Daily Post (Monday)

Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 90 mins walking 70 mins weight training--Snatches, Clean + Split Jerks, Front Squats and Russian Twists

lsjhudson wrote: »

tennisquilter wrote: »

lsjhudson wrote: »

💪Weekly weigh-in💪

*Weigh in on Mondays*

Username: lsjhudson
Week: August, week 2
PW =217.3
CW=220.9

💥Loss this week: + 3.6 lb
💥Total loss: -12.1 lb

Well this is not a surprise at all...I've had a difficult week both emotionally and strategically and I gave up 2 days into the week tracking and..to be honest...caring. But I've done it, it's over, and I have a fresh face on this morning.

Congrats for breaking out of the not caring zone. When those times hit, I find it so difficult to get through It and back on track. If you have any suggestions that helped you get back to that fresh face attitude, after only 2 days, please share.

Oh it's sooooo soooooo hard. I think everyone has to find the way thst works best for them...for me, it helped to identify a future day that I was going to face my weight gain and get back on track and put it in my diary. And then to be honest it's going one meal at a time, and planning it. So I shopped ahead of today and got loads of stuff I love to eat that works within my calorie goal, and stuffed my fridge (I planned my fresh day the day after our weekly shop so my fridge looks full and bursting with stuff i like to eat)...I then filled out my food diary a day ahead of time with what I was planning to eat, to the last bite. And then I agreed with myself to just promise to do one day. Not "back on track forever and ever and you'll never be able to eat that pastry/chocolate bar/ burger again for example, but, "you're just doing one day. You can do anything for one day". And, as predicted, having a great day today and feeling back in control makes me want to continue doing what I'm doing and has put me in a much more positive state of mind.

I hope that helps a little. I do know how frustrating it is and for all your best intentions even planning to be on track and have a good eating day can easily descend into sneaking something in and then giving up again. We are our own worst enemies! Xx

@lsjhudson That is exactly my mentality, although I tend to look at it in 30 day increments. I can do anything for one month... also that works for me because my training cycles are in 4 week increments and I tend to want to support my training and eat the best that I can to perform the best I can. But it is really about finding what works for you, there are many strategies and honestly weightlifting is what got me to lose weight because I wanted to be better at the sport and it became easier when I was lighter....

@jeapri17 Nice job staying under and nice stretching, something I've only recently learned how important it really is.

@gjaholy33 Great job with your intake and exercise, glad you got to bowl with your brother, that's fun!

@mrsjas2000 Even though you were over your calorie goal, you did still get in some activity, which helps, and great job tracking despite going over, it helps to see what we're doing and thinking about how to get past the over eating as well.

@tennisquilter Nice day, great day staying within your calories, even if you didn't hit your fruit and veggie goal, maybe you can find creative ways to get those in, when I ate fruits and veggies, I'd tend to cut up some peaches or fruit and have them in the fridge a little at at time or if I was feeling ravenous and just wanted a snack and since they're low calorie, they can help with that snack attack as well, gives you the feeling of snacking without having too much impact on your day.
Congrats on the win! That's always exciting!!!

@CindyJNC1963 Great day, you do an amazing job every day getting steps in!!

@13point1runnermomma I applaud you and your half marathon training! Something that is likely not in my future. I have some anatomy issues that make running difficult ( a lesson I learned hard that resulted in 12 weeks of physical therapy and 4 weeks of not being able to weightlift ) and so I had to make a choice, for the time being, it's walking for me and not running, maybe some day when I'm not a competitive weightlifter I can try running again.

@lsjhudson Glad to see that you're back to it and feeling good about it, it is really hard for me to get back to the grind mentally when I get out of the habit.

@dustyspal Great day and enjoy your tomatoes! I used to love fresh tomatoes!

@Kin59vara Great day! I like the mentality of adjusting your intake based on your weigh ins, it can be an indicator, and also make sure that you're drinking enough water, that also will have an impact on your weight loss. But it's great to be aware of what you're eating and how that impacts your goals, but be mindful that sometimes there are other factors and it's important to note that as well.

@digger61 Great day!!

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