What worked for you today?

mkculs13

Treab123 wrote: »

@mkculs13 what's the TVP?

TVP = Texturized Vegetable Protein

estherpotter1

Walking the dog with the kids.They boss me yo doiy.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Having everything ready for me this morning. I woke up stiff and sore (my body has not forgiven me for the weekend's work) but there were my clothes laid out ready, and when I went downstairs, my hot tea was waiting in the thermos, and all I had to do was figure out whether I wanted grape jam or strawberry jam on my English muffin today. I had iced tea made for Boyfriend, and the timer on the coffee pot worked and made him coffee just before he came downstairs. It makes my morning less stressful, and gets me past the part where I am nauseated due to my psych med, until it comes online and I can think straight and get on with my day.

SisterSueGetsFit

What works for me most days is just reminding myself why I want it.

lilawolf

Having delicious, healthy, easy foods in my fridge so that I could throw an amazing breakfast and lunch together quickly this morning since I didn't prepare last night. Raspberries, and snap peas, and soup oh my!

Stepping on the scale this morning and seeing an unexpectedly low number.

Balancing my weekly calories so that I can have indulgent meals, drinks, or day. Having the tools to lower or increase calories in my "usual" meals and daily menus as needed to balance out workouts or indulgence.

mkculs13

SisterSueGetsFit wrote: »

What works for me most days is just reminding myself why I want it.

I'm going to try that. thanks for posting.

NalaBellyFIT

SisterSueGetsFit wrote: »

What works for me most days is just reminding myself why I want it.

Yep. Exactly this. It took me quite some time to learn awareness, but once I started thinking about my choices in terms of how they affect my goals, things became a little easier.

ploomka

Logging. Logging everything. Logging everything every day! Even when I “cheat”. Data helps me stay on track. If I commit to logging no matter what, I do well over time.

tufntender

asthesoapturns wrote: »

Logging my food! I had what you would call cheat foods but I balanced that with other meals. I don't need to cut any one food, I just need to work then into the big picture and pay attention to my portions.

. I seem to have issues with moderation

lightenup2016

Looking at the restaurant menu ahead of time and planning what I would order. The menu didn’t have calorie counts, so I took a little time looking things up and figuring out the counts as best I could. It was just sushi, so not that difficult, but I added in a couple of beers, too. I came in just at my daily calorie goal (but possibly over on sodium!).

Also, avoiding the appetizers that others ordered and passed around. I stuck to my plan! (Well okay, I did have a single fried pickle slice)

mkculs13

Being ok with an expected mistake worked for me yesterday. Still under maintenance (barely) and just letting it go.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

"Do you want that more than you want their jaws to drop when you walk in at Christmas?" The answer usually is no.
(I won't see large parts of my family until December of this year. I want there to be about 90 pounds less of me by then.)

mkculs13

Today I adjusted my settings to lose 1lb/week from 2 lbs/week. I was too hungry. And while it's pretty early to be done with all my cals, my back hurts and my pills will make me sleepy, so I won't be up much longer. Should be able to get to tomorrow without much trouble.

lightenup2016

Ugh, today was a high-appetite day due to ovulation. I usually save up calories for after dinner, but this evening I'm skipping the after-dinner snack and just having hot tea. I'm still a little over my calorie goal, but definitely under maintenance.

mkculs13

I was hungry and drank some water instead of snacking; it worked. Hunger gone.

mkculs13

Planning ahead. It's my birthday and I plan to have cake. Gotta get a bit of extra exercise and plan on the extra calories. I dont even plan on meeting my goal--maintenance for me when cake is IN THE HOUSE.

There's a reason it isn't here very often

mkculs13

miss_zita_2020 wrote: »

I had a banana and a bar of chocolate on my desk......I ate the banana and resisted the chocolate......

I'm impressed. I cannot keep chocolate at my desk. It's just one of those things I've learned about myself. Fortunately, my colleague occasionally brings some to share and b/c I don't believe in being greedy, I only take what I can fit into my calorie budget for the day. I've even forgotten I had "her" candy in my desk for a few weeks (I put it in a drawer I rarely need to open).

quiksylver296

Not my Excedrine Migraine. My head is still pounding. :sad:

mkculs13

quiksylver296 wrote: »

Not my Excedrine Migraine. My head is still pounding. :sad:

So sorry you are feeling crummy. I hope you have it under control by now.

HangryHeather

Sleeping in worked for me today (since I had the chance to do so.) I was able to maintain my “fasting” goal since I was asleep for a good portion of it. A long walk with my dog after was uplifting as well!

AwesomeSquirrel

We’re working from home right now and since I no longer have a commute I’ve shifted my schedule:

- wake up 20 min earlier to do yoga in the morning instead of after work
- Short walk before starting work to readjust and a lunchtime walk in my neighbourhood to get out and about.
- Longer walk in the evening (I normally walk as part of my commute)

In the last week I’ve beaten my step goal every day 😊

mkculs13

Asking for help worked for me today, as did getting out for exercise (for me and the dogs).

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

I had to go to the store today, and thanks to the panic buyers, it took longer than usual. And yet, as I stood in line and looked at the chocolate, all I thought was, "That's a meal's worth of calories, it won't work for you as a meal replacement, and you'll feel bad about eating it, so don't bother. Just hang on and we'll go home and have a nice meaty sandwich."

And so I did. And nothing bad happened.

(Well, I had a migraine, but between the stress of just trying to do the weekly shopping and the onrushing storm front, I pretty much expected it.)

mkculs13

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »

I had to go to the store today, and thanks to the panic buyers, it took longer than usual. And yet, as I stood in line and looked at the chocolate, all I thought was, "That's a meal's worth of calories, it won't work for you as a meal replacement, and you'll feel bad about eating it, so don't bother. Just hang on and we'll go home and have a nice meaty sandwich."

And so I did. And nothing bad happened.

(Well, I had a migraine, but between the stress of just trying to do the weekly shopping and the onrushing storm front, I pretty much expected it.)

I really, really need to get better at the self-talk. I stop talking to myself at the "I know I shouldn't, but . . ." point. Too, too often. Time to think of ways to tighten up my cognitive response to physiological responses (I truly accept that my body's response is "normal," based on the evidence of evolution. Eating whatever and whenever we can is "natural," from the perspective of food-insecure early hominids and early humans. But it is maladaptive today when my actual existence can be threatened by overconsumption.) I used to spend time "wishing" I didn't want things, but I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen. or at least won't become an automatic response until I've spent years practicing reconditioning. Still not sure it will ever happen, and that's ok.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

I am genuinely helped by having problems with sugar. Since I was about 13 years old, sugar in large quantities has made me nauseous and given me a headache. It's not that I don't eat candy, but to be worth feeling queasy later, it had better be GOOD candy. And I don't want to eat it just because I'm bored in the checkout, I want to eat the good candy with active enjoyment and full presence in the moment to really get the most out of it. It deserves no less.

I had a milkshake tonight and went over calories, just to be absolutely transparent with you all. And discovered in the process that my sugar tolerance has shifted downward; I used to be able to eat a small shake with no problem. I think my limit is now half of a small shake. And I probably won't want one again for several months. Ick. Nausea is no fun.

mkculs13

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »

I am genuinely helped by having problems with sugar. Since I was about 13 years old, sugar in large quantities has made me nauseous and given me a headache. It's not that I don't eat candy, but to be worth feeling queasy later, it had better be GOOD candy. And I don't want to eat it just because I'm bored in the checkout, I want to eat the good candy with active enjoyment and full presence in the moment to really get the most out of it. It deserves no less.

I had a milkshake tonight and went over calories, just to be absolutely transparent with you all. And discovered in the process that my sugar tolerance has shifted downward; I used to be able to eat a small shake with no problem. I think my limit is now half of a small shake. And I probably won't want one again for several months. Ick. Nausea is no fun.

So, nausea worked for you today? Sorry, I'm joking and I'm sure it's not that funny to you.

Exercise worked for me today. A long walk in the dog park this morning, then a nice afternoon jog. My exercise calories let me enjoy a treat from the Quarantine stack (we aren't officially quarantined, at least not yet, but that's what I call it). I didn't eat back all thos exercise calories, either. It just felt good to be outside despite the cold (I'm in WI and it's not spring here yet; 22F this morning).

ianthy

Today - as the OP mentioned 3 meals and 2 snacks, honest tracking of foods, plenty of water and 30 mins of exercise.

mkculs13

n the spirit of thinking positively and planning ahead, what will work for me today is a nap followed by jog. I did 2 miles walking in the dog park but really want to get back out on my trail for another 3-4 and jogging most of it.

nighthawk584

coffee! in addition, pre-logging really helps me.

AwesomeSquirrel

I’m WFH since a week back and taking 3 walks a day has allowed me to not only maintain but even increase my step goal as well as getting my mind to snap back and forth from work mode.

I also shifted my yoga practice to mornings now that I don’t have a commute, still a bit of a struggle but keeping at it!

Finding good workout routines is key for me in order to be able to maintain an reasonable food intake, without it I fear backslide to Netflix+snacks.