What worked for you today?

mkculs13

Flexibility worked well for me today. I woke up early and tired--worked out a lot this week, didn't sleep well. By 10:30, I had eaten my planned lunch. So I decided today would be a maintenance day, very gentle exercise. I was going to do some cleaning but did a casual mile in the dog park with my daughter and puppy; much better way to spend the time. Anyway, with this adjustment for today, I can relax and enjoy myself, and wake up re-energized tomorrow.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Prelogging.

I was able to tell myself, "No, you aren't having an afternoon snack because you're having fried food tonight. You can either finish carrying down the contents of the closet, or you can have the meat sauteed instead of batter fried, if you want a snack that bad."

I didn't want a snack that badly after all. I had a cup of tea and I was fine. ( and the General Tso's chicken was fabulous.)

mkculs13

Leftovers. I had the rest of my lunch for dinner. Hadn't thought about it, but it worked.

x_Samtastic

I opted for some mango and peanut butter in place of candy as a snack today! The sugar addiction is real lol.

mkculs13

I've kept up with logging today after a rough day yesterday.

springlering62

Realizing I accidentally grossly undercalculated my breakfast calories to the tune of about 450 calories (duh!!!!!) But thanks to pre-logging, was quickly and easily able to adjust the rest of the day to stay under.

*sigh*

mkculs13

Exercise. I really wanted some cookies, and because it was a day I was going jogging, I had the calorie budget for them. And I really enjoyed them.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Logging my food helped today. I have a tooth that will need attention and logging, and being in the habit of it, kept my calories where I want them. Things like pudding and ice cream and peanut butter are nice and soft and very calorie dense, and without logging amounts I would probably have eaten double the calories.

springlering62

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »

Things like pudding and ice cream and peanut butter are nice and soft

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 I got this tip from someone else on MFP. A serving of Greek yogurt + 5 or 6 grams of sugar free instant pudding mix is amazing. Whip it with a spoon and stick it in fridge or freezer for a few minutes. It’s rich and satisfying.

If I add a few grams of sugar free Jordan’s syrup and treat myself to a few grams of chocolate hagel (Dutch sprinkles) and a squirt of 5 calorie rediwhip, it’s a FEAST.

It works fine and tastes great with nonfat Greek, but whole milk Greek is just decadent.

sirjamerie

Today I didn't eat any bread. It totally works better for me. Not only does my body like the lack of gluten and the stomach ache I don't get from not eating them, i eat less and with a better nutritional value when I don't eat bread.

hlr1987

I'm finding my pms worse post kids, and from charting symptoms on my fitbit I know that it really fatigues me, with the appitite increase that goes along with it. After spending a week and a half eating like crazy last cycle, I promised myself that if I wanted to each at maintenance this week I would, but not more, and that I have to still exercise. The effort it takes me to get out of bed when I'm this shattered is astronomical, but I did yesterday and the day before and eating is not gone too far up yet, I think the exercise helps keep the urge to eat everything down somehow.

mkculs13

I went to bed having 400 calories still left in my budget--all my exercise cals for the day. I woke up for god knows what reason at about 1:30 am, and was hungry, so I ate 200 cals in fig newtons. Generally I "make" myself eat all the cals, and last night, I realized I wasn't hungry so why should I? It was nice to have some wiggle room when I woke up, and while IDK if eating those 400 cals would have meant I would not have been hungry, it was great to be able to get a midnight snack and stay in budget. I logged them for 3/31, so today I start back up like usual.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

I'm not feeling the heavy compulsion to eat whether I want to or not. Dinner was tasty. I CAN have a snack-size frozen candy bar if I want it. I logged it. I haven't eaten it yet cause I don't want it yet.

When my addiction ruled me, I would have eaten the entire three packages of snack-size candy bars when I bought them, even when I felt sick from eating them. I know that the addiction doesn't go away, you only manage it. But right now I'm okay with having lots of little candy bars in the freezer. They aren't singing. They're just pleasantly there. And I'm here, and I'm good. And that's a big deal to me.

MaltedTea

Becoming one, and at peace, with my neglected foam roller. Also, taking a "rest rest" day instead of an "active rest" day.

It helped that it rained the entire time though 😐

Sand_TIger

Adding a couple ounces of plain nonfat Greek yogurt to my oats really worked this morning! The 2 ounces of blueberries weren't bad either. It kept me filled up nicely till lunch.

charmmeth

Eating chickpeas (prepared with courgette/zucchini, garlic and parsley) instead of potatoes or pasta for dinner last night.

QueenZeeIsm

Having the meal I was craving, early in the morning. Worked it into my calorie count. If I had resisted it too much, I know it would have blown up and I would have had more of it. I can also now plan to workout a bit more later in the afternoon. It was just pizza, but I added lots of good ingredients on there, so we should be good.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Harm reduction. I stayed up late precooking (Made a bacon/grilled onion and mushroom quichecake for breakfasts) and legitimately was hungry. But instead of making myself a sandwich, I tried having one of my snacks; a cheese stick and three crackers. And that was enough to go to sleep on. I'm hungry this morning, but one is supposed to be hungry in the morning, and I count that a success. Much better to spend 150 extra calories than 350.

LenGray

I moved my calories up recently. I realized that I'm not taking care of my body well enough to support the things that I want it to do because of my limited amount of movement and lack of stretching. Also, the calories I have as a 'sedentary' person aren't sustainable for me, even with adding lots of volume to my food.

So, after some reflection, I'm now aiming for 'lightly active' instead of 'sedentary' because it gives me a satisfying amount of calories (1800) and taking two 20-minute walks a day to hit around 5k steps, in addition to my 'actual' workouts (lifting and yoga), feels like a pretty reasonable compromise to make for a healthier lifestyle.

lorrieannoberry

nope didn't do good at 2nd night supper campmeeting either. Got up this morning trying to find something to wear to work and saw this dress that 2 or 3 weeks ago i put on and hips were to tight. The way i ate last two days i thought it would never fit but i remembered i lost inches in my hips so i tried it on and YES!! it fit great!!! Maybe tonight i be inspired to do better. So getting into something that i couldn't wear just a few weeks ago worked to give me a better mind set this morning.

OhioViking79

Logging my food ahead of time, and than thinking "nope i can't eat that because it is not on my list for today". Also, making myself go for a walk even though i did not want to...... by the time i was 5 minutes in, i felt better, and managed to walk half a mile more than i normally do!

OdiroEasy

I skipped the (assisted) pull up bar and did push presses and kettlebell snatches. I must have injured my shoulder in a weird spot so I can’t do my weekly pull ups. I chose to do something else so that I can heal.

Sand_TIger

Today, what worked for me was taking a measured amount of spelt flour and making leavened flatbread with it, with pieces scored so I had automatic 100 calorie sections. Then I had some with green soup and it was amazing. It worked well for portion control. Another thing that worked was listening to a really inspiring podcast about weight loss theory as it rekindled my interest and gave me a boost of motivation.

veggiepat

What worked for me today was planning my meals and really watching the chart in the food diary, to stay in balance with the carbs, proteins and fats. I feel so good about it!

healermoon

Today I completed day 3 of Walkfit, and logging, even when I know my meals and snacks aren't the healthiest but I am feeling like I am taking baby steps, and moving forward. I have a dog and work from home right now, so I have 4 very important walk breaks for Storm's potty breaks. We take a walk every morning, lunch, after work and before bed. These walks have been about a half mile and really at a leisurely pace. I knew since I was already doing this walks I could make at least one of them a workout. I also have physical limitations (I have had a back fusion about 5 years ago, and I have permanent damage to both of my sciatic nerves. I have also had 3 surgeries on my right shoulder for rotator cuff tears, and carpal tunnel surgery on both wrists). As a result doing full tilt workouts were not working for me. I can't do even my walkfit app every day but I am doing every other day right now.

papayahed

Thinking about what I had at home to make for dinner and how much better it would be than stopping on the way home for a burger and fries.

MaltedTea

Doing my workout when I didn't want to 😐

dsgoingtodoit

0% yogurt is my new go to for mayo and sour cream replacement...

DanaReel180

Planning ahead, preparing food for salads, logging and keeping active as possible. I'm also reading a book by Allen Carr: Good Sugar Bad Sugar. It's been a wake up call for me and how sugar works in your body. It's available on Amazon.

Sand_TIger

Logging has really been working for me lately with a new twist. When I am pre-logging my meal, and am not sure about which snack choice/side dish choice/dessert choice to make, I put them all on my log so I can see the numbers side by side. Last night I did that and actually removed something entirely because of it, telling myself I'd have it later if I really wanted it, and surprisingly I wasn't hungry by the time I went to bed. 200 calories saved!