JUST FOR TODAY--One Day at a Time--Daily Commitment Thread for 2022
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Hour commitment - After my pecans, I won't eat again until after 5pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.0
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more_freggies76 wrote: »
JFT for 12/21/2022 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 12/20)✔️
2) None of DH's stash today, including the Mexican sweet breads.✔️
3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/19)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until next Thursday, 12/22 (last 12/19)✔️
5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/20). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.✔️
8) No beef jerky today.✔️
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (last 10/19) (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)✔️
10) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 12/20)✔️
11) No tamales today✔️
12) No leftover stuffing today✔️
JFT for 12/221/2022 (tomorrow)✔️
1) Can have pumpkin or pumpkin pear pie with whipped cream. No other desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 12/20)
2) None of DH's stash today, including the Mexican sweet breads.
3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/19)
4) Don't weigh again until next Thursday, 12/22 (last 12/19)
5) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/20). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)
7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.
8) No beef jerky today.
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (last 10/19) (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 12/20)
11) 1 tamale ok today
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.================== 4DW started =============
Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
Now in shared file:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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more_freggies76 wrote: »
JFT for 12/221/2022 (tomorrow)✔️
1) Can have pumpkin or pumpkin pear pie with whipped cream. No other desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 12/20)
2) None of DH's stash today, including the Mexican sweet breads.
3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/19)
4) Don't weigh again until next Thursday, 12/22 (last 12/19)
5) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/20). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)
7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.
8) No beef jerky today.
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (last 10/19) (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 12/20)
11) Up to 1 ear of corn ok
12) 1 tamale ok today
13) Can eat lunch early due to lunch meeting.
Hour commitment - I won't eat have my coffee stuff until 8 am.================== 4DW started =============
Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
Now in shared file:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. Can still have my dose of metamusal. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch.0
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Whew its been a while.
A little too long; i'm struggling to remember all that happened.
So for now i will say what's been on my mind recently.
Although ive known that my sleep hasnt been great, i havent seriously considered that i have not been getting *enough* sleep until today. I read an excellent article by Healthline that included a 3-day fixerupper routine for your body based around sleep and recovery. I have already started a rendition of it. I will try to remember to give my review on saturday night or sunday morning.
My weight loss has been slow, which i sort of expected. My changes to my diet are not huge in the calorie department i'm sure, since i'm not restricting the amount of calories consumed. Its not even been a week, so its hard to say what my progress is, but i'm sure most people would say i'm eating healthy and losing weight the healthy way. But i'm struggling. Poor sleep sucks, and i've been getting night panics again. Additionally, i think ive been letting too much fat into my diet. I would tell myself things like "there's not much fat in this" when i would have no idea and "fat is important to hormone health" even tho i'm getting plenty of fat through vegetables, nuts, and sauces on my TV dinners. The big offender has been restaurant & deli food. I love Whole Foods, but just because they are dedicated to "quality" and "health" doesnt mean their roasted vegetables and fish arent bathed in oil (there was even a layer of grease on the bottom of my togo container that i didnt see until i finished my food). I should be less afraid of getting too little fat and focus more on not eating too much, on getting good sleep, and on seeing a nutritionist (or at least my doc).
I read an interesting account by a historian about breakfast. As an adult, ive never been very hungry for breakfast and not the biggest fan. So reading that "hearty breakfasts" for sedentary people has been a recent fad, pushed by marketers, has been welcome and relaxing news. Skipping breakfast has been, for me, an easy way to drop food intake while maintaining energy and keeping my circadian rhythm tight (no post-bfast sleepiness in the morning). And my last weight loss was during a diet where i skipped a meal (lunch). So for now, no breakfast; eating just between noon and 8 PM. And i gotta be firm about that 8 PM. I'm confident its messing with my sleep.
That's it for now. Today i have no plans, really. Just gonna relax, enjoy my vacation. Maybe do a lil book-keeping, maybe a nice walk before the sun sets.1 -
more_freggies76 wrote: »
JFT for 12/22/2022 (today)✔️
1) Can have pumpkin or pumpkin pear pie with whipped cream. No other desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 12/20)✔️
2) None of DH's stash today, including the Mexican sweet breads.✔️
3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/19)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until next Thursday, 12/22 (last 12/19)✔️
5) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/20). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.✔️
8) No beef jerky today.✔️
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (last 10/19) (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)✔️
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 12/20)✔️Didn't eat today
11) Up to 1 ear of corn ok✔️
12) 1 tamale ok today✔️Didn't eat today
13) Can eat lunch early due to lunch meeting.✔️
JFT for 12/23/2022 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 12/22)
2) None of DH's stash today, including the Mexican sweet breads.
3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/19)
4) Don't weigh again until next Monday, 12/26 (last 12/22)
5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/20). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)
7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.
8) No beef jerky today.
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (last 10/19) (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 12/20)
11) No corn today
12) 1 tamale ok today
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.================== 4DW started =============
Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
Now in shared file:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Its currently 8 PM, which is the cut-off i decided for eating.
Im hungry, unsurprisingly. Ive been eating a lot late at night.
Part of me, an emotional part, is worried i wont be able to sleep.
But i know from experience and from science that isnt true. I will be okay.
Posting this here right now so it clicks in my head that this is what will be happening. And so i feel accountable to yall.
Ive enjoyed participating in this thread. This is a nice community.
I will drink water, some miralax, and soon get off the computer since i dont have a bluelight filter installed.
Talk to yall later.2 -
cgottschlich wrote: »Whew its been a while.
A little too long; i'm struggling to remember all that happened.
So for now i will say what's been on my mind recently.
Although ive known that my sleep hasnt been great, i havent seriously considered that i have not been getting *enough* sleep until today. I read an excellent article by Healthline that included a 3-day fixerupper routine for your body based around sleep and recovery. I have already started a rendition of it. I will try to remember to give my review on saturday night or sunday morning.
My weight loss has been slow, which i sort of expected. My changes to my diet are not huge in the calorie department i'm sure, since i'm not restricting the amount of calories consumed. Its not even been a week, so its hard to say what my progress is, but i'm sure most people would say i'm eating healthy and losing weight the healthy way. But i'm struggling. Poor sleep sucks, and i've been getting night panics again. Additionally, i think ive been letting too much fat into my diet. I would tell myself things like "there's not much fat in this" when i would have no idea and "fat is important to hormone health" even tho i'm getting plenty of fat through vegetables, nuts, and sauces on my TV dinners. The big offender has been restaurant & deli food. I love Whole Foods, but just because they are dedicated to "quality" and "health" doesnt mean their roasted vegetables and fish arent bathed in oil (there was even a layer of grease on the bottom of my togo container that i didnt see until i finished my food). I should be less afraid of getting too little fat and focus more on not eating too much, on getting good sleep, and on seeing a nutritionist (or at least my doc).
I read an interesting account by a historian about breakfast. As an adult, ive never been very hungry for breakfast and not the biggest fan. So reading that "hearty breakfasts" for sedentary people has been a recent fad, pushed by marketers, has been welcome and relaxing news. Skipping breakfast has been, for me, an easy way to drop food intake while maintaining energy and keeping my circadian rhythm tight (no post-bfast sleepiness in the morning). And my last weight loss was during a diet where i skipped a meal (lunch). So for now, no breakfast; eating just between noon and 8 PM. And i gotta be firm about that 8 PM. I'm confident its messing with my sleep.
That's it for now. Today i have no plans, really. Just gonna relax, enjoy my vacation. Maybe do a lil book-keeping, maybe a nice walk before the sun sets.
I'm far from being an expert and can't remember alot of what I've read over the years.
But obviously there's "good fats" and "bad fats" ... For example avocado being a good one and bacon fat being a bad one etc.
But I can't remember how they affect the body differently, maybe ones harder to break down or something.. maybe worth looking in to!
But I'd still say there's a limit to the amount of fat you can eat a day whether it's good or bad but again
But the what's worse than fat is sugar.
Sugar and fat are your body's fuel sources. Fat is stored for long term. But when there's sugar in your diet, that's (for lack of a better term) quick fuel. Your body will always use the sugar first as energy. But if you cut the sugar.. the body then HAS to use the fat that's stored for fuel. And that's when you start burning the fat off your body.
Personally I find it hard to cut sugar out. I do try but always come back to it, I have kind of self diagnosed myself with ADHD. Something I'm hoping to get officially diagnosed in the new year but that's another story. But typically we crave sugar fixes.
Anyways, I know you're doing your own research, I like doing things like that too. Hopefully what I've said is helpful and can help you with your own research. I've always figured my best chance is to learn how my body actually works, things make a lot more sense when I know how what I'm eating actually affects the body.
The sugar/fat one got me. I always thought that I had to eat low fat foods to reduce my fat intake but when they take out the fat out of the produce (like low fat yoghurt or something), they actually replace it with sugars and sweeteners, which means your body's gonna burn that first and not the fat thats stored! So it's kind of counter productive!2 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 12/23/2022 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 12/22)
2) None of DH's stash today, including the Mexican sweet breads.
3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/19)
4) Don't weigh again until next Monday, 12/26 (last 12/22)
5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/20). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)
7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.
8) No beef jerky today.
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (last 10/19) (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 12/20)
11) No corn today
12) 1 tamale ok today================== 4DW started =============
Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
Now in shared file:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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• November was a good month for me, and I achieved my goal of dropping a couple of lbs in anticipation of moderate indulgences over the festive season.Focus for December:
• I am continuing with my present routine in December.
• Enjoy moderate treats, while staying under calorie goal
• Exercise to augment calories available
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.0
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It’s 5:30 pm, so a bit late for posting goals. But tonight my goals are to wrap presents, make some snickerdoodle cookies, and try not to freeze my butt off. 27 degrees (Fahrenheit) but the wind chill makes it feel like 13 🥶1
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Hour commitment - After I finish my cranberries, I won't eat again until tomorrow.0
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emgracewrites wrote: »It’s 5:30 pm, so a bit late for posting goals. But tonight my goals are to wrap presents, make some snickerdoodle cookies, and try not to freeze my butt off. 27 degrees (Fahrenheit) but the wind chill makes it feel like 13 🥶
Most of the wrapping is done, the cookies have been made and passed the “quality inspection” I put them through (I ate one. It was yummy). The temperature is now 20 degrees F with a wind chill of 4, but I have power and heat so I’m definitely grateful for that.2 -
Good morning yall.
Last night was fitfull sleep. A change from the night before, when i went to bed early and slept well.
I was just as hungry around 8 PM as last time. I dont know what was different.
Even at 12 PM, i felt too stressed to sleep.
I felt strange these last two night too.
Both hot and cold at the same time.
But at least it seems like my extremeties are getting good circulation for once!
I'm not sure if its the stress hormones or the lack of blood draw going to my gut.
But its nice.
Strangely, although my sleep seems more fitful and i feel more tense at night, i feel less stiff in the morning than usual.
Cant tell if its diet related or therapy related.
I woke up around 7 AM, a good time to get up.
I broke my fast with some mandarin slices and half a hard boiled egg.
Feeling great, albeit a bit cold (my normal jammies are in the wash, only a t-*kitten* and boxers last night so i'm wrapped in two throws right now).
I love watching the sunrise.
Lately ive been having vivid, profound dreams.
I dont remember my dream the night before yesternight, but i remember it helping me with something.
This night's dream was about an old flame ive struggled to let go.
We talked and hanged all through the night.
It was very therapeutic, and i'm confident ive let him go now.
Whew! That only took twenty years!
I wonder if the dieting has been causing this dream, or its me being on an overdue vacation.
Tonight i think i will plan supper instead of winging it.
Although i can clearly weather the night hungry, it may be helpful to have a good last meal later in the evening instead of a rice crispie at 3 PM.
Yesterday for bfast i had a hearty spread.
Then wasnt hungry much until 1 PM, when i had a small sandwich.
But boy that made me hungry!
I was on the road, and in the middle of errands, and really wanted to finish up before heading back.
But on my way to the recycling center (and getting quite lost), i felt my energy drop once again, and got a modified power bowl from taco bell.
It really hit the spot, but then i was too sleepy to drive!
Luckily the parking lot was near empty and the taco bell was drive-thru only. I easily squeezed in a nap.
Got up, resumed my lovely drive, but found myself still sleepy and low energy after a while.
So i grabbed a matcha latte and a rice crispy.
Bing! I was alive again. Maybe i shouldnt have eaten so low calorie throughout the day if i was going to to so many errands.... now that i'm not eating at night. One life change at a time!
But that meal kept me full all the way until 8 PM.
And of course, right after 8, i become ravenous lol.
Today, i will make an effort to be home for dinner instead of having a quick lunch. I love my naps!
And try to eat a wholesome supper around 5 or 6 PM, when my afternoon work is done.I've always figured my best chance is to learn how my body actually works, things make a lot more sense when I know how what I'm eating actually affects the body.
I used to agree, but now my stance is that weight loss is best done when you focus on what you know works on your body, experimenting, and not overcomplicating things with "knowledge". Researching the biomechanics should only be done for fun. If you're researching that stuff for aiding weight loss, then you must learn A LOT and from high quality sources (university and such), else you run into the "broscience" domain, where you feel like you know how the body works, preach to others your "knowledge", and distract others and yourself from the most efficient path.
For example, you said that the body burns sugar first for fuel. Theres some truth to that. The body converts all ingested carbohydrates into glycogen, a saccharide, and preferentially burns those over fatty acids. This is likely because sugar can affect the chemistry of blood dramatically; too much or too little will kill you instantly. So its levels are tightly regulated by insulin and glucagon. But high fat in your bloodstream, although it may harm you and kill you over years and years, not immediately. But your body doesnt put sugar and fat in a queue for burning. You are constantly burning sugar AND fat in your body all the time. This is why, even when people eat high carb and low fat, as long as they eat less calories than they expend, they lose body fat mass.
If eating low carb and moderate to high fat helps you lose weight, thats great, i'm happy that you figured that out. But some people lose weight easier on a high carb, moderate to low fat diet. If they were to take what you just said as fact, they would be compelled to stay away from the diet that would help them the most. But if everyone simply experiments and logs what works for them, then they will all find diets that work. Therefore internet Fun Facts should be taken as inspiration only.
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thisThe sugar/fat one got me. I always thought that I had to eat low fat foods to reduce my fat intake but when they take out the fat out of the produce (like low fat yoghurt or something), they actually replace it with sugars and sweeteners, which means your body's gonna burn that first and not the fat thats stored! So it's kind of counter productive!
is an illusion. When low fat became hip, big companies, who regularly change their marketing and labeling for maximizing profits, who sold products like were already low fat, or easy to make fat free, like fat free yogurt, simply started advertising that they sell low/no fat products. Its a really cheap way to cash in on a fad. But this doesnt change the fact that fat people prefer to eat a high amount of calories, and will choose foods accordingly. Ones who follow fads instead and dont calorie count will find themselves liable to eat the same fattening diet, only now its 100 kcal of fat free yogurt instead of 100 kcal of cheese etc. When they fail to lose weight, it must be because of something hidden in the food -- the sugar! All the snacks have sugar in them! *Thats* the answer. And the cycle continues. And the obesity curve stays pointing upwards.but when they take out the fat out of the produce (like low fat yoghurt or something), they actually replace it with sugars and sweeteners
This is why i love participating in this thread. You have to write down what youve been doing, and be really conscious of it. Hard to run from your mistakes when they stare at you from the page!0 -
JFT for 12/24/2022 (today)✔️more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 12/23/2022 (yesterday)✔️
1) No desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 12/22)✔️
2) None of DH's stash today, including the Mexican sweet breads.✔️
3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/19)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until next Monday, 12/26 (last 12/22)✔️
5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/20). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.✔️
8) No beef jerky today.✔️
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (last 10/19) (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)✔️
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 12/20)✔️
11) No corn today✔️
12) 1 tamale ok today✔️
1) Can have 1 piece of pie with whipped cream. No other desserts today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 12/22)
2) None of DH's stash today, including the Mexican sweet breads.
3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/19)
4) Don't weigh again until next Monday, 12/26 (last 12/22)
5) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/20). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)
7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.
8) No beef jerky today.
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (last 10/19) (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
10) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 12/24)
11) Can finish corn today
12) No tamales ok today
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.================== 4DW started =============
Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
Now in shared file:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.0
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For all my online friends here ... a very blessed and happy holidays!
I'll probably be starting a new thread for 2023 .. so watch for the link!3 -
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🎄🎁⛄🎅MERRY CHRISTMAS🎅⛄🎁🎄
Have a lovely Christmas everyone!!
Love Bex x2 -
I tested positive for COVID this morning😟3
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Hour commitment- I won't eat again until after 5 pm. Can still have my dose of metamusal.0
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more_freggies76 wrote: »I tested positive for COVID this morning😟
Oh no.. hope you feel better soon!
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After I finish my sweet potato, I won't eat again until tomorrow.1
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Yesterday i did a thorough job of eating low fat.
I had cereal and nonfat milk, edamame, mandarin slices (and a bit of turkey i regretted) for breakfast.
For dinner i wasnt very hungry, so i had vegetables and fish and soba noodles.
At night i had more milk, strawberry gummies (i think theyre by welches) and something else; i forget.
But a little before eight PM i binged a bit on some keto chocolate cereal.
Probably not the best for my sleep but i felt surprisingly okay.
I should maybe try to fit a little more fat into my day, either through eggs or nuts.
But maybe i was just too hungry and too low on carbs yesterday?
I will try to eat more consistently for energy while avoiding oils and fats.
The last diet that worked for me was very low fat, so i shouldnt fear going low fat.
But it wasnt unrestricted calories, and only featured one high carb item (a slice of toast in the morning).
So i dont know how this is gonna go.
But, my last diet was very rapid weight loss and i'm unsure i want to duplicate that. Especially since much of that weight was probably just carb weight.
Ive tried to lose weight rapidly many times and none of them stuck. So it might be time for me to really plant myself in the slow-and-steady garden.
This morning ive been struggling to do anything. I sat down to sort through some clothes my hubby wants to send off to goodwill. But after i was done i had very little motivation to get up.
I dont know if its all the sleeping in, the lack of caffeine, the lack of carbs, dieting in general, depression from being fat, depression in general, or a combination.
I'm hesitant to go back to caffeine, but tempted.
I think i will try a bit more carbs first.
I dont think i'm gaining weight, but i only have three data points.
I think my new years resolution will be logging (once a week) for a year.
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cgottschlich wrote: »Good morning yall.
Last night was fitfull sleep. A change from the night before, when i went to bed early and slept well.
I was just as hungry around 8 PM as last time. I dont know what was different.
Even at 12 PM, i felt too stressed to sleep.
I felt strange these last two night too.
Both hot and cold at the same time.
But at least it seems like my extremeties are getting good circulation for once!
I'm not sure if its the stress hormones or the lack of blood draw going to my gut.
But its nice.
Strangely, although my sleep seems more fitful and i feel more tense at night, i feel less stiff in the morning than usual.
Cant tell if its diet related or therapy related.
I woke up around 7 AM, a good time to get up.
I broke my fast with some mandarin slices and half a hard boiled egg.
Feeling great, albeit a bit cold (my normal jammies are in the wash, only a t-*kitten* and boxers last night so i'm wrapped in two throws right now).
I love watching the sunrise.
Lately ive been having vivid, profound dreams.
I dont remember my dream the night before yesternight, but i remember it helping me with something.
This night's dream was about an old flame ive struggled to let go.
We talked and hanged all through the night.
It was very therapeutic, and i'm confident ive let him go now.
Whew! That only took twenty years!
I wonder if the dieting has been causing this dream, or its me being on an overdue vacation.
Tonight i think i will plan supper instead of winging it.
Although i can clearly weather the night hungry, it may be helpful to have a good last meal later in the evening instead of a rice crispie at 3 PM.
Yesterday for bfast i had a hearty spread.
Then wasnt hungry much until 1 PM, when i had a small sandwich.
But boy that made me hungry!
I was on the road, and in the middle of errands, and really wanted to finish up before heading back.
But on my way to the recycling center (and getting quite lost), i felt my energy drop once again, and got a modified power bowl from taco bell.
It really hit the spot, but then i was too sleepy to drive!
Luckily the parking lot was near empty and the taco bell was drive-thru only. I easily squeezed in a nap.
Got up, resumed my lovely drive, but found myself still sleepy and low energy after a while.
So i grabbed a matcha latte and a rice crispy.
Bing! I was alive again. Maybe i shouldnt have eaten so low calorie throughout the day if i was going to to so many errands.... now that i'm not eating at night. One life change at a time!
But that meal kept me full all the way until 8 PM.
And of course, right after 8, i become ravenous lol.
Today, i will make an effort to be home for dinner instead of having a quick lunch. I love my naps!
And try to eat a wholesome supper around 5 or 6 PM, when my afternoon work is done.I've always figured my best chance is to learn how my body actually works, things make a lot more sense when I know how what I'm eating actually affects the body.
I used to agree, but now my stance is that weight loss is best done when you focus on what you know works on your body, experimenting, and not overcomplicating things with "knowledge". Researching the biomechanics should only be done for fun. If you're researching that stuff for aiding weight loss, then you must learn A LOT and from high quality sources (university and such), else you run into the "broscience" domain, where you feel like you know how the body works, preach to others your "knowledge", and distract others and yourself from the most efficient path.
For example, you said that the body burns sugar first for fuel. Theres some truth to that. The body converts all ingested carbohydrates into glycogen, a saccharide, and preferentially burns those over fatty acids. This is likely because sugar can affect the chemistry of blood dramatically; too much or too little will kill you instantly. So its levels are tightly regulated by insulin and glucagon. But high fat in your bloodstream, although it may harm you and kill you over years and years, not immediately. But your body doesnt put sugar and fat in a queue for burning. You are constantly burning sugar AND fat in your body all the time. This is why, even when people eat high carb and low fat, as long as they eat less calories than they expend, they lose body fat mass.
If eating low carb and moderate to high fat helps you lose weight, thats great, i'm happy that you figured that out. But some people lose weight easier on a high carb, moderate to low fat diet. If they were to take what you just said as fact, they would be compelled to stay away from the diet that would help them the most. But if everyone simply experiments and logs what works for them, then they will all find diets that work. Therefore internet Fun Facts should be taken as inspiration only.
Also
thisThe sugar/fat one got me. I always thought that I had to eat low fat foods to reduce my fat intake but when they take out the fat out of the produce (like low fat yoghurt or something), they actually replace it with sugars and sweeteners, which means your body's gonna burn that first and not the fat thats stored! So it's kind of counter productive!
is an illusion. When low fat became hip, big companies, who regularly change their marketing and labeling for maximizing profits, who sold products like were already low fat, or easy to make fat free, like fat free yogurt, simply started advertising that they sell low/no fat products. Its a really cheap way to cash in on a fad. But this doesnt change the fact that fat people prefer to eat a high amount of calories, and will choose foods accordingly. Ones who follow fads instead and dont calorie count will find themselves liable to eat the same fattening diet, only now its 100 kcal of fat free yogurt instead of 100 kcal of cheese etc. When they fail to lose weight, it must be because of something hidden in the food -- the sugar! All the snacks have sugar in them! *Thats* the answer. And the cycle continues. And the obesity curve stays pointing upwards.but when they take out the fat out of the produce (like low fat yoghurt or something), they actually replace it with sugars and sweeteners
This is why i love participating in this thread. You have to write down what youve been doing, and be really conscious of it. Hard to run from your mistakes when they stare at you from the page!
I did read this the other day and never got round to replying! Yeah I deffo do it for fun, well maybe not fun but just for curiosity! I like to know how things work.
You know a heck of a lot more than me and I feel you on the "broscience" haha yeah I hate it if I'm not sure what I'm reading is actual fact. And plus, I'm self-diagnosed ADHD (aiming for a diagnosis next year) so reading (although I love it) can be a struggle if I'm not focused. I'll skim read and if there's too many words my brain just doesn't compute 😂
I totally agree on what you said just figuring out what works for you.
Personally I havent actually TRIED the low/full fat thing. Or atleast in how it affects my body. It probably did have a difference but I didn't notice 😂
I literally went off calories. So firstly I logged before making any changes. Then I could see what we're my worst offenders. Which was in fact cheese and carbs like bread, pasta and rice.
So I cut these out or reduced them alot (not the cheese, cheese is life 😂)
So typically I allow myself 2 slices of a bread a day, if I even have it. I swapped out spaghetti for spiralised courgette (zucchini if you're from the USA) potatoes for sweet potatoes or straight up swap for a salad.
And just worked on it from a calorie point of view.
Anyway all of this is what I USED to do when I was losing weight. Can't claim im doing it now because I'm not, I'm just eating junk. But new year soon so gonna give it all a go again!
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Hour commitment - After my yogurt, I won't eat again until after 5 pm. Can still have my dose of metamusal.0
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.0
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Back after my Christmas break LOL.
JFT 12/27 T
1) PT exercises
2) Move hourly / >7,500 steps
3) Make potato/leek soup supper / net calories zero / >64 oz. water
4) Something on ta-da list
5) Floss / retainers / pray
Weather has been too cold & windy and roads covered in snow & ice for me to walk dog. I tend to have a long stride when I walk her, and that leads me to slip and falls. So for now I'm focused on PT exercises, took a few days off over Christmas, and still need to get into my treadmill routine. We've been stuck in snow (not horrible compared to east of here) followed by the deep freeze the last week. Last Friday, our wind chill was -36F (-38C). We had our coldest Christmas since 2000. Tomorrow, the temp may actually reach freezing 32F (0C). I'm hoping to take dog to nearby tech college and walk around the campus, since they keep parking lots and roads pretty clear.
5# Challenge ~ using my Sat. w-iNov. 12 = 175.5
Nov. 19 = 175
Nov. 26 = 176 Thanksgiving foods
Dec. 3 = 175.5
Dec. 10 = 175.5 staying steady, at least not gaining
Dec. 17 = 174.5 yay
Dec. 24 = 176 holiday treats, no dog walks
About me:I'm CarmelaWord for 2022: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship
Height 5'4"
65 yrs old
Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA
2022 Goals: mainly updates from the last two years
1) Weight 150#
2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability. Saturday a.m. is my "official" weigh-in day, and I track daily on a separate app (for the visual). My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.
4) Take measurements & log on MFP every month end ~- 1.31.22 forgot to measure & log (DDS 8:20, quick stops at bread store & grocery essentials, then to mom & dad's for her bday)
- 3.1.22 (still recovering from flu 2.23-2.25)
- 3.31.22 maintaining not gaining
- 4.30.22 barely maintaining
- 5.31.22 ack
- 6.30.22 ups & downs in June, but no worse at end of month
- 8.2.22 up again ~ gah! (lazy in July & ate whatever I wanted)
- 9.1.22 not doing so great eating-wise
- 9.30.22 leveling off, starting downwards again
- 10.31.22 not pretty... I can't stand being this heavy again!
- 11.30.22 Thanksgiving foods put me up
- Started PT (physical therapy) exercises 1.28.22 due to overuse of arthritic knees
- started MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,022km challenge on Jan. 1
- Frenzy on the Fox (River Trail) 5K on 1.21.22 ~ untimed event, per MapMyWalk 53.47 & ave. pace 16:30, frigid this year with wind chill at zero
- registered for Seroogy's Valentine 5K on 2.5.22 ~ medico nixed race b/c inflammation in knee due to overuse & my arthritis = sad me but good for my knee
- Bellin 10K on 6.11.22 (first time in person since 2019) ~ 1:41:02 ave. pace 16:27 first half 51:35 second half 50:26 & knees were fine
happy me - Packers 5K on 7.16.22 ~ 48:48 average pace 15:43 finished 37/81 in my age group (I'm oldest year in range haha)
- Bellin Women's 5K on 10/1/22 (Packers 5K discount yay) ~ 48:56 ave. pace 15:45 overall 202 of 296 not too shabby 9 days before I turned 65yo
- register for Run for the Hill of It (trail) 5K on 10/8/22 (price goes up in Sept) ~ reconsidered due to knees on nature trails with rocks, tree roots & finishing up a very steep sledding hill... have decided not doing this year (maybe ever again = sad me b/c I love trail events)
- watch for other events to add ~ None. Sad that City Stadium Run for Veterans no longer, ended by the pandemic.
- maybe Jingle Bell 5K in person this year? need to watch for skipped virtual local event
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states) ~ keeping this goal as well
9) Continue to declutter bedroom, home office, former work from home space (a/k/a dining room) and basement ~ not much progress lately, at least dining room done1 -
First off,
MyFitnessPal recently told me that i have been promoted to "Member".
Anyone know what that means?
And now, for my usual post....
Yestermorning and this morning have been unintentionally silly.
Yestermorning i ate a satisfying breakfast of which you can see in my last post as well as the regrettable turkey.
I only ate the turkey because i was worried i wasnt getting enough protein.
Today, when i arose, all i wanted was some sliced turkey,
But i got too into my head and worries again! Overanalyzing.
Thought "I better eat some carbs first, otherwise i will overwhelm my stomach and inefficiently utilize the protein".
All based on good science, except for the fact that theory and practice are not the same, and forgetting my commitment of doing what works for me and not what "should" work for me.
I ate some bread, but it sat poorly in my stomach.
I ate some leftover noodles, which sat poorly in my stomach.
I thought, "i have carbs in me now, but i should start with some easy to digest protein, so i'll eat this egg", ate an egg, which sat poorly in me.
I tried some cereal in milk, which wasn't satisfying.
Typically at this point, i would have kept trying *anything* other than the originally desired turkey, but i said "*kitten* it" and ate some turkey.
And i was satisfied.
I also almost finished the cereal too! Despite being full in the stomach and in energy, just because i like to finish things, but restrained myself.
The moral today, *yet again*, was Dont Make Yourself Eat That Food.
Stick to your diet plan, dont overanalyze, enjoy yourself. That's what plans are for! So you dont have to worry and reanalyze all the time.
Now that i have lots of extra energy, i'm off to do laborious housechores! I'm so glad i added starchy foods back into my diet; i have energy and for the first time in a while, dont feel like a depressed sack of postatoes. Although i need to watch my chocolate intake.... I've been eating the bars, which are very fat rich, especially the saturated kind (my weakness). I will keep my eye out for cocao powder next time i shop.I did read this the other day and never got round to replying! Yeah I deffo do it for fun, well maybe not fun but just for curiosity! I like to know how things work.
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I literally went off calories. So firstly I logged before making any changes. Then I could see what we're my worst offenders. Which was in fact cheese and carbs like bread, pasta and rice.
So I cut these out or reduced them alot (not the cheese, cheese is life 😂)
So typically I allow myself 2 slices of a bread a day, if I even have it. I swapped out spaghetti for spiralised courgette (zucchini if you're from the USA) potatoes for sweet potatoes or straight up swap for a salad.
And just worked on it from a calorie point of view.
I feel you! I started off reading about this stuff for the same reason you originally stated -- essentially that knowledge is power -- and i learned a bunch of untrue stupid *kitten*, but also a lot of stuff that i'm confident is true, because i'm also just generally curious like you. Its very fun, and i cant say it isnt useful sometimes.
Also damn! That's some sensible dieting! Seems like everyone i talk to tryna follow a fad or try too many things at once, and then finally doing what you did when they failed too many times, or crying about how "CICO is fake". You built the skill, you know how valuable it is to be consistent and know yourself and be patient, so when you want to diet again, all you gotta do is do it. I'm still working on the consistency part. xD
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