18/04/2021
“Life exists to be enjoyed and the most important thing is to feel good about yourself.”
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
• Planks Day 18 Intermediate (8min 45sec).
• Freestyle 11.01 km in 1:23:20 (7:92 km/hour)
• Fitness Age/VO2max: 35/36
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Pass days used: 1/3

18th April
3 x Yes

18th
Yes × 3. Dipped into exercise calories as went out for lunch. Poor choice for lunch so went to bed very hungry. Pleased that i didnt use a pass tho. Bubas bday tomorrow yay, we are takimg him away for a night so will use my pass then. Xox

APR 18 - Pass day
T ✅ | C ❎ | E ✅ [2:50 h walk]
Pass = 10/3 | No sugar ❎ | Sleep ✅

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During weight loss, I made a plan on how to transition to maintenance. I initially considered adding calories incrementally until my weight remained stable. Since I was feeling somewhat fatigued the more I neared my goal, I changed my mind and decided that I would jump to a conservative estimate of what my maintenance calories might be.

After I hit my goal, I did not manage to stick to a maintenance budget despite further adjustments over two weeks. So I told myself to view that time as an unplanned diet break and that I would simply get back on track after that.

However, the overeating has continued. It's as if something switched when I saw my target number on the scale. I went from ~ 60 kg (132.2 lbs) at the beginning of the year to 55.5 kg (122.3 lbs) mid-March and am now almost back to 56.9 kg (125.4 lbs). While the absolute numbers do not worry me too much, I do not want to develop a yo-yo pattern.

I know the good habits that helped me get to my goal (meal prepping, pre-logging, closing the kitchen at a set time, no sugar, enough water and sleep). I also know my current challenges (a more social office environment and irregular work hours).

I estimated that I could return to my target weight by my birthday if I go back to my original weight loss budget. While I managed to adhere to that budget under “controlled“ home office conditions, returning to it in my current setting when I did not even manage to stick to much higher maintenance calories seems like a sure way of setting myself up for failure and also not really conducive to learning how to maintain.

I also feel a bit guilty about posting in the group at this point, since I am obviously not properly applying myself to the challenge.

In conclusion, I would be very grateful for any advice!

1/3 pass days 2 left
Tracked logged did strength work and grocery shopping for incidental exercise

Pass day #3, but only by a little.

Exercise: ✅
Calories: ❌ Over by 216
Tracking: ✅

I haven’t been sleeping well and I’m just spent so I needed more calories to get through the day standing. Lol. I’m not sure what’s going on with April and me, but hopefully I snap out of it quickly. At least I was over but still in a “lose weight” zone. Hopefully I can not have another pass day until May and stay in the winners circle.