What worked for you today?

danger1108

I'm getting the hang of the food scale and weighed everything last night that I'd be eating today and logged it. Today is easy, especially because last night we made a big batch and are using leftovers for the next couple days, so I don't have to question whether something fits into my calories or not.

NewLIFEstyle4ME

mkculs13 wrote: »

beachwalker99 wrote: »

Taking advantage of the longer period of daylight to squeeze in a second outdoor walk after class.

I am excited for time change on March 8. My dogs will get a better evening walk once the sun is up a bit longer.

BOOM! I love your reply and way of thinking--YAY YOU and YAY time change/spring time

CupcakeCrusoe

I made a deal.

I didn't want to go running, so I told myself that I didn't have to... as long as I stayed under calories. I got hungry, I ate some chocolate and mini marshmallows (lol), so my *kitten* went running.

mkculs13

Listening to my body. I felt a bit more hungry than usual an hour after dinner tonight, so I decided to go over my cals and had some popcorn. I went over by 17 and feel absolutely fine about that.

LoriAnna62

I was grouchy, so I took a nap instead of eating.

mkculs13

LoriAnna62 wrote: »

I was grouchy, so I took a nap instead of eating.

I love that. What a great alternative--and probably more effective.

Annie42019

Giving into a craving I’ve been having for weeks for chips, guacamole and salsa, all while keeping it in my calorie allowance by making a low cal lunch (soup and cucumbers 150 calls ) and very low cal dinner ( roasted veggies and cod...about 250 calls) then enjoying a nice helping of chips salsa and guacamole. I don’t do things like this often but it really helps to give into cravings from time to time (73 pounds lost...in maintenance for 11 months)

caseydimples

I love this thread as there are lots of good ideas and suggestions. Mine was pre-logging and having food prepped. That is key for me as I'm especially exhausted once I get home from work and am trying to take care of family and all the things.

quiksylver296

My alarm worked at 3:15 so I could haul my *kitten* to the gym. :yawn:

RelCanonical

quiksylver296 wrote: »

My alarm worked at 3:15 so I could haul my *kitten* to the gym. :yawn:

My alarm also went off at 3:15. It's a vibration-based alarm that sometimes bats at me and sometimes eats my hair to wake me up. Some people call it "cat".

ElizabethKalmbach

The realization that I can use my cheap rice cooker as a slow cooker with nothing more than a quick Google search to sort out the differences in electronics parameters and cooking times.

I put a pork loin, potato, onions, carrots, and a bit of water in there before I went to bed and woke up to perfect pullable pork and perfect veggies to pack for my lunch today. My husband is pescatarian, so I generally only cook meats for myself and the kiddo. I got rid of the 6qt crock pot some time ago, because it was way too big for myself and a half-sized human.

Finding out that my 3c rice cooker can do the same over-night or while-I'm-at-the-office magic puts soooo many meals back on the menu...

I'M TOTALLY MAKING A VINDALOO THIS WEEKEND.

lightenup2016

Chewing gum

GoRun2

I bought apples this morning. When I needed a snack, there was something healthy and low cal available.

LessofAJ

Bringing walking shoes to work and walking on my lunch hour.

trayes

same that has been working for last 30 days. 10,000 steps a day plus eating my fresh n lean ordered meals for lunch and dinner. down 14 over my first 30 days. don't put any restrictions on what I can or can't eat and drink. Just mindful that I want my net calories to be under 1850. easy peasy... its just math. best of luck to all.

asthesoapturns

Team effort. My little office of three are all trying to lose weight and be healthier. A vendor visited the warehouse and left Timmies. We decided to split one three ways. So we had a taste with 2/3 the calories.

LoriAnna62

Instead of turning on the TV and eating mindlessly, I pulled up my scrapbooking computer program and created a scrapbook page. I forgot how much fun it is!

Starks1769

What works every day for me is getting up a little earlier and having a walk, come rain or shine I get out there (the dog helps) an hour in nature is perfect for head space, mental planning and focusing on me. It sets the day up perfectly and reminds me what is great in my life and how important my health is too me. This has helped with weight loss from two sides, the exercise is a very small part, but the mental space and wellbeing focuses the mind on the important things. Go well folks.

mkculs13

What worked yesterday--agility training for my pup. An hour of constant motion for me, and lots of fun.

MichelleMcKeeRN

Letting my boyfriend make ground turkey and veggies for our lunch today since I wasn’t feeling well has made my day easier! Normally, I make my own lunch.

RtVanDalay17

Meal planning is critical if I am going to meet my goals. But I also agree with what someone else said here - a positive attitude and exercise. I'm not going to beat myself up because I ate potato chips or had ice cream. I log it and move on. Have a great day everyone.

juliemouse83

What's working for me is that my bestie and I work at the same facility and we meet at 2pm every work day for at least a 20 minute walk around the building (outside if it's nice enough). This way, if I don't want to or can't workout after work at home (which has been the case this week with some renovation/repair going on), I still get my exercise in. Neither of us take breaks outside of lunch, so this works well for us.

stephaniemarie2

Prepping my breakfast, lunch and morning and afternoon snacks always works. Then I know how many carbs and calories I can have at dinner.

GoRun2

I have a breakfast meeting that has high calorie food and fruit. I eat breakfast before the meeting and then have the fruit.

cherys

What worked for me today was a client bringing me a big bag of chocolate pralines and me realising I didn't want them any where near as much as I want to lose weight. So when my husband ate one in front of me as we watched TV, they had a little 'eat me' mutter at me but not a full blown shout!

mkculs13

Tuna. I opened a can and put it on my salad--I tend to have too little protein most days. I had forgotten I bought it, and I'm glad I remembered. I'm extra tired and will need to go to bed early, which is good b/c I've eaten all I'd planned for today and with the tuna topping off dinner, I think I'll sleep better and not be hungry tonight.

cherys

I woke up early before the rest of the family and did a 10 minute kettlebell workout. Not much, maybe. but better than nothing. I've decided to believe that every little bit helps!

mkculs13

Hope is working for me right now. I slipped a little yesterday--not a big deal b/c I was still in a deficit, but it alarmed me. This is only day 8 of my re-start. BUT, I thought about how I am *always* low on protein, and recalled I haven't even tried the TVP I bought. I looked up the nutrition info--I haven't used it in at least 2 decades--and realized that it can make a huge difference for me. So, this week, I'm adding it into my meal planning, and I will give it at least one week to see if it helps. I felt awfully hungry a lot and didn't react until yesterday--when I was out a lot, tons of fresh air, and just really hungry. So I may be over-restricting. I'm willing to see how it goes with the TVP and if that's still not enough to keep me from getting unreasonably hungry, I'll change my settings to 1.5 lbs/week and then 1 if I need it. I'm not worried about going fast, so much as I feel like I need a "quick start," some early success to get down to a weight I'm more physically comfortable at. But I'm not going to risk the whole plan for sure. As has oft been said, better to lose slowly than not at all.

Treab123

@mkculs13 what's the TVP?

Fernella13

Weighing my food. It’s shocking how much I was underestimating my meat intake.