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winging it with success

55in13
55in13 Posts: 1,091 Member
edited January 23 in Health and Weight Loss
I can't be the only one...

I have tried planned meals and snacks, shakes, meal bars, etc, etc. I always had a tough time sticking with it. This time I have had a lot more success just winging it. I obviously am eating at a calories deficit; I have lost about 8 lbs a month so far this year. But there is no plan. Some days I do have a shake for lunch. Some days I have a salad. Some days I have a hamburger! I don't log anymore. I just don't eat too much and when I splurge I make up for it by eating even less at the next meal or two. I weigh almost every day, so I know if I need to put a little more effort into making sure I eat light. Eating clean? Sure, when that's an easy option. But not always.

Veggies and fish are a big part of my diet; I do make choices that make winging it possible. I don't drink sugary stuff.

As far as exercise goes, I run 5k 2 or 3 times a week, taking about a half hour to complete the 5k. I lift dumbells for a few minutes a day.

My name here - 55in13 - has a double meaning. I want to lose 55 lbs in 2013 and I will turn 55 in 2013. So far I am on course.

Others winging it with success? The thing I really like about this is that I think this is very sustainable as a lifestyle.

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  • chymerra
    chymerra Posts: 212
    i don't calorie count either...i know how much i need to eat and it works for me.

    that said, i do plan my meals so i make sure that i take all of my food to work and i also workout according to a schedule (body beast). sometimes i switch things up but mostly, i stick to the workout calendar and when it's nice outside, i run a few miles in addition to the workout i did in the morning.

    i think the important thing is do things you enjoy.
  • 55in13
    55in13 Posts: 1,091 Member
    Bumping it back up. There have to be more people doing this. Maybe I should have posted over in success, but until I finish (as I enter this, I am 60% of the way to my goal and still making progress) I don't want to post there...
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