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What worked for you today?
mkculs13
Posts: 710 Member
I'm recommitting to my health today, and one thing that worked well for me was planning to split my calories into 3 meals and 1-2 snacks.
I'm going to try to update this thread daily so that I remember to capture the positives. I invite all of you to do the same.
I'm going to try to update this thread daily so that I remember to capture the positives. I invite all of you to do the same.
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What worked for me today was saving calories for my homemade chicken Alfredo supper...yu-um!32
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What worked for me today was a bunch of caffeine in the morning, a positive attitude most of the day, a great workout, and really tasty food carefully logged.55
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Staying busy so I didn’t boredom eat.66
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Logging my food! I had what you would call cheat foods but I balanced that with other meals. I don't need to cut any one food, I just need to work then into the big picture and pay attention to my portions.50
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What worked for me today, more than anything else, was shame. Ashamed of myself at eating a stick of butter and a cup of peanut butter along with a few other ingredients in the shape of cookies. Keto cookies aren't any good in excess.48
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splitting a burger with husb and wrapping mine in lettuce, not on that bun.39
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Planning ahead! I was going to a celebration dinner so I ate light for breakfast and lunch to have extra calories for eating out.36
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Puttering around in a nit-picky way in the kitchen boosted my calories-burned total to the point where I'm under my goal for the day, but I can still sneak a Werther's out of my brother's candy jar (and only feel guilty over the thievery!
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Having safe snacks around worked well when I got home for work and was really hungry and had to make food. It makes it easier to not eat something I shouldn't.18
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Coming in here because I have a sweet tooth and already went over in my calories!!!27
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Eating whatever I want to--whenever I want to...just much smaller portions and/or less frequently thru-out the day.34
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Going to the gym, saving my calories for a big bbq, and skipping dessert when I knew I was at my limit already.27
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Weighing out a 25g portion of walnut pieces for my snack calories and nibbling them through the day. Choosing high nutritional Quality food over sugar treats.32
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Eating my comfort foods, logging said foods so I eat reasonable serving. So far I haven't cut anything from my diet that wasn't already cut due to food intolerances.21
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I did research on grass fed beef19
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I pre made all meals for today so I can be successful today in my diet no matter what happens today24
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Having several meals worth of options prepped ahead of time so that grabbing a healthy lunch only takes seconds in the morning and allows me to tailor my eating to my day's activity level and goals without a lot of number crunching and weirdness at dinner time.
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Eating wisely, no junk food.12
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nice weather so I'm able to walk outside! I went for a 3-mile walk on my lunch break and plan to walk another 2.5 miles from the train station to my house after work.28
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Drinking 32 oz of water before I leave home and logging, logging, logging. Though my meals aren't where I want them to be, I am able to see the error of my ways and make the adjustments.
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Increased treadmill speed by 0.2 miles per hour. Not much but any improvement is a win.37
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Prelogging all my food. For tomorrow, too. And I can just grab that food tomorrow, safe in the knowledge that that is within my calories, and if I get a little more because it's running day tomorrow, I can fit in an extra treat. Ooh, maybe peanut butter with chocolate chips...
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Exercise. I came home from work and got in a nice jog--600 or so calories added to my remaining amount after breakfast and lunch. I'll eat back at least 300 of those. And I had forgotten how that would happen, so when I entered the exercise and saw the new number I had to play with for dinner, I was psyched.9
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Took my daughter to McDonalds. Deal was 2 breakfast sandwiches for $4 otherwise 1 at regular price (a little under $3). She gave me one. I took it with me to work so that I could log here to see if it was worth calories. It was 460 calories. I saved it for my daughter. Not gonna eat calorie bombs if I can help it.24
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Taking advantage of the longer period of daylight to squeeze in a second outdoor walk after class.18
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beachwalker99 wrote: »Taking advantage of the longer period of daylight to squeeze in a second outdoor walk after class.
I am excited for time change on March 8. My dogs will get a better evening walk once the sun is up a bit longer.
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I was planning to get on the treadmill to run 5 miles but then looked outside and it was clear and sunny and warm. I just went out and did it. So glad I did because rain is coming.17
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I have to plan my exercise the day before and then plan everything else around it. Helps me get it in.
Love this thread.14 -
Walking an hour early to beat the next wave of rain.
Finishing off my homemade beef jerky for a nice high protein snack, snug in the knowledge that there’s a fresh batch marinating and ready to go straight in the dehydrator.11
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