Have kind of an emotional (negative) day, and while I did contemplate a pity party for one with beer and ice-cream, I didn't do it as I hadn't budgeted the calories.
I have logged in for over 100 days! I am happy about that, but I have not logged my food everyday. My life has gotten so stressful that I have been letting things slide. Any suggestions on how to get back to it? I have not logged my food in 6 weeks. I will take another victory in that I have maintained and not gained-kind of a scale victory, but being aware of my intake has been a struggle. I really need to get back to logging. It just feels like one more thing I have to do when it is all so hard right now. I could use a little advice.
Honestly @rhwiblin it is still down to you. You were logging you food for a reason, you had a goal to achieve. At any point I say if you are overweight and you want to lose weight you will - as long as you want it more than the food, the sitting down, the drinking, etc.
Stress is a factor that can lead us to eat as we have been trainined to see food as a reward or comfort. If you really want to lose weight and you are not because you have stopped tracking then you are possibly adding to your stress by not achieving what you want to. Honest tracking will take one less concern away.
So two years ago I bought one of Fitness Blender's workout programs for my birthday. I have never completed it 🙄. The most I have been through it is almost 3 weeks and then for some reason I stopped and haven't ever finished it - though I have restarted it several times!
My NSV is that I decided to try again and today marks one week down. I am hoping that by posting on here I can motivate myself to keep going. I am on an extended vacation due to the coronavirus - I work on China, went on vacation and now it is lasting longer because of the virus. My work told me things probably won't get back to normal until May so even though I hope to get back to China within the next 3 weeks, I will still have lots of free time to work on the program. And do some hiking - my schedule at work hasn't let me do that like I used to, but with the free time I should be able to do it again
I haven't actually ran in about two months... I just have not had the energy, short of breath all the time, etc.
I've done intervals here and there, but nothing substantial. First trimester is nearly over and I finally feel like I have my energy back.
I set out to run intervals the other day, using the 5k app. I usually opt for the 2 min running, 1 min walking set when I do decide to run intervals. The first running interval ended and I just kept running. Through all of them. I got about two miles in. I am so happy and I'm hoping to work my way back up to 5+ miles as it gets warmer.
Also, I made homemade ice cream and turtle brownies (my guilty pleasure) last night for my husband and I. I dished us both up separate bowls, and kept my portions down to stay within my calories. I ended up getting too full on it and only ate about 2/3 anyway, giving the rest to my husband to finish. I've come a long way from eating just for the pleasure of it and the flavor. I'm so proud that I'm able to listen to my body and stop myself when I'm full. It helps to remind myself that there will always be more brownies and ice cream, or whatever it is I'm eating. I don't need to eat myself sick. It will be there tomorrow.
semi-scale victory. I lost weight in the week leading up to my TOM (I know TMI). I usually completely give into the mindless munchies with no control. I'm not completely buying what the scale said this morning (I'm a little dehydrated) but it is definitely down.
Today I've logged in for 45 straight days, weighed in at least once a week, and in that time I lost 0.8lbs (better than a gain!). I've tracked my food completely a majority of days, and have exercised 4-5 days each week.
My biggest NSV right now is that I have evaluated the data over the past 45 days, and today I made a plan on how to make some actual progress on the weight loss front.
I have logged in for over 100 days! I am happy about that, but I have not logged my food everyday. My life has gotten so stressful that I have been letting things slide. Any suggestions on how to get back to it? I have not logged my food in 6 weeks. I will take another victory in that I have maintained and not gained-kind of a scale victory, but being aware of my intake has been a struggle. I really need to get back to logging. It just feels like one more thing I have to do when it is all so hard right now. I could use a little advice.
@rhwiblin Is there a time of day that you are least stressed out? In the morning, right before bed time, etc? I'd suggest trying to pre-planning and pre-logging your next day's meal during that least stressful time. That way you have a plan in place for the next day and aren't being hit with all the decision making during that time; instead, you've made the decisions during a least stressful period. Then the only decision you have to make is to stick with the plan!
The jorring belt I struggled to get on over my hoodie and jeans in September fell down around my knees when I put it on over two hoodies, compression pants, and jeans...
Forgot my lunch at home today and ordered Jimmy John's to be delivered. I did not order chips and I got a veggie-loaded sandwich! Glad to still feel like I can reach my goals, even when things don't go as planned..
Today I've logged in for 45 straight days, weighed in at least once a week, and in that time I lost 0.8lbs (better than a gain!). I've tracked my food completely a majority of days, and have exercised 4-5 days each week.
My biggest NSV right now is that I have evaluated the data over the past 45 days, and today I made a plan on how to make some actual progress on the weight loss front.[/quote
You know that feeling when you are looking in the mirror and you can see something is changing/has changed but it takes ages to determine what?
One of the things I (and many with me) have is some flabby skin as a result of the weight loss I have had. I have some on my stomach. It is most pronounced in the plank position when it has a droplet form. It is my battle scar and it does not bother me. It shows me how far I have come.
But no matter how much it is not something that bothered me, it is an NSV that I share Today during my morning workout I noticed both more toning on my stomach which I was happy about. But what the NSV is: in plank a distinct reduction of the droplet!
So there I am 51 years old and my skin is still firming up due to exercise!
I think this is a pretty amusing NSV. I had a sore hip joint for a couple of days and couldn't figure out why. Was it my loaded squats? Was I walking wrong? Finally I figured it out. I've lost enough fat from my thighs that it actually was pulling my right leg into an uncomfortable position and putting tension on the muscle. I put a pillow between my knees, instantly felt better.
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Stress is a factor that can lead us to eat as we have been trainined to see food as a reward or comfort. If you really want to lose weight and you are not because you have stopped tracking then you are possibly adding to your stress by not achieving what you want to. Honest tracking will take one less concern away.
Well done on not gaining over the last few weeks
My NSV is that I decided to try again and today marks one week down. I am hoping that by posting on here I can motivate myself to keep going. I am on an extended vacation due to the coronavirus - I work on China, went on vacation and now it is lasting longer because of the virus. My work told me things probably won't get back to normal until May so even though I hope to get back to China within the next 3 weeks, I will still have lots of free time to work on the program. And do some hiking - my schedule at work hasn't let me do that like I used to, but with the free time I should be able to do it again
I've done intervals here and there, but nothing substantial. First trimester is nearly over and I finally feel like I have my energy back.
I set out to run intervals the other day, using the 5k app. I usually opt for the 2 min running, 1 min walking set when I do decide to run intervals. The first running interval ended and I just kept running. Through all of them. I got about two miles in. I am so happy and I'm hoping to work my way back up to 5+ miles as it gets warmer.
Also, I made homemade ice cream and turtle brownies (my guilty pleasure) last night for my husband and I. I dished us both up separate bowls, and kept my portions down to stay within my calories. I ended up getting too full on it and only ate about 2/3 anyway, giving the rest to my husband to finish. I've come a long way from eating just for the pleasure of it and the flavor. I'm so proud that I'm able to listen to my body and stop myself when I'm full. It helps to remind myself that there will always be more brownies and ice cream, or whatever it is I'm eating. I don't need to eat myself sick. It will be there tomorrow.
My biggest NSV right now is that I have evaluated the data over the past 45 days, and today I made a plan on how to make some actual progress on the weight loss front.
@rhwiblin Is there a time of day that you are least stressed out? In the morning, right before bed time, etc? I'd suggest trying to pre-planning and pre-logging your next day's meal during that least stressful time. That way you have a plan in place for the next day and aren't being hit with all the decision making during that time; instead, you've made the decisions during a least stressful period. Then the only decision you have to make is to stick with the plan!
One of the things I (and many with me) have is some flabby skin as a result of the weight loss I have had. I have some on my stomach. It is most pronounced in the plank position when it has a droplet form. It is my battle scar and it does not bother me. It shows me how far I have come.
But no matter how much it is not something that bothered me, it is an NSV that I share Today during my morning workout I noticed both more toning on my stomach which I was happy about. But what the NSV is: in plank a distinct reduction of the droplet!
So there I am 51 years old and my skin is still firming up due to exercise!