TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (February)
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@aquitteriamnot I rely heavily on Pinterest. They have some fantastic recipes on there
@rawrxamberx I have 2 cups of coffee in the morning and then only drink water. I have 2-3 16.9oz bottles before work and then take a gallon of water to work and drink that throughout the day. That’s 178oz right there
@annabananamc Congrats on hitting 10K! I loved the C25K app!0 -
I blew it on recording my food diary yesterday...
This is our last week in Feb. - let's end it on a high note. My plan is to record my food diary every day and stay under calories at least 5 days. Does anyone else have any special goals for this last week of the month?1 -
Also, I am going to do @daffy_girl's chicken breast salad lunches, which I forgot to do last week. I will get the chicken ready today.3
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Thanks everyone for your support.
I wake up everyday with good intentions. I’m so committed to being healthy and fit, yet some how I don’t do what I plan to do.
It’s silly how when I’m not dieting, I have no concern about calories, weight or macros. But as soon as I try to eat better I focus on every little thing and make a big deal out of nothing.
For example, when I wasn’t dieting I had zero concern about eating tons of ice cream, but on a diet I feel bad because I put an extra serving of mozzarella on my veggies.
I’m struggling to remember that small amounts of progress will add up to me reaching my long term goals. I know it does, but the results come so slowly that it just gets frustrating.
But don’t think I’m quitting, I’m simply dealing with all the struggles that come with making a lifestyle change 1-day-at-a-time.2 -
richmondwriter wrote: »I blew it on recording my food diary yesterday...
This is our last week in Feb. - let's end it on a high note. My plan is to record my food diary every day and stay under calories at least 5 days. Does anyone else have any special goals for this last week of the month?
I just want to get to 144lbs by the end of this next week. This week I've been yo-yo ing like crazy but only once did I eat any of my exercise calories.
It was as my daughter's birthday today and she brought me round a piece of her birthday cake, a homemade Battenburg. I had half of it, 40 grams and will eat the rest tomorrow. I shouldn't have seen her at all due to lockdown, but I kept my mask on for the short time she was here. I've had my Covid vaccine, and so has she as she works in a school, and she's not been there all week as it's half term. But it's still a risk.
It's sad. We should have been at a spa this week, as we always go there for a few days to celebrate her birthday.2 -
I just thought I'd explain why I rarely eat any of my exercise calories. My BMR is 1104. If I use a TDEE calculator, with a sedentary lifestyle, I maintain at 1325. I obviously ate a lot more than this when gaining weight.
To lose, and it's estimated that a calorie deficit of 500 calories is the number to use, then I'm down to 825 calories a day. So I really need at least 375 exercise calories a day so I can eat the recommended minimum calories of 1200 and see a loss.
I plan around 250 calories at breakfast, 550 for dinner, and 300 for tea time and snacks, and there's not much leeway. I don't always have the last 100 calories, they are there for emergencies!
I wish I wasn't short! My daughter is shorter than me, but because she's younger, her TDEE gives her more maintenance calories. We are currently only 2 pounds different in weight.
My 90 exercise calories today are pitiful!
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prehistoricmoongoddess wrote: »richmondwriter wrote: »I blew it on recording my food diary yesterday...
This is our last week in Feb. - let's end it on a high note. My plan is to record my food diary every day and stay under calories at least 5 days. Does anyone else have any special goals for this last week of the month?
I just want to get to 144lbs by the end of this next week. This week I've been yo-yo ing like crazy but only once did I eat any of my exercise calories.
It was as my daughter's birthday today and she brought me round a piece of her birthday cake, a homemade Battenburg. I had half of it, 40 grams and will eat the rest tomorrow. I shouldn't have seen her at all due to lockdown, but I kept my mask on for the short time she was here. I've had my Covid vaccine, and so has she as she works in a school, and she's not been there all week as it's half term. But it's still a risk.
It's sad. We should have been at a spa this week, as we always go there for a few days to celebrate her birthday.
When this is over, I know you will have a wonderful time at the spa with your daughter! Also, I can completely relate to the yo-yo'ing. I hope we both meet our goals!1 -
2/21/21
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: 30 min elliptical and a 30 min beachbody video
Steps: 10,467
Water: 135.2oz1 -
aquitteriamnot wrote: »Thanks everyone for your support.
I wake up everyday with good intentions. I’m so committed to being healthy and fit, yet some how I don’t do what I plan to do.
It’s silly how when I’m not dieting, I have no concern about calories, weight or macros. But as soon as I try to eat better I focus on every little thing and make a big deal out of nothing.
For example, when I wasn’t dieting I had zero concern about eating tons of ice cream, but on a diet I feel bad because I put an extra serving of mozzarella on my veggies.
I’m struggling to remember that small amounts of progress will add up to me reaching my long term goals. I know it does, but the results come so slowly that it just gets frustrating.
But don’t think I’m quitting, I’m simply dealing with all the struggles that come with making a lifestyle change 1-day-at-a-time.
@aquitteriamnot, we definitely need to keep things as simple as possible on this weight loss journey. Personally, I try to find a few foods that I like and that fit into my calorie budget and eat them often. And I like how CICO lets us eat anything we want to lose weight. Nutrition is another matter, but CICO does not care where the calories come from! I am glad you are not quitting...but instead just figuring things out!0 -
@prehistoricmoongoddess, next year you and your daughter will have your spa weekend, and it will be extra special because you had to skip it this year! I totally get why you have to keep your calories so low....size (as in height) really does matter!!
@richmondwriter, my goal for this week is simply to lose that last holiday pound so I can start losing "new" weight come March!!1 -
2/21/21
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
Water: 9 cups
I did everything I could to get my water in lol2 -
@rawrxamberx Great. I drink 4-5 or more 16.9 oz bottles a day. I can drink room temperature water faster than cold water. I also keep a bottle next to the bed and I drink some every time I wake up. I don’t have many other beverages that I drink except sparkling water with some meals.
Try flavor enhancers.0 -
Date: 02/20
Username: Murdog3t
logged food: yes
under calories: yes
exercise: yes
Steps : 7466
Water: 96
Just for today 2/21: WW27, 5000steps 🚶♀️, 18hrs IF , read bible plan , read chapters 📚, Daily calm, walk 30 min, 🧘♀️YWA D21
RDBBD5
Yesterday 2/20: WW26👍🏻, 5000steps 🚶♀️👍🏻, 18hrs IF 👍🏻, read bible plan 👍🏻, read chapters 📚👍🏻, Daily calm👍🏻, walk 30 min👍🏻, 🧘♀️YWA D20👍🏻
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Sunday 22 February
Track: no
Under: no
Exercise: yes
Steps: 7968
Water: 80 oz1 -
MUAC for 2/21:
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercised: yes - 25-minute walk with the pooch
A late afternoon Premiere Protein Shake (chocolate) really stemmed my appetite.
@HASWLRS - Great plan to lose that last "old" pound and start March fresh! You can do it!
@prehistoricmoongoddess - I am also short (5'3"), so can relate to your struggles. Your calculations were insightful - thanks! I was allowed 1,350 by my nutritionist, for someone of moderate activity, but not able to deduct exercise. However, I think she must have counted exercise towards my being considered moderate. If I am not able to lose weight at 1,350--which I haven't even been hitting consistently--I may need to reduce it as you have.2 -
richmondwriter wrote: »
@prehistoricmoongoddess - I am also short (5'3"), so can relate to your struggles. Your calculations were insightful - thanks! I was allowed 1,350 by my nutritionist, for someone of moderate activity, but not able to deduct exercise. However, I think she must have counted exercise towards my being considered moderate. If I am not able to lose weight at 1,350--which I haven't even been hitting consistently--I may need to reduce it as you have.
It doesn't matter if I set my weigh loss goal as half a pound a week or anything up to 2lb a week, it still says calories need to be 1200 a day. Obviously, the settings can't all be correct, so something has to change. I can see why some people like me might wonder why they are not losing 2lb a week while following the guidelines.
I try to eat between 1100 and 1200, and get as many exercise calories as I can manage to, which isn't many at the moment, and I think I'm averaging 1lb a week.
I must be doing something right as I've lost around 35lbs, but it only takes a few extra calories to put me in reverse. 1200 is not many to play with. It takes will power to only have 3 grams of butter on my only slice of toast, with my 4oz of milk as a drink or choose to have milk on my 30 grams of cereal.
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Up another pound - this is an interesting thing to watch. Things to note: skipped one meal yesterday, most cals at dinner. Pollen is off the charts, even my eczema is acting up on my fingers. Did yoga and a shorter walk. Had a stressful evening with an HOA meeting, but slept well after that with great dreams.
2/21/2021
166.4
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes - yoga and a walk
Water: 80
Steps: 41272 -
prehistoricmoongoddess wrote: »richmondwriter wrote: »
@prehistoricmoongoddess - I am also short (5'3"), so can relate to your struggles. Your calculations were insightful - thanks! I was allowed 1,350 by my nutritionist, for someone of moderate activity, but not able to deduct exercise. However, I think she must have counted exercise towards my being considered moderate. If I am not able to lose weight at 1,350--which I haven't even been hitting consistently--I may need to reduce it as you have.
It doesn't matter if I set my weigh loss goal as half a pound a week or anything up to 2lb a week, it still says calories need to be 1200 a day. Obviously, the settings can't all be correct, so something has to change. I can see why some people like me might wonder why they are not losing 2lb a week while following the guidelines.
I try to eat between 1100 and 1200, and get as many exercise calories as I can manage to, which isn't many at the moment, and I think I'm averaging 1lb a week.
I must be doing something right as I've lost around 35lbs, but it only takes a few extra calories to put me in reverse. 1200 is not many to play with. It takes will power to only have 3 grams of butter on my only slice of toast, with my 4oz of milk as a drink or choose to have milk on my 30 grams of cereal.
You have incredible willpower! And 35 pounds is a great achievement - even more so since you are a petite person.2 -
prehistoricmoongoddess wrote: »richmondwriter wrote: »
@prehistoricmoongoddess - I am also short (5'3"), so can relate to your struggles. Your calculations were insightful - thanks! I was allowed 1,350 by my nutritionist, for someone of moderate activity, but not able to deduct exercise. However, I think she must have counted exercise towards my being considered moderate. If I am not able to lose weight at 1,350--which I haven't even been hitting consistently--I may need to reduce it as you have.
It doesn't matter if I set my weigh loss goal as half a pound a week or anything up to 2lb a week, it still says calories need to be 1200 a day. Obviously, the settings can't all be correct, so something has to change. I can see why some people like me might wonder why they are not losing 2lb a week while following the guidelines.
I try to eat between 1100 and 1200, and get as many exercise calories as I can manage to, which isn't many at the moment, and I think I'm averaging 1lb a week.
I must be doing something right as I've lost around 35lbs, but it only takes a few extra calories to put me in reverse. 1200 is not many to play with. It takes will power to only have 3 grams of butter on my only slice of toast, with my 4oz of milk as a drink or choose to have milk on my 30 grams of cereal.
@prehistoricmoongoddess MFP will not go below 1200 calories no matter what the settings as that is considered to be the least amount of calories a person needs to be healthy. Not here to debate that number, just stating why you will not see one below that.0 -
DaffyGirl88 wrote: »prehistoricmoongoddess wrote: »richmondwriter wrote: »
@prehistoricmoongoddess - I am also short (5'3"), so can relate to your struggles. Your calculations were insightful - thanks! I was allowed 1,350 by my nutritionist, for someone of moderate activity, but not able to deduct exercise. However, I think she must have counted exercise towards my being considered moderate. If I am not able to lose weight at 1,350--which I haven't even been hitting consistently--I may need to reduce it as you have.
It doesn't matter if I set my weigh loss goal as half a pound a week or anything up to 2lb a week, it still says calories need to be 1200 a day. Obviously, the settings can't all be correct, so something has to change. I can see why some people like me might wonder why they are not losing 2lb a week while following the guidelines.
I try to eat between 1100 and 1200, and get as many exercise calories as I can manage to, which isn't many at the moment, and I think I'm averaging 1lb a week.
I must be doing something right as I've lost around 35lbs, but it only takes a few extra calories to put me in reverse. 1200 is not many to play with. It takes will power to only have 3 grams of butter on my only slice of toast, with my 4oz of milk as a drink or choose to have milk on my 30 grams of cereal.
@prehistoricmoongoddess MFP will not go below 1200 calories no matter what the settings as that is considered to be the least amount of calories a person needs to be healthy. Not here to debate that number, just stating why you will not see one below that.
Oh, yes, I understand that. That's my reason for writing what I have. So many people can eat back their exercise calories, but for me it's impossible as I need those to lose weight when eating close to 1200 calories. I cannot just lower my calories by 500 or even 250 as it takes me too low. I would gain weight on 1400 calories as that is over my maintenance level.
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richmondwriter wrote: »prehistoricmoongoddess wrote: »richmondwriter wrote: »
@prehistoricmoongoddess - I am also short (5'3"), so can relate to your struggles. Your calculations were insightful - thanks! I was allowed 1,350 by my nutritionist, for someone of moderate activity, but not able to deduct exercise. However, I think she must have counted exercise towards my being considered moderate. If I am not able to lose weight at 1,350--which I haven't even been hitting consistently--I may need to reduce it as you have.
It doesn't matter if I set my weigh loss goal as half a pound a week or anything up to 2lb a week, it still says calories need to be 1200 a day. Obviously, the settings can't all be correct, so something has to change. I can see why some people like me might wonder why they are not losing 2lb a week while following the guidelines.
I try to eat between 1100 and 1200, and get as many exercise calories as I can manage to, which isn't many at the moment, and I think I'm averaging 1lb a week.
I must be doing something right as I've lost around 35lbs, but it only takes a few extra calories to put me in reverse. 1200 is not many to play with. It takes will power to only have 3 grams of butter on my only slice of toast, with my 4oz of milk as a drink or choose to have milk on my 30 grams of cereal.
You have incredible willpower! And 35 pounds is a great achievement - even more so since you are a petite person.
Thank you. I'm determined to succeed this time around.2 -
Date: 02/21
Username: Murdog3t
logged food: yes
under calories: yes
exercise: yes
Steps : 7467
Water: 96
Just for today 2/22: WW28, 5000steps 🚶♀️, 20hrs IF , read bible plan , read chapters 📚, Daily calm, walk 30 min, 🧘♀️YWA D22
RDBBD5
Yesterday 2/21: WW27👍🏻, 5000steps 🚶♀️👍🏻, 18hrs IF 👍🏻, read bible plan 👍🏻, read chapters 📚👍🏻, Daily calm👍🏻, walk 30 min👍🏻, 🧘♀️YWA D21👍🏻
RDBBD5
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prehistoricmoongoddess wrote: »
Oh, yes, I understand that. That's my reason for writing what I have. So many people can eat back their exercise calories, but for me it's impossible as I need those to lose weight when eating close to 1200 calories. I cannot just lower my calories by 500 or even 250 as it takes me too low. I would gain weight on 1400 calories as that is over my maintenance level.
@prehistoricmoongoddess Gotcha. I don't eat mine back either, more because I don't trust the calculations, nor do I always trust my weighing & measuring. I hope that any exercise calories I earn (which are few in the winter months) will cover those errors.2 -
2/22/21
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes - 30 min beach body video & 30 min elliptical
Steps: 11,686
Water: 110.7oz
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user name = maryc11
Date = Monday February 22,2021 7:23PM
Tracked = Yes
Exercise = Yes
Under = Yes
Water = 58 oz
Steps = 7355
Hoping I am back but lots going on.2 -
Good Morning TBBT!
I am back in action, starting fresh today! I hope you all had a great weekend and a good start to this week! I will be getting back into the swing of things as we finish up the last week of the February challenge, and head into March!6 -
Monday 22 February
Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
Steps: 8126
Water: 84 oz2 -
2/22/21
Tracked: yes
Under: no
Exercise: yes
Water: 8 cups2 -
MUAC for 2/22:
Tracked: yes
Under: no (close +75)
Exercised: yes - 3 mile walk/run1 -
rawrxamberx wrote: »2/21/21
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
Water: 9 cups
I did everything I could to get my water in lol
@rawrxamberx , Well done, Amber!
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