What worked for you today?

brenn24179

cold weather and I am missing my cinnamon buns. They come in a pack of 6 which is dangerous. I eat 2, give husb 2 and ditch the other 2, it is hard throwing them away. I mess them up a bit so they dont look so delicious. But it works. I can't even freeze them, I will get them out.

Walkywalkerson

I ate far too much sugar today as its my time of the month and I couldn't resist it.
So I've logged it and moved on.
I will fast for the rest of the day and I haven't gone over my maintenance calories.

jperdomo79

Logging worked for me today. I am never consistent, wish i can say i was. Eating pre-planned meals (fit life foods) only cause i like them and excercising somewhat. OH! And making sure to drink that H2O at least 50.7oz. This is what worked today....

BrightEyedAgain

@yayamom3 ....No offense taken. It's a reasonable question, so I'll tell you probably more than you care to know!

I don't have a medical condition, but I've noticed I do feel better when I eat something in the morning. Kicking my blood sugar helps me wake up.

I also use it to help me keep my sleep schedule. This may be woo, but years ago I read that setting your mealtimes can help your body go to sleep regularly because we're genetically programmed to be awake when there's food and to sleep when there's not. So by literally "breaking your fast" first thing when you wake up, your body learns to wake up at that time. Like I say, this may be nothing but woo, but I've found it works well for me. So I do it.

My final reason to make myself eat in the morning is because I have trouble getting enough calories. So if I don't eat breakfast, I get to the end of the day with too big a deficit. Not a good thing now that I'm trying to maintain and not lose. Mind you, I had NO trouble eating too much in the past. That's why I came to MFP to lose weight. But, after changing all my habits and finding new favorite foods, I now tend to feel satisfied even when my calories are too low. Probably that will change as I spend more time in maintainence.

JustRamona

brenn24179 wrote: »

cold weather and I am missing my cinnamon buns. They come in a pack of 6 which is dangerous. I eat 2, give husb 2 and ditch the other 2, it is hard throwing them away. I mess them up a bit so they dont look so delicious. But it works. I can't even freeze them, I will get them out.

try the kellogg pastry treats-cinnamon brown sugar flavor they are 100 calories --i place them in the microwave for 10 seconds--great substitute

SuzyQ_Canada

wanderinglight wrote: »

A motivational sign I saw posted online that said:
If you quit now, you'll end up right back where you first began.
And when you first began, you were desperate to be where you are RIGHT now.
KEEP GOING!

It really resonated with me because even though I'm making slow progress, it's progress that I felt was impossible this time last year. I'm doing it. I just need to keep on doing it.

Love it and I get what you are saying 100% @wanderinglight !!

pyoungss

I have been kayaking like crazy lately... yesterday I did six miles, and I cracked the 158s today for the first time since??

BMcC9

What worked for me yesterday was half accident, and half deliberate. I didn't MEAN to skip lunch (just One Of THOSE days at work). We decided to have home-assembled pizza for supper (so i looked up the crust-kit stats for the crust and sauce - made a note of total-package beforehand for cheese; mushrooms; pepperoni - told hubby to assemble as usual, but just make a note of what each package weighed after ; NOT TO TRY FOR ANY SPECIFIC, AMMOUNT of anything ... JUST ASSEMBLE. (i was prepared for it to be whatever it turned out to be - first time assembling since restarting logging Nov 1)

Then I went and peddled my stationary Bike for 35 minutes (the Deliberate part) so that at least I would be minimizing the potential uptick ...

Between the food calories NOT eaten and lunch and the biking calories PURPOSEFULLY burned ahead of time, I ended up with enough wiggle room to not only have a relatively high (for me) calorie supper, but also a planned snack later so that my day didn't feel like I hadn't had enough.

Arc2Arc

I have a restaurant dinner planned this evening which led me to ponder abandoning logging and just letting it go today. So I got on MFP and saw how hard everyone’s working at this and felt the responsibility of setting a good example for my friends and got right back on the rails.

BMcC9

@Arc2Arc Yay YOU!!

cherchechristine

wanderinglight wrote: »

A motivational sign I saw posted online that said:
If you quit now, you'll end up right back where you first began.
And when you first began, you were desperate to be where you are RIGHT now.
KEEP GOING!

It really resonated with me because even though I'm making slow progress, it's progress that I felt was impossible this time last year. I'm doing it. I just need to keep on doing it.

cherchechristine

love this, too! It's so true. i am borrowing it and making copies to give to friends who are getting fit. I am going to post one in my refrigerator...and my pantry! thanks!

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Went out with Son to get him new work boots (He mainly wanted my company.) Drove past a fried chicken place, and I mentioned that I had heard they had good chicken, and that's the closest place near our house for it. We got the work boots, he wanted fried chicken.

I went in, looked at the menu for future reference, and didn't buy anything cause I'd already had lunch.

GeekDadCS

Planned out my day by noon and recommitting to IF to see if I can stick with it this time. (I know this is an old post. Can't hurt to breathe some life into it.)

technicalman

i'm down 63 lbs this time around so far. what has worked is Calorie management and Low Carb eating. I put in my nutritional macros fat 70%, protein 25%, and carbs at 5%. i use them as targets to shoot for in my low carb eating. i mostly focus on low carb and calories and the macros are more or less close by eating from the Keto it simple chart. pick a protein, pick a veggie or 2 and pick a fat. the chart can be googled. on the calories, i try to come in 500 calories low each day eating wise but stay above 1200 calories. i go for 1-3 mile walks and now that i've lost 63 lbs, i've begun bike riding again.

Janatki

Re evaluating my weight loss goals to ensure feel heathy asking MFP (thank you Larger Losers group), & getting the advice & support … to keep on going!

BMcC9

I like flavoured coffee (by which I mean "flavour steamed into the beans and then ground either by me or by the company ... NOT the "Starbucks et al coffee-shop syrup-added type).

Finished the last of the Pumpkin Spice variety (and no longer available in stores until next Sept-Oct) so have moved into the Holly Daze spirit and picked up Spiced Eggnog and Gingerbread Spice coffees both by Flavours of the World co.

willboywonder

I'm committing myself to no calorie beverages for seven days, starting today, and primarily the only caloric beverage I consume is coffee. I think it'll be an easy challenge.

JACKYGETNMYBODYBACK

I brought my jump rope to work today

Walkywalkerson

I've got a seasonal cold/ flu thing and just feel wretched and want to eat all the sugar and curl up under a duvet on the sofa 😷
But I forced myself into a hot bath and noticed how much extra room I have in there now!
I'm celebrating with a hot chocolate instead of the entire bakery that I was planning on buying 😁

Cindy01Louisiana

Walkywalkerson wrote: »

I've got a seasonal cold/ flu thing and just feel wretched and want to eat all the sugar and curl up under a duvet on the sofa 😷
But I forced myself into a hot bath and noticed how much extra room I have in there now!
I'm celebrating with a hot chocolate instead of the entire bakery that I was planning on buying 😁

This made me laugh. I LOVE bakery goods.

Walkywalkerson

Cindy01Louisiana wrote: »

Walkywalkerson wrote: »

I've got a seasonal cold/ flu thing and just feel wretched and want to eat all the sugar and curl up under a duvet on the sofa 😷
But I forced myself into a hot bath and noticed how much extra room I have in there now!
I'm celebrating with a hot chocolate instead of the entire bakery that I was planning on buying 😁

This made me laugh. I LOVE bakery goods.

Me too 😍
I have the most beautiful bakery dedicated mainly to homemade desserts a 5 minute walk from my house!
I'm ignoring it 🤣

Archcurl

Today & yesterday I ate a few more calories. I tend to be more hungry depending on where I am in my cycle.
So the next few days I'll eat until 200cal more. After I go back to "normal" and do more strength training again too.

JenKindo

I was freezing cold today and made "cocoa" with my chocolate fudge protein powder and a little cinnamon. It actually worked!

anna_nintey3

Busy at work an hour later than I usually leave work meant that I had an hour less time to stop myself snacking

Elske224

jenkindo wrote: »

Had my first weight lifting class. Goes through the end of the month, twice a week. All women. It was fun!

There is something addicting about weightlifting! It feels very empowering imo

Walkywalkerson

I really fancied a gin and tonic with lunch today 🤣
I didn't do it.
Win 😁

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Just because there are warm homemade chocolate chip cookies on the counter does not mean you need to eat one right now.

(They were put away properly once they cooled, and I can afford to have one after lunch.)

Arc2Arc

Breakfast worked for me today. Cottage cheese and blueberries. Delicious, filling and good nutritionally.

Last night I dropped a can of black beans into the crock pot with a couple of chicken breasts and chili sauce. Served with a half avocado thin sliced. 700 calories, reducible if necessary with less beans. Makes for two large meals, I’m having the rest tonight.

Finding good, easy recipes that fill me up make this a whole lot easier.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Eating a larger breakfast so that when I was shopping and especially when I was standing next to the checkout offerings I was okay and could say, "Nah, not today," get just what was on the list, and go home and have the lunch I had planned.

Normally I eat a lighter breakfast but normally I also don't walk around pushing a heavy cart for two hours. (I shop three different stores for our household.) It has caused a couple very miserable moments when standing in the checkout line and listening to the various things sing to me. This is a much more workable way to do things going forward.