What's Your Most Recent NSV

I'm getting to the point where I sometimes need to add calories to make sure I'm fueling my body enough instead of always having to cut down.

Jeans slipping down - time to switch to the smaller pair I bought on sale a few months ago (finally!)

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.

Today marks my 30 days of consistent logging & mindful eating.

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.

Well done on not gaining over the last few weeks

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.

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.

rhwiblin wrote: »

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!

muscle mass up to 38%!!