang of maintenance! 🤣
Fingers crossed!1 -
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[My November “I will”:Going simpler this month 😁Nov 7 9:30, 12:30, 155.2. 💛 199, 76, 8:30
A. Tracking Net Carbs are in my targets (which will change as I lose more weight, but are now 135-142 Net Carbs, Under 45 per meal (except breakfast that can be up to 50)
Nov 5: I’m adjusting Net carbs to a total of 150 (High end of moderate carbs) & max at a meal to 50.
Why am I doing this? I’ve been stressed that I can’t slow the gradual upwards creep of my weight since maintenance 6 months ago. Looked back & saw I was eating far fewer Net carbs. Did some research. Decided to eat at moderate carb level. And it worked! I’m down to my lowest weight since. And my the last time I had thus 10-day Trend Weight was July 11th.
Continuing until Nov 9 or until I am under 155 consistently., whichever comes first.
B. Intrigued by what I’ve been reading & @77tes’s post, I’m going to track my overnight fasting time. I had thought it had to be 16 hours, but a friend’s hospital nutritionist said Intermittent Fasting has been shown to reduce cancer (not sure if recurrence or first time as well.) I asked how long she suggested fasting, and my friend said 12-14 hours. !!!! I think I do that. So let’s see if I do! 🤣]
I will post my
1. Time Of first bite
3. Hours elapsed since prior days last eating
4. . My daily weigh-in
5. Net Carbs
6. Largest # of net carbs per meal/snack day,
7. Time of last bite
Oct 31 7:46 pm
Nov 1 9:10 13:20, 155.6, 💛135, 42, 8pm
Nov 2 10:3014:30, 155 ✅140, 48, 7pm
Nov 3 9:45 15:45 154.6!! ✅149, 59. 7:30
Nov 4 9:15 13:45, 154.2!!!✅146, 45!!, 8:30
Nov 5 9:30, 13:00, 154.8, ✅167, 50, 9:00!
Nov 6 10:05,13:05, 155.2,💛158, 49, 9:00
Today’s labs:
Cholesterol #’s & ratios all perfect
Ditto triglycerides!
HA1C Normal 5.5
Blood glucose 75
Going to give myself more carbs, and cut my protein back to where I used to have it. BUN was normal, but higher than it’s been the past 4-6 months.
Nov 8 9:00 12:30 156.4. 🧡 131 56 9:00
(snack)
Nov 9 9:45 12:45 156 🧡235 56 7:30
Nov 10 9:30 14:00 155.8 💛179 64 8:30
(snack)
Nov 11 9:44 13:45 156 🧡155 63 7:45
Nov 12 9:45 14:00 155.6 💛160 64 8:40
Nov 13 9:05 13:25 154.8 ✅167 57 9:00
This helped me make better food choices today!
Nov 14 9:00 12hr 155.2. 💛178 69 8:00
Nov 15 10:00 14hr 154.4. ✅157 67 10:30 (snack)
Reward: “You are doing GREAT!” To myself! Amazing how well that works.1
