SHRINKING ASSETS JANUARY CHAT
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@Beka3695 how many cals have you got to play with?
I like low cal crackers with light spready cheese, carrots/peppers/cucumbers sticked to dip in hummus, grilled turkey bits, melon, chilli chickpeas, soup.
I need to have a decent snack as well as lunch on long work days so play around with my cals more on my other meals to be able to have a decent snack and brain fuel!
Good luck with the crazy time at work, take care of yourself, too!1 -
Weigh In Wednesday:
KittyInBoots17
PW:221
CW:219.6
I am now thinking my scale gave me an inaccurate 219 on Jan 1. I know I gained water retention from holiday eating and I feel it should have been more than that - then the next week I am up, and after doing ok eating wise I've only lost enough to get to 219.6 which is more post holiday eating... oh well. Keep on going from here I guess. -Sigh-. Still a loss right? Lol.4 -
kilobykilo wrote: »@Beka3695 how many cals have you got to play with?
I like low cal crackers with light spready cheese, carrots/peppers/cucumbers sticked to dip in hummus, grilled turkey bits, melon, chilli chickpeas, soup.
I need to have a decent snack as well as lunch on long work days so play around with my cals more on my other meals to be able to have a decent snack and brain fuel!
Good luck with the crazy time at work, take care of yourself, too!
my current cal max is 1360. I had my day prelogged with about 250 cal to spare for wiggle room... After the Sweet potato chip incident, I am at 1219. I just had lunch about 30 minutes earlier than usual, and I still have grapes for afternoon snack available.
I got busy earlier and didn't having the frittata I made for breakfast. This brings my total down to 1060 - so I'm back in good shape.
I like to keep about 250-300 cal to play with in the evenings. If I don't have a buffer, I will go over.
I am still processing the sins from the past weekend. I am really hoping to be back in the green by Saturday. I took a peek Monday and was far from green
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I NEED SUGGESTIONS
I work in a small, but productive office. My office is currently absorbing an underproducing one. Not the staff- just the book of clients. It is increasing our size by about 15%. Needless to say - it has increased my current workload by about 50%. This will taper off in a few week, but we are making a major push at the moment. I am tied to my desk more than normal and working extended hours.
I usually have breakfast around 10AM then lunch around 1PM. At 7- I was STARVING! Same yesterday. I have brought grapes to snack on, but forgot my carrots. I did cave to the sweet potato chips hiding in my desk a little while ago
Any suggestions how to bridge the gap without blowing my calorie count?
I find higher protein foods decrease hunger - so eating a boiled egg or tuna is more filling than grapes or chips. Another trick is vegetable soup - the liquid content makes you feel fuller, and it can be packed full of low calorie vegetables like cabbage, carrot, onion, radish, celery, etc.
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@Beka3695, it's funny (or not) how life throws us curve balls. The question is, how will we respond? I agree with @Luciicul about the protein snack, like some lowfat greek yogurt. You'll get some good bacteria in your tummy too! Just after I had lost a little weight, I go out to dinner 2 nights in a row. I decided to eat very light at lunch to prep for them. I was totally starving by dinnertime, but at least I didn't go over cals. Now I'm just bloated...
My kitchen (and right hand) are dysfunctional right now. I've been wrecking my hand by all of the painting and staining of my new pantry cabinet. I can't even cook dinner, and my hubby was unwilling. So, off we went to get pasta and ribs. I haven't had my long park walks the past 2 days. Or did I? I've been on my feet and doing a lot of "stretching" to reach with my roller and brush. I've been up and down a step stool and ladder a gazillion times. I feel like I skated in the roller derby- so sore! My back even spasmed 2 mornings in a row.
I haven't got my heart rate up, but I will tomorrow (and the next 3 days) when I start cleaning up the month-long mess hubby made. It's not just the kitchen, but the whole house is a dust bomb, and my kitchen pantry is in the living room packed in bins and boxes. I think this will count as cardio, and getting the space organized with be good for my psyche. I've got to pace myself and take breaks. My body has spoken!
Stay on track, peeps! "Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good"-Voltaire2 -
Weigh in - Thursday
Kilobykilo
Pw: 184.4
Cw: 182.4
No idea where that came from but I'll take it and run! Ate and drank too much (with some effort to stay in control) at a conference last wed-sun and have been feeling ill since I got back so resting up, trying to eat well. Feeling much better this morning so now for a week of momentum, maybe I can make my way back to the 170s in jan.......!3 -
Corporatelawmom
Thursday
PW 186.6
CW 182.42 -
corporatelawmom wrote: »Corporatelawmom
Thursday
PW 186.6
CW 182.4corporatelawmom wrote: »Corporatelawmom
Thursday
PW - 189.6
CW- 187
We have you as 187 last week. That just makes this week all the more impressive!!!!!!! WOOO HOOOOO!!!
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WEIGH IN REMINDER
Overdue:
@clemsonhrd
@munda_jamesSWP
Due today:
@CharlesScott78
@kmargut
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I have taken the advice of above. I had an egg frittata and a few carrots for breakfast.
Let's see how that holds me over
I have more carrots and grapes to snack on if it feel like a snack crave. 8 oz of carrots is under 100 cal. I'm good with that!0 -
We have you as 187 last week. That just makes this week all the more impressive!!!!!!! WOOO HOOOOO!!!
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Woot, woot! That's even better! Apparently the workouts, cutting out sugar, Starbucks, and alcohol is making a difference!3 -
I NEED SUGGESTIONS
I work in a small, but productive office. My office is currently absorbing an underproducing one. Not the staff- just the book of clients. It is increasing our size by about 15%. Needless to say - it has increased my current workload by about 50%. This will taper off in a few week, but we are making a major push at the moment. I am tied to my desk more than normal and working extended hours.
I usually have breakfast around 10AM then lunch around 1PM. At 7- I was STARVING! Same yesterday. I have brought grapes to snack on, but forgot my carrots. I did cave to the sweet potato chips hiding in my desk a little while ago
Any suggestions how to bridge the gap without blowing my calorie count?
I agree about keeping protein on hand. Individual tuna packs are 70 calories, and if you get the whole tuna lunch kit, it’s 230. Almonds are great to keep on hand, and coupled with cheese are satisfying. I keep beef jerky in my car. The one I get from Costco is packed as an individual serving and runs about 90 calories. I find that eating only fruit or vegs without protein only makes me hungrier.
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kilobykilo wrote: »@Beka3695 how many cals have you got to play with?
I like low cal crackers with light spready cheese, carrots/peppers/cucumbers sticked to dip in hummus, grilled turkey bits, melon, chilli chickpeas, soup.
I need to have a decent snack as well as lunch on long work days so play around with my cals more on my other meals to be able to have a decent snack and brain fuel!
Good luck with the crazy time at work, take care of yourself, too!
my current cal max is 1360. I had my day prelogged with about 250 cal to spare for wiggle room... After the Sweet potato chip incident, I am at 1219. I just had lunch about 30 minutes earlier than usual, and I still have grapes for afternoon snack available.
I got busy earlier and didn't having the frittata I made for breakfast. This brings my total down to 1060 - so I'm back in good shape.
I like to keep about 250-300 cal to play with in the evenings. If I don't have a buffer, I will go over.
I am still processing the sins from the past weekend. I am really hoping to be back in the green by Saturday. I took a peek Monday and was far from green
What about celery and a sour cream/ranch mix? That is usually my go to and its satisfying for me.0 -
Weigh in - Thursday
CharlesScott78
Pw: 367.8
Cw: 365.1
It is coming off - pound by pound....
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Hi all I weighed in earlier because tomorrow is a busy day.
I really don't know how I stayed the same 🤔
PW 220lbs
CW 220lbs5 -
The last two days have been crazy diet-wise, and there are two more days coming...
On Wednesday, my boss brought in some Highly Annoying news, and I ended up having a glass of wine and chocolate to treat the annoyance (our workplace is very relaxed and occasional afternoon drinking is OK), and later a glass of sparkling to celebrate my aunt’s new glasses - she had to get her first glasses ever because her eyes are finally getting old, and I went in to help her choose her new style. This chocolate-and-wine day was still the lowest-calorie day of the week so far.
Yesterday, a nearby hotel did a random PR campaign and hand-delivered goodie bags filled with treats to nearby offices to promote their meeting packages, so I had chocolate. Then, I went to my old student house for two meetings and while I had specifically requested healthyish snacks, I ended up having a ton of salted crackers, cream cheese, and some soda and oreos. I had planned on hitting the gym after the meetings, but right before I was leaving one of my really good friends was literally waiting outside the bathroom door to kidnap me into a third one because they needed my opinions/expertise. I ended up being home at 9.30PM and not going to the gym, and my stomach was upset from all the random crap I ate yet I was still starving and had to make dinner. Oh well, it was a maintenance/low deficit day.
Today, a group of friends is coming over to have a Pirates of the Caribbean movie marathon and drink rum cocktails, and since it’s literally in my apartment and the point is to get drunk, the only damage control I can really do is choosing healthy movie snacks and have a bit less drinks. On Saturday, I finally have time to go to the gym and a possibility to have a healthy day, but at night one of my friends is having her 28th birthday party with the theme of ”party like we’re 18 again”, so apparently we’re going bowling and then drinking at a nightclub (legal drinking age is 18 here). That one is easier to only have a couple drinks in, but still. My Sunday weigh-in is going to be an interesting one.4 -
@CharlesScott78 great work!
@hipari super busy week! Your night tonight sounds great fun 😁 if you eat good meals around your snacks and drinks, and with the gym tomorrow you should be able to limit any damage? Good luck with the balancing act and enjoy your weekend!
@corporatelawmom yeah!!!!!!!
@Beka3695 how did the snacks work out yesterday?
We've almost made it to the weekend!!!!!! Anyone got anything nice planned?3 -
It is my Dad's 80th birthday bash this weekend (it was his birthday on Monday so we were also up North then) so lots of driving, bad food choices and not enough exercise. I'm not going to get grumpy over it, just kick back in next week. At least this is the last (foreseeable) interruption until we go away in March.
What have you all got on?
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@ells_runs - Hugs to you today!!!
@kilobykilo - snack plan yesterday worked. Also, no late night snacking First time in a few days!!!
@themrwobbly - HOW EXCITING!! Please tell dad HBD from all your virtual friends!
@hipari - The struggle is real!!! It seems that we all struggle with being social and sticking to an eating plan.
I am having an evening similar to hipari's week... I have to attend a GNO (girls night out) tonight. I would really rather go home, put on my PJs and snuggle with my dog. My hope is that I can share an appetizer, have a glass of wine then proceed to the PJs and dog snuggling.
I am obligated bc the friend that invited me was the (free) photographer for the shower last weekend and she is bringing the thumb drive.
Tomorrow is my weigh day. I took a peek this am and I am still red. I expect I will still be red, at least pink, tomorrow. No, pink is not really a thing...
Let's all move forward as positively as we can, and do our best to remain GREEN!!!!5 -
Weigh in reminders
Overdue:
@clemsonhrd
@munda_jamesSWP
Thursday
@Kmargut
@lovebydraug69
@boehle
Friday
@cre804
@mustb60
@smart_beautiful_and_strong
@bigblues11
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Bigblues11
PW 203.5
CW 200.7 (-2.8 pnd)
I suspect some of this is still swooshing from the holidays. I'll take it!3 -
kilobykilo wrote: »@CharlesScott78 great work!
@hipari super busy week! Your night tonight sounds great fun 😁 if you eat good meals around your snacks and drinks, and with the gym tomorrow you should be able to limit any damage? Good luck with the balancing act and enjoy your weekend!
@corporatelawmom yeah!!!!!!!
@Beka3695 how did the snacks work out yesterday?
We've almost made it to the weekend!!!!!! Anyone got anything nice planned?
Sure.....prepping Sunday during Packer game for my colonoscopy on Monday since my bank is closed and I'm off from work🤢🤮2 -
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Cre804
PW: 201.5
CW: 200.5
We were out of town last weekend so it was hard to stay on track. Back on now, but the trainer has me on a high protein diet, much different than my more balanced diet. It’s hard to wrap my head around all the changes. I’m not getting much done at home because all I think about is food-can I have this, why can’t I have that, is it time to eat, how do I get more protein, etc.
This was the first full week of fitness-yoga plus 3 days at the gym. My knee is in pain again, likely from one of the stretches he had me do. I really don’t want to go back to therapy because all of our insurance deductibles reset and my husband already met his for the year. Expensive month! I’m going to give it another week and hope it settles down.
Plans for the weekend are to stay home and work on organizing, decluttering, bills and all that other fun stuff. Maybe sneak up to my craft room for a bit if I’m lucky!2 -
KittyInBoots17 wrote: »Weigh In Wednesday:
KittyInBoots17
PW:221
CW:219.6
I am now thinking my scale gave me an inaccurate 219 on Jan 1. I know I gained water retention from holiday eating and I feel it should have been more than that - then the next week I am up, and after doing ok eating wise I've only lost enough to get to 219.6 which is more post holiday eating... oh well. Keep on going from here I guess. -Sigh-. Still a loss right? Lol.
My weight jumped up from all of the holiday eating/drinking and I'm just now back down to my pre-Christmas weight. Just stay consistent chica. That water weight loves to hang around.1 -
Not in the green yet, as I'm going out to dinner out 3 of 4 days. Yes, choose veggies and less sugary/carby things. I think it's the salt (amen @bigblues11) that gets you, even if your within cals. I'm forgoing the alcohol and sticking to diet soda, and just 2 bites of dessert. My hubby ordered a piece of frozen snickers pie that had 1100 calories. He ate it all (minus my 2 bites), after downing a 1/2 rick of ribs, french fries, and biscuits. I need to mention that he works out every day, jogging 3x/wk? He has the metabolism of a 15 year old. Sigh. I don't like working out at 5:30 in the morning like he does, so he deserves to be in shape. I guess I've just gotta keep up my snail's pace...have a great weekend, all!1
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Welp, my weekend plans just kinda changed. I got an intense food poisoning which made me lose 4lbs overnight, and I’m just glad the movie marathon was at our place so I could still participate with very frequent bathroom breaks. I’m hoping to heal and regain enough strength to go to my friend’s birthday party to say hi and hang out at the pre-gaming bowling alley event for a little while, but will definitely have to skip going clubbing. It’s kinda sad that my three likely options for spending Saturday night are: heal and regain enough strength to go see friends, heal sosmewhat and spend the night recovering with Netflix, not heal and head to the ER to get an iv drip for dehydration.
I was really looking forward to getting a good workout in today, too.4 -
Beka3695
Saturday
PW 226.8
CW 227.8
I was hovering between 229 230 all week. This is a little better, but overall a good recovery
Goal for next week -225.6???2 -
machchic
Saturday
PW 165.8
CW 166.0
NO exercise this week, battling a cold, ate lunch out yesterday(high sodium), comfort ate to feel better, which put me over a little everyday. So there's the reason's no weight loss. Next week log, exercise, goal 164.03
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