Women 200lb+, Let's Stay Fired Up This February!!!
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@CupcakeCrusoe I love that! I've found that working with foods I eat often, I'm better at guesstimating their calories, and that seems pretty similar. Just be wary that as you lose weight, the amount of calories you burn in exercises will decrease, too!
@vegasgirl0825 That sounds lovely. I will try it, I think.
@mmccloy12 Ooh same. I'm gonna drink (I did tonight) and I'm gonna eat sweets. We want sustainable! I'm also trying to figure out exercise, and I'm trying to figure out protein. I'm getting half my minimum every day. Yikes.
@speyerj I agree. I had a similar revelation with my school bag. It's always 20-30 lbs every day and I'm just gonna deal with it. On the other hand, definitely need the weight off my literal back with regard to the weight loss!
@theleadmare I think that comparing our bigger bodies to that of a multiple of "lean" bodies is something that puts things into perspective. I'm 5'1" and when I started, I was 225% of a single lean "me."
Honestly I love these revelations. Some of these I'd had myself, but I think no matter what, all of these are great. Plus, I love the fact that most of these lean positive. Arguably all of them can be, depending on how you look at it. For me it's being realistic but being optimistic about it.4 -
I'm 5'7", and started at 297. My goal weight is 150. That's, yep, another human being at 137 pounds.
And given when I started to use food for comfort, calling that extra weight my high school best friend is not wrong at all.5 -
@CupcakeCrusoe Nice! Going down a class is a great milestone.
@tonihudson6 hope you have a great time tomorrow.
nice revelations everyone.
Finally got back to Aquafit today. Work is almost getting crazy busy. Had a good day staying with the plan.
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Loving the revelations! Mine are....
That i need to eat this way for life now, it's not a diet and then back to the old normal.
That slim people don't actually pig out all the time, they scale back between blow outs.
That however frustrating the slow weight loss is, if i give up i will put it all back and more.
That it's only food, each meal doesn’t have to be a delight and the best thing you ever ate. Sometimes it's just something to keep your body ticking over.
Good luck all and hang on in there!10 -
CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »
... The second half of the revelation came this time around- if I have exact numbers for how many calories I burn based on weight loss, and exact numbers for calories I consume by weighing every single one to the gram, I'll be prepared for that wall, knowing my exact stats, and be able to adjust accordingly a little easier than if I had stuck with my previous logging, where I would eyeball it.
I've just had a look and my calories in and out for 1st - 7th Feb to see what I'm actually doing. That week I had upped my calories a bit to see if it helped me loose more weight than sticking to just 1200kcal +/- 50kcals.
This is what I found:
1 Feb - In 1637kcal out 2152kcal - deficit 515kcal
2 Feb - In 1190kcal out 1956kcal - deficit 766kcal
3 Feb - In 1416kcal out 2301kcal - deficit 885kcal
4 Feb - In 1580kcal out 2654kcal - deficit 1074kcal
5 Feb - In 1443kcal out 3011kcal - deficit 1568kcal
6 Feb - In 1578kcal out 2290kcal - deficit 712kcal
7 Feb - In 1630kcal out 2249kcal - deficit 619kcal
Average calorie deficit = 877kcal/day
I lost 0.5lb that week. Looks like I should have expected a little bit more?
I've started logging this for this week too. Calories out is wht my fitbit tells me I've burnt (BMR + exercise).
I've reduced my calories this week down again to see what impact that has. I'm hoping to find a balance where I'm consistently loosing a bit more, ideally 1lb - 2lb a week.3 -
Savannah80 wrote: »CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »
... The second half of the revelation came this time around- if I have exact numbers for how many calories I burn based on weight loss, and exact numbers for calories I consume by weighing every single one to the gram, I'll be prepared for that wall, knowing my exact stats, and be able to adjust accordingly a little easier than if I had stuck with my previous logging, where I would eyeball it.
I've just had a look and my calories in and out for 1st - 7th Feb to see what I'm actually doing. That week I had upped my calories a bit to see if it helped me loose more weight than sticking to just 1200kcal +/- 50kcals.
This is what I found:
1 Feb - In 1637kcal out 2152kcal - deficit 515kcal
2 Feb - In 1190kcal out 1956kcal - deficit 766kcal
3 Feb - In 1416kcal out 2301kcal - deficit 885kcal
4 Feb - In 1580kcal out 2654kcal - deficit 1074kcal
5 Feb - In 1443kcal out 3011kcal - deficit 1568kcal
6 Feb - In 1578kcal out 2290kcal - deficit 712kcal
7 Feb - In 1630kcal out 2249kcal - deficit 619kcal
Average calorie deficit = 877kcal/day
I lost 0.5lb that week. Looks like I should have expected a little bit more?
I've started logging this for this week too. Calories out is wht my fitbit tells me I've burnt (BMR + exercise).
I've reduced my calories this week down again to see what impact that has. I'm hoping to find a balance where I'm consistently loosing a bit more, ideally 1lb - 2lb a week.
I get what you're saying. Do you know that your Fitbit calories expenditure is reliable?
I ask because I take my "calories out" from weight loss averages over several weeks. What with flo and daily water fluctuations, my day to day weights aren't to be trusted, and for me at least, my running tracker gives me too many calories for exercise, so I can't count that.
Instead, I count what weight I've lost on average over a week or two weeks. A pound is 3500 calories, so if I've lost that over a week, I can do some math.
So in your example, 0.5 lb= 1750 calorie deficit.
Your total weekly calories = 10474
/7 = 1496 average daily calories.
1750/7 = 250 daily deficit.
So then to maintain you'd want 1496+250= 1746 assuming your same level of activity and pick up your desired deficit from there
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I would go more than just one week for averages and not take that number as gospel, given weight fluctuations can be persistent across weeks. That number seems pretty low. Since your Fitbit has all your weight information, does it do the averaging for you? I know Libra does.
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So this week my beloved godmother is coming to stay over and we are going out for dinner tomorrow night. I’ve stopped drinking so don’t need to worry about booze but I want to make good menu choices. We’ve eaten at this pub before and I know the food is great! Going with skipping the starter and probably chicken for main...
https://theboarsheadnantwich.co.uk/menu/3 -
CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »
I get what you're saying. Do you know that your Fitbit calories expenditure is reliable?
I ask because I take my "calories out" from weight loss averages over several weeks. What with flo and daily water fluctuations, my day to day weights aren't to be trusted, and for me at least, my running tracker gives me too many calories for exercise, so I can't count that.
Instead, I count what weight I've lost on average over a week or two weeks. A pound is 3500 calories, so if I've lost that over a week, I can do some math.
So in your example, 0.5 lb= 1750 calorie deficit.
Your total weekly calories = 10474
/7 = 1496 average daily calories.
1750/7 = 250 daily deficit.
So then to maintain you'd want 1496+250= 1746 assuming your same level of activity and pick up your desired deficit from there
BUT
I would go more than just one week for averages and not take that number as gospel, given weight fluctuations can be persistent across weeks. That number seems pretty low. Since your Fitbit has all your weight information, does it do the averaging for you? I know Libra does.
I'm a bit confused where the 0.5lb = 1750 calorie deficit bit comes from. Can you explain? I'm probably being a bit thick.
I think my Fitbit is quite accurate as it knows my current weight, it reads my heart rate during exercise, registers my step count etc. How would I know if it's not accurate? My home scales say my BMR is about 1570kcal. I have no idea if thats accurate either.
I think this is where I get a bit unstuck trying to work out what calories I should be eating for weight loss. I get a bit lost with it all.
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Savannah80 wrote: »CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »
I get what you're saying. Do you know that your Fitbit calories expenditure is reliable?
I ask because I take my "calories out" from weight loss averages over several weeks. What with flo and daily water fluctuations, my day to day weights aren't to be trusted, and for me at least, my running tracker gives me too many calories for exercise, so I can't count that.
Instead, I count what weight I've lost on average over a week or two weeks. A pound is 3500 calories, so if I've lost that over a week, I can do some math.
So in your example, 0.5 lb= 1750 calorie deficit.
Your total weekly calories = 10474
/7 = 1496 average daily calories.
1750/7 = 250 daily deficit.
So then to maintain you'd want 1496+250= 1746 assuming your same level of activity and pick up your desired deficit from there
BUT
I would go more than just one week for averages and not take that number as gospel, given weight fluctuations can be persistent across weeks. That number seems pretty low. Since your Fitbit has all your weight information, does it do the averaging for you? I know Libra does.
I'm a bit confused where the 0.5lb = 1750 calorie deficit bit comes from. Can you explain? I'm probably being a bit thick.
I think my Fitbit is quite accurate as it knows my current weight, it reads my heart rate during exercise, registers my step count etc. How would I know if it's not accurate? My home scales say my BMR is about 1570kcal. I have no idea if thats accurate either.
I think this is where I get a bit unstuck trying to work out what calories I should be eating for weight loss. I get a bit lost with it all.
A pound loss is 3500 calorie deficit, and half of that is 1750.
Ultimately the way you know whether your Fitbit is accurate or not is the results you get. Heart rate monitors tend to help a lot, though, so if you take your heart rate manually and it matches up with your Fitbit, then your calorie counts should be pretty close.
And BMR is a calculation, so depending person by person, it should be close, but may not be 100% (there are a few different ways of manipulating those numbers to get your daily calorie allowance, too). So once again, your results (weight loss over time and accurate calorie intake) will tell you how accurate your calculated numbers are.
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@CupcakeCrusoe so for example:
On 2/6 my CI was 1510, BMR 1907, exercise CO 517, deficit would be 914....or
Total CO 2424- CI 1510 = deficit 914; is that correct? I want to make sure I have been calculating correctly
So, for a 2lb loss weekly one needs to average deficit of 1000 per day averaged over 1 week. So if 2/6 was my largest deficit this month I need to re-evaluate my intake or my CO in order to meet that average -2lb? is this correct? I haven't looked at my overall weekly deficit until this morning, so I am making a new spreed sheet to track this. Thank you all so much! Until now I hadn't considered "the bigger picture", if you will, and exactly how much of a loss I was actually attaining vs. where I want to be. I was just looking for a daily deficit, not really a specific number to aim towards, if that makes sense.
@VictorSmashes I think this is my biggest revelation!! lol4 -
@CupcakeCrusoe so for example:
On 2/6 my CI was 1510, BMR 1907, exercise CO 517, deficit would be 914....or
Total CO 2424- CI 1510 = deficit 914; is that correct? I want to make sure I have been calculating correctly
So, for a 2lb loss weekly one needs to average deficit of 1000 per day averaged over 1 week. So if 2/6 was my largest deficit this month I need to re-evaluate my intake or my CO in order to meet that average -2lb? is this correct? I haven't looked at my overall weekly deficit until this morning, so I am making a new spreed sheet to track this. Thank you all so much! Until now I hadn't considered "the bigger picture", if you will, and exactly how much of a loss I was actually attaining vs. where I want to be. I was just looking for a daily deficit, not really a specific number to aim towards, if that makes sense.
@VictorSmashes I think this is my biggest revelation!! lol
Yep, you got it. And like I said, when you get enough weights tracked, you will know whether your numbers are accurate by the weight you lose.
The other thing is, as you go down in weight, it gets harder to sustain that 1000 calorie deficit and still live, so at some point, you will have to reduce the deficit and slow down the loss, just so you can keep eating a reasonable amount. 🙂5 -
Sorry for clogging up the thread, everyone! 😬
I did my lifting for today, and my protein intake should be within 10g of goal while still being at just about 1600 calories, which is a thing I have a hard time doing! I had to resort to a quest bar and a planned protein shake to get there, along with a mess of egg whites, but eh.
You know what I'm going to say already- today's a new day, kick it in the butt!10 -
Hi all - new to the group:
Height: 5'4"
SW: 267.2
CW: 262.9
February Goal Weight: 258.5
GW: 175 (then reevaluate)
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CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »Savannah80 wrote: »CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »
I get what you're saying. Do you know that your Fitbit calories expenditure is reliable?
I ask because I take my "calories out" from weight loss averages over several weeks. What with flo and daily water fluctuations, my day to day weights aren't to be trusted, and for me at least, my running tracker gives me too many calories for exercise, so I can't count that.
Instead, I count what weight I've lost on average over a week or two weeks. A pound is 3500 calories, so if I've lost that over a week, I can do some math.
So in your example, 0.5 lb= 1750 calorie deficit.
Your total weekly calories = 10474
/7 = 1496 average daily calories.
1750/7 = 250 daily deficit.
So then to maintain you'd want 1496+250= 1746 assuming your same level of activity and pick up your desired deficit from there
BUT
I would go more than just one week for averages and not take that number as gospel, given weight fluctuations can be persistent across weeks. That number seems pretty low. Since your Fitbit has all your weight information, does it do the averaging for you? I know Libra does.
I'm a bit confused where the 0.5lb = 1750 calorie deficit bit comes from. Can you explain? I'm probably being a bit thick.
I think my Fitbit is quite accurate as it knows my current weight, it reads my heart rate during exercise, registers my step count etc. How would I know if it's not accurate? My home scales say my BMR is about 1570kcal. I have no idea if thats accurate either.
I think this is where I get a bit unstuck trying to work out what calories I should be eating for weight loss. I get a bit lost with it all.
A pound loss is 3500 calorie deficit, and half of that is 1750.
Ultimately the way you know whether your Fitbit is accurate or not is the results you get. Heart rate monitors tend to help a lot, though, so if you take your heart rate manually and it matches up with your Fitbit, then your calorie counts should be pretty close.
And BMR is a calculation, so depending person by person, it should be close, but may not be 100% (there are a few different ways of manipulating those numbers to get your daily calorie allowance, too). So once again, your results (weight loss over time and accurate calorie intake) will tell you how accurate your calculated numbers are.
Does that help at all?
Yes, I think I get it. I'll do some number crunching as I do have figures for the last 5 weeks.5 -
YES!! Thank you so much! I do plan to adjust as I go, and slow down; right now about 10% loss is 25 lbs and I will re evaluate from there.CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »
Yep, you got it. And like I said, when you get enough weights tracked, you will know whether your numbers are accurate by the weight you lose.
The other thing is, as you go down in weight, it gets harder to sustain that 1000 calorie deficit and still live, so at some point, you will have to reduce the deficit and slow down the loss, just so you can keep eating a reasonable amount. 🙂
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I love all the number crunching and analysis!
I would just caution that the fitness trackers are not always accurate; also weight takes into account fat and muscle - so if you are really active, you might burn a pound of fat and gain a half pound of muscle, making it look like you only lost a half pound. I don't believe the body fat % on my scale is accurate. But I love seeing my measurements change.
Not to mention that our bodies are organic and changing all the time, so take a long range view. I can eat the same for two weeks and do okay week one and really well the next week - for example, with the same activity level:- The week of 1/15-1/21 I averaged 1342 calories/day and lost 0.4 lbs
- The week of 1/22-1/29 I averaged 1353 calories/day and lost 2.7 lbs
- The week of 1/29 - 2/4 I averaged 1319 calories/day and lost 0.3 lbs
- The week of 2/5-2/11 I averaged 1397 calories/day and am on track to lose 2.5 lbs
Could be the timing of my cycle, the weather, or just patterns for my body to let go of weight. I would love to have the steady 1.5 lbs a week that I target but this is how it plays out for me in practice.
Also, I think when I eat "cleaner" (meaning less sugar, alcohol, bread, and more lean protein, fresh fruits, veggies, and healthy fats) I do/feel much better. For me, all calories are definitely not equal. Studies show that we process sugar (and alcohol) differently as we age.
And I truly believe that intermittent fasting increases my metabolism (studies show between 3-14 percent). When I am regularly eating within an 8 hour window, I drop weight MUCH faster than when I eat the same thing spread out over 14 hours. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-guide#weight-loss Plus I honestly feel so much better when I do it and have better energy. I thought it was crazy weight loss gimmick until I started researching it. I started backing up the time I had breakfast over the course of a several weeks and now it feels completely natural to start eating at 11:30 am. I intend to continue forever although I am not afraid to eat if I am hungry, we are going out for breakfast, or if my schedule requires me to get a meal in earlier.
Also I find I lose more if I have 3-4 lower calorie days and 3-4 a bit higher calories days during the week and change up foods. Which is super convenient for weekends and special events.
And sleep matters so much for me!!! Not only do I make better decisions about food; I also think my body holds onto weight if I am tired. And water, water, water!!!
I love geeking out on the numbers, and absolutely think each of us should study what is really working/optimizing the process for us as individuals. But just remember that our bodies are these incredibly complex organisms that may not follow our equations because they are trying to make sure you can lose weight while outrunning bears and tigers, survive long winters, and be ready to pop out babies to ensure the survival of our species. It's maddening when they don't cooperate with our plans and spreadsheets but we are all living, breathing miracles, scientifically-speaking and otherwise. So don't get discouraged and let that derail your progress.
@VictorSmashes I have been thinking about your question. I agree wholeheartedly with all of the revelations that others have shared above, and my comments above also share some of what I have learned!! But my biggest revelation this time around is that I can really do this. That may sound weird, especially because I lost about 50 lbs about 15 years ago with tracking and working out (and then gained it back, plus much more). I had it in my head that it was not possible for me anymore based on a few short-lived, weak attempts at losing weight, my crazy schedule, and other non-productive patterns. I have surprised myself with my success and also been terrified at times that this will just shut down and stop working. I still don't feel completely confident and know that this is something I will have to work on for the rest of my life to maintain. But I am excited to take responsibility for my health and am starting to feel like I have some control over it. My other revelation is that connecting with others has been so powerful. I never felt this kind of connection in a WW meeting and didn't plan to get involved online this time around. But the community on this thread has taught me so much and I know that I am not alone in my struggle. I am so grateful to have figured both of these things out!!10 -
Good morning everyone. Checking in. I usually weigh myself several times a week but since I joined on Tuesday last week, I'll have Tuesdays be my official weigh in day.
Today my weight was 267.6, exactly the same as a week ago. I was up a little Sunday and Monday morning after a weekend of a few drinks out both Sat and Sun, offset a little by lots of walking/bowling but I think it was mostly water weight as I'm back to where I was before, today. I also didn't get to the gym the 2nd half of the week from my cold so I'm OK with this.
Trying the gym again today. I'm feeling much better and think my cold is mostly gone, finally.8 -
@VictorSmashes My biggest revelation was that weight loss is a numbers game, a dietary budget. I always thought it was about eating vegetables and avoiding any and all delicious treats for most of my life because that's what I learned from Weight Watchers. Budgets are way easier to deal with.
My other revelation is that I actually don't need to eat that much. I just always ate whatever was there but if I don't, nothing bad happens. Seems like such a small silly thing but there it is.10 -
On the 6th my husband and I made a slightly impulsive decision to move to another unit in our apartment building, and the past 5 days have been a flurry of emails, paper signing, box packing, & wall patching, to have everything done by the end of the month! It's been a little stressful, but mostly just so distracting and all-consuming I haven't been thinking about my food! I haven't accurately logged all week, and yesterday I actually forgot to come onto the website at all!! I had a feeling of dread this morning when I realized, and was afraid I was going to have lost my 316 day streak, but MFP seems a little more lenient on that nowadays and I saw the indicator switch from 316 to 318.
Checked my weight this morning and I'm only up .9 pounds from last week, which I'm definitely contributing to stress and general body pain because I'm having some knee issues at the moment. So I'm glad I haven't totally derailed by having 5 days where I just didn't feel like I had the time to be focusing on everything I ate. I'm going to start properly logging again today; I've done so well for 10 months, it's surprising how easy it was to fall back on the lifelong habits that led me to this weight. I need to learn how to stay on track and still live my life at the same time!12 -
Hello everyone,
I've been feeling like I could do with some people to chat to about the ups and downs and since I'm hovering around the low 15 stones / low 200 lbs this seems like the group for me!
I started MFP last January at 15 st 6lbs (216 lbs), got down to the low end of the 14s (about 200lbs) by the middle of the year, stayed there until the autumn and then gradually crept up to the high 14s as the year ended. (Sigh.) My tracking last year was fairly haphazard at times, with weeks of nothing, which probably goes some way to explaining it!
I started again this Jan with renewed focus, then towards the end of the month we bought a fancy new scale which... weighed me at about 5lbs heavier than the old one, so now I have the fun experience of seeming to be barely below last year's starting weight, when really I haven't lost *quite* that much progress!
Based on that I'm going to consider New Scale Weight No. 1 as my new starting weight in an attempt to make myself feel better / make it consistent.
So, my goals/stats:
I'm 5'3
SW: 15st 4.5 / 214.5lbs
CW: 15st 0.4 / 210.4lbs
GW for this month: 15st 12.5
GW for this year: 13st 5 / 187lbs (or as close to it as I can manage)
Final GW: 10 st / 140lbs
In terms of exercise, I'm currently on week 6 of C25K, hoping to complete in early March. I'm also doing a beginner dumbbell workout with my boyfriend, but I don't have any set goals for that beyond just getting better!7 -
@Terytha I completely agree with you about a "budget"! I also did WW (what seems like a life ago!) and lost almost 100 pounds but I was SO strict and I feel like the weight just came back on so easily. I have a "math brain" as a math & science teacher so I definitely kind of love the "game" of what my calories add up to each day and how if I want to have something higher in calories (like Oreos!), I can and I still have calories to actually eat "real" food too!!8
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New here! I like this group! So I’m the typical yo-yo. I’ve just reverted back to just one yo. So I’ve also had a major wake up call as my dr so elegantly put... lol...if I want to be a diabetic I’m on the right tracks... well, I do not. Sent me to the o gynecologist who finally at 41 diagnosed me with PCOS. This is no excuse but a least I have a diagnosis of why it’s hard to lose lbs. well here I am trying my hardest! Just need some xtra support. I figure if I say it out loud. I will reach my goals, put in writing!
SW-233
CW-224
GW-145
I am only 5’0 ft tall!11 -
@chette78 Welcome to the group! The folks in here are kind, supportive, honest, accountable and committed! We are glad you are here!3
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Welcome @theNewJB @kayonaise2 and @chette78 !
Everyone comes to this thread with different perspectives, ideas, and strategies, and that's what I love the best about it. The thread can move fast (and I am a *prime* offender, ), but feel free to engage or not as much or as little as you'd like. We're here to support you.
@theNewJB, we're the same height, and by your profile pic, you like to lift! I'd love to hear how you're doing with it, as I'm the opposite- I love running and hate lifting, although I know it's so important.
@kayonaise2 OH MAN I KNOW THIS FEELING. Every time I see my doctor I weigh in 10 lb heavier than I was weighing at home.
But you're going to see progress, and soon leave that number behind.
@chette78 I think we have a few PCOS sufferers in here, so you're in good company. You can do this.
I'm sending all of you a friend request! (and full disclosure: I love to stalk food diaries, and feel free to stalk mine- I think it's the best way to hold myself accountable)5 -
@terytha I am definitely approaching my diet as a budget and its been so much easier than in the past.
@VictorSmashes My revelation is that what works for one person may not work for you and that there is not one right way of losing weight. I feel like especially when engaging in online forums, people can be very into what they are doing and feel like its the panacea for everyone. I used to think that way as well but now have more of an open mind.
@torihudson6 I feel the same way when hanging with friends, but I think it just comes down to planning. Like Alicia said, limit yourself to X tortillas and then add more meat/veggies if you are still hungry. Perhaps communicating with your friends too, as a type of accountability so they know your intentions. You definitely need to enjoy that time with your friends and not let the food distract you. Have a plan and stick to it.
Its been a minute since I posted, just been busy. Last weekend I overate. I went out to eat a few times, just made poor choices, I'll own it. I'll be surprised if I don't have a gain tomorrow, so mentally prepared for that. Since the weekend I have been on track so we'll see what tomorrow holds (hoping t stay even!)9 -
vegasgirl0825 wrote: »@Terytha I completely agree with you about a "budget"! I also did WW (what seems like a life ago!) and lost almost 100 pounds but I was SO strict and I feel like the weight just came back on so easily. I have a "math brain" as a math & science teacher so I definitely kind of love the "game" of what my calories add up to each day and how if I want to have something higher in calories (like Oreos!), I can and I still have calories to actually eat "real" food too!!
It really was a lifetime ago for me, I was 16 on WW with my mom. I'm turning 32 next week(!) Lol.
I have geek brain. I've been involved in Dungeons and Dragons and video game RPGs since I was a little kid. Assigning calories feels just like assigning stat points and XP, so basically I'm now my own video game character and it's pretty easy to conceptualize everything.8 -
If any of you have Hulu and it’s still on there I highly recommend Weight of the Nation. It’s a fabulous docuseries that focuses on many aspects of weight in America.5
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I've got to incorporate this "game" thinking - games are fun, thus making this whole endeavor a type of joy/play. It sure hasn't been that so far, maybe that's part of the difficulty sticking with it.6
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@VictorSmashes - I'm going to say something that might be obvious to everyone else, but one day I said it to myself and it struck me as being very profound: The only person who can lose weight for me, is me.
I found this profound because it made me realize:- I have to forgive my Dad for the day he dragged me out to a restaurant parking lot when I was nine years old to bawl me out about how I had to stop eating so I'd stop gaining weight. I think he would have given anything to lose weight for me, but he couldn't.
- I have to stop telling myself how unfair it is that "I eat the same things as everyone else, but no one else gains weight like I do." I can think it all I want, but no one else is responsible for maintaining or losing my weight, not were they responsible for my weight gain.
- I have the responsibility for doing the things that are right for me in order to lose weight. Keto, intermittent fasting, South Beach diet, Atkins diet, no sugar/no carbs may work for you, I have to figure out what works for me.
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If anyone likes General Tso's Chicken, I had it tonight. I like it better with pork, so we had it with about a boneless loin chop's worth of meat per person.
The recipe is here.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/197394/joes-general-tsos-chicken/
If you just steam or quickly saute naked chicken pieces (or pork pieces) instead of breading and frying it's still very tasty, because I've done that. Usually I make room to have the fried version, though. You can take the sugar out by using Splenda instead, which is what I do.
Also, it is very tasty and pretty on broccoli and cauliflower rice, if you are low-carbing.
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