Hard to stay focused

psychicreader80
psychicreader80 Posts: 43
edited September 22 in Motivation and Support
So as Christmas has now passed, I am having a hard time staying focused on the prize here. I am tired and went over my calories on Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday. It had been a rough weekend for managing food. I dont even want to weigh myself because I dont want to see that I have gained back all of the 8 pounds I have lost. Any idea's on how to refocus and how to speed up the weight loss just a little? Any quick and easy idea's for breakfast and lunch that is low calories?

I need all the help I can get...I dont want to give up.

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  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Hi Jessica,

    I am new too (just lost 4lbs sofar), but I'm finding that whole grain english muffin with some light jam and a small amount of margarine in the morning and a scrambled egg really help keep me filling full for many hours. I consume most of my calories at breakfast then eat smaller meals throughout the day.

    Good luck to you! :)

    Elizabeth
  • ashlee954
    ashlee954 Posts: 1,112 Member
    I eat two packets of true delights wild blueberyy muffin oatmeal for breakfast most days. Sometimes I will eat a yogurt, a couple hard boiled eggs, or protein bar (watch out for ones high in sugar).
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    It's best to eat a big breakfast and smaller meals throughout the rest of the day. Dinner should be your smallest meal of the day. I know that's hard though, it seems like that's when a lot of us are hungriest! But, if you eat a big breakfast and then get some exercise sometime during the day your lunch and dinner can be bigger and you may even have some calories left for snacks.

    Sometimes, when I'm feeling lazy int he morning, I'll just have a protein shake from breakfast. 2 cups of 2% milk mixed with one scoop of my protein powder ends up being close to 400 calories and keeps me full, and full of energy, throughout my gym workout and on to lunch. When I do cook a breakfast it's usually a breakfast burrito with: and egg, hashbrowns, beans (whole pinto or refried), some onion and green chile, a little cheese, and of course, a flour tortilla. It runs about 600 calories. It's filling, but not too big that I feel stuffed.
  • MontanaB
    MontanaB Posts: 439 Member
    i think christmas is a hard time for everyone who's trying to watch what they eat so you are definitely not on your own, just step back and look at how well you have done having already lost 8lbs - thats something to definitely be proud of,

    things will fall back into place and your motivation will return i promise - just remember that weekend is over and today is a whole new day and so is tomorrow :)
    drink lots of water and avoid the stodgy sugary foods :)

    i added you as a friend btw :)
  • AdamATGATT
    AdamATGATT Posts: 573 Member
    Eggs (egg-white omolette, poached eggs, etc), some whole-grain toast or english muffins. Oatmeal is always a good choice for me, and I've been eating it at work for lunch, whenever I cannot pack something to take with me.

    For lunch, you can always roll some meat and veggies in a whole-wheat tortilla. That's a very quick high protein, low-carb meal. Cut up some fruits and made yourself a fruit-salad to go along with it.
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    The best advice I can give is to just put the last few days behind you and start fresh. You likely consumed a lot of sodium, which will cause water retention (and water weight gain) so drink lots of extra water to flush some of that out. You DON'T want to eat extra low calories to try and "make up" for the excess - this will simply make things more difficult. Try to just get back on track and you'll be okay. Slow and steady is best.

    I don't really recommend "low-calorie" breakfasts, as I know that personally it makes me more tired during the day - I need a good 250-350 calorie breakfast (sometimes more) as a good foundation for the day. I highly recommend eggs (omelet, hardboiled, scrambled, etc.), a small amount of fruit, oatmeal, scrambled tofu - lots of healthy breakfast food possibilities! 2 eggs are only about 150 calories - so you could use that as your base and then add whatever else you wanted to get to your calorie goal for breakfast (toast, oatmeal, fruit, etc.)
  • psychicreader80
    psychicreader80 Posts: 43
    Thanks guys. I appreciate your help.
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,176 Member
    I had three days of bad eating over Christmas myself, and it definitely set me back — physically and mentally. I agree with those who advise not to cut way back on calories to make up for it. Just get back to tracking and eating what you ought to be, and if you're consistent, everything should fall back into place. I find myself craving the sweet, fattening, salty treats I indulged in over the holidays, so I find it helpful to log all my food before I eat it and commit to myself that I will not deviate from plan. I know I'll adjust after a few days, and suffering the withdrawals is just the price I have to pay for eating that junk in the first place. A key thing to making that work is making sure I allow myself enough calories in the first place. I'm also a fan of not skimping on breakfast. Hang in there. As long as you're giving yourself all the food your body needs, you'll get used to not giving yourself all the extra junk it doesn't. (I'm saying this for myself as much as I'm saying it for you! LOL.)
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