Non Scale Victories
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Laurie have you been logging everything or do you give up on logging when things go off the rails?
I randomly went through some of your logs a few days back and while the logs didn't look like a major deficit (if you were to add everything up) they certainly wouldn't explain a 14lb gain either! So quite a bit of that may well be water weight.
That said... you HAVE to watch the time period immediately after weight loss.
You HAVE to watch it and actively manage intake with as much effort as you did during weight loss.
Only rational management and the passage of time will over-ride the hormonal storm that is pushing for regain.
Stabilize (stop the regain) first... push for a deficit second!
IMHO and all that
I pushed for a measly 4.2lb extra loss (and by pushed we are talking a ridiculously low 163 Cal a day deficit) with the first lock down.... and rebounded to a 7lb regain IN SPITE of expecting it. Mainly due to timing and other things happening at the same time.
BUT GUESS WHAT. That's the insidiousness. There will ALWAYS be timing and other things happening... just enough for the pesky hormones to win UNLESS they are countered by the rational side of us... or in my case countered by the supervisor hamster in charge of food management and eating!!! And yes, the "eat more candy/ice cream/chocolate and definitely all the cookies" hamsters sure seem to win a lot of the battles!!!!
I've been trying to log everything - I think I gave up yesterday - but yesterday really wasn't that bad - actually yeah it was.
The weight gain feels a bit over the top -but I do quickly gain 7-8 pounds as soon as I start eating refined carbs - so that should drop off fast.
I'm trying to stabilize now. Lol. In a somewhat messed up way because I just don't trust the numbers that MFP gives me. I've adjusted my settings to the most active and lose 1 pound a week. That gives me over 1800 calories per day - which just feels insanely generous. I'm going to try sticking to that for a week or so and see what happens. I just can't imagine eating more than that and "maintaining" - and I'm really itching to lose those 14 pounds..
I can feel the storm - and I'm trying to go about things intelligently this time around. By "planning" to eat more (not just suddenly going a bit bonkers with the peanut butter and crackers - oh yeah - there was a good bit of that over the past "unlogged" days...I'll go in and add the night time snacks that I think are missing - just to help me make sense of this. I'll also log the missing day or two? Can't remember.
Thank you for your wisdom.
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Not exactly a tangible NSV, but while the scale numbers will hold steady for another month (there are about 2-3 days per month I see a new low weight), I can see some visible changes to my body again. Not enough to see a change in clothing fit necessarily, but in other places.
My face is looking narrower, cheekbones showing more, jaw more defined, less of a double chin. My body feels different across my rib cage. No real change in measurements yet, but I feel less padding around my ribs.
It is odd to me that it is specifically in this weight range that I see these changes. I saw them when I lost this weight last fall, and saw the opposite changes when I gained some back this winter. My face shape changed some when I lost my first 40 lbs, but it is this next 10 lbs where it really becomes noticeable to me. I recognized myself in the mirror again. My reflection finally matches up with what my face looks like in my head.
In other words, I've now entered the phase where I get vain and stare at myself in the mirror all day long.3 -
Today we went to lunch with our son and daughter in law at Applebee’s....I looked at the menu until I was almost hypnotized trying to make a decision what to order....I could not make myself get grilled chicken breast, steak or salad....about the only three items that will keep me under my calories....I finally decided on the chicken fajita roll up with fries at a little over 1000 calories for the meal...I knew I would have to only eat a light salad later to stay under my calorie goal....lunch was excellent, came home and took a nap....dinner Greek salad, coffee and a cookie....I upped my calories to maintenance and I stuck with it!...I didn’t set off a BINGE....I didn’t think I had screwed up my day so I might as well eat more!....I don’t really feel guilty or like I committed a mortal sin!...I had a huge amount of banked calories from the week I hadn’t used...the only thing I felt bad about was not swimming today...yesterday I took a rest day and I should have gotten a swim in today BUT I swam six days last week and my hip is kind of hurting...also the bike at the gym three days gave me some “ issues in the rear “ TMI !!!...so I think I had a win not over eating by much...tomorrow I get blood work done for a doctors appointment in three weeks....I swim tomorrow and I will eat at 1 1/2 pounds loss a week calorie goal...I am getting close to my 2 year MFP anniversary and I can honestly say I really think I can keep doing this!...
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Great work @conniewilkins56! I think that is the way it is done - if you are going to do it long term. Great example you are setting for us all.2
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In today's good news, I finally fit back into the jeans I bought this winter (a regular size 16, without any stretch). I...outgrew them over the Christmas break lol. Today I realized they fit again! Yay!5
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My weight is continuing to drop! I'm starting to notice other weird body changes now.
When I lay on my back, I really notice my rib cage now. Like...I can grab under it with my hand. This makes me slightly uncomfortable.
My knees are clonking together more at night (I'm often a side sleeper). I noticed this when I was losing at higher weights too and accordingly adjusted my sleeping position, but apparently things are changing yet again.
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They really should make padded pajamas...2 -
Now that I've lost 17 lbs and have been working out more, I've noticed I don't have as much pain in my hips after a long retail shift!
Also, I walked 3 miles today! I'm pretty tired, but that's the most I've walked since I was in high school!5 -
On Teams today, a colleague said my face looked thinner. I’m not sure I know how to take these comments when made … uncomfortable muttered some indistinct comment, all flustered! Is a victory tonight though and I’m buzzed!2
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denisemlarnder wrote: »Now that I've lost 17 lbs and have been working out more, I've noticed I don't have as much pain in my hips after a long retail shift!
Also, I walked 3 miles today! I'm pretty tired, but that's the most I've walked since I was in high school!
That is a great accomplishment!0 -
Boyfriend pointed out today that the size 18 shirts which had been tight everywhere, are now only tight across the boobs. (Which are steadfastly refusing to reduce in size.)5
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Walked for exercise for the first time in ever....pretty stoked!
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Walked for exercise for the first time in ever....pretty stoked!
Good for you! I took up walking last year and enjoy it tremendously. More than anything it is so good for my brain! And I am so much more a part of my neighbourhood now
plus of course it burns calories pretty nicely. 4 -
Walking is such a great exercise!….I wish I could walk more but my hips get tired!…..still I do better than I did two years ago when I could barely get 1500 steps in a day!…swimming is another story!….love the water!….congratulations on your walk pdd1216….3
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I have had a few NSVs of late that have me feeling better about myself.
1) I have actually been CRAVING my weekly "long" walk. Due to my work schedule I have to keep things short during the week, but on weekends bring it on. It may not be long for some people (between 1.5 to 3 miles depending on pain levels that day), but it is amazing for me.
2) I stopped a binge. Yep... I started to binge a few days ago and stopped it in its tracks. Told myself that is what I was doing and that I wasn't hungry. I focused on something else and the next thing I know it was a couple hours later.
3) I ordered in the other night (was ill) and only ate half my meal which was about 750 calories. In the past I would have eaten the whole thing and made myself not feel well.
Sometimes you have to look at the little victories to keep yourself motivated to keep going.10 -
I'm counting this as a NSV. A neighbor posted some free first-come-first-serve stuff. In on of the photos, I thought I saw a pretty leather jacket and figured I'd walk over and check it out. I had a treasured leather jacket in high school that I outgrew, and that my mom wore, and then eventually gave away. Now that I'm shrinking down, I've been looking at them again, but even so, it is so so hard to find ones I like in my size.
So I walk to the neighbors house, and try on this BEAUTIFUL brown leather jacket. And....it fit. IT FIT! It seems to be a men's large (50, which is a EU size?). I obviously grabbed it and brought it home. I looked it up and it seems I just got myself a free designer leather jacket!?!?!?!? It is little tight in the hips still, but I also prefer th look of it open. And I can continue to shrink into it this fall and winter.
IT FIT!10 -
Somewhat if a scale victory but nonetheless. My BMI finally just dropped below 35!! I'm now in the lowest risk obesity category, and on my way to just plain old overweight. Considering I started in the 40s, I'm pretty thrilled!6
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Somewhat if a scale victory but nonetheless. My BMI finally just dropped below 35!! I'm now in the lowest risk obesity category, and on my way to just plain old overweight. Considering I started in the 40s, I'm pretty thrilled!
@eliezalot Yay, that's awesome! I too started out in obese category 3 and I'm now in obese category 1 (BMI 33.0) and I agree, it's a great feeling! Won't it be fantastic when we're both merely overweight!4 -
Mine has dropped from 51 to 35!….5
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »Mine has dropped from 51 to 35!….
Connie and Bella - that is incredible!!! It feels so good to watch it slowly tick downward!
I officially started at 44 and today was 34.3. Cheers to category 1!3 -
I'm needing this moral boost this morning. I went from 41.3 to 24.7 within the normal range!! now I'm back up to 25.8 in the overweight category. But I'll get back down there. Just feels like so much more of a battle these days. lol. So much for the moral boost.2
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What's wrong with a moral boost? Hey, the OLD normal weight for a brief period of history was up to BMI 27, I think when they were doing quartiles or something. And you're right on the distribution for longevity! now go do things gently! 3
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lauriekallis wrote: »I'm needing this moral boost this morning. I went from 41.3 to 24.7 within the normal range!! now I'm back up to 25.8 in the overweight category. But I'll get back down there. Just feels like so much more of a battle these days. lol. So much for the moral boost.
That is amazing!!!! I'm not sure I'll ever get to a "nomal" range, it seems so far away still. And 25.8 is pretty darn close. As Pav said - you're on the right part of the curve for health, regardless of the specific number!3 -
Thank you, both. I'll absorb these lovely doses of positivity to power through the rest of the day....staying strong...and eating what I know I should 4
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So excited about jogging today! Just for 8 minutes total broken up by walking but I did it! I'm hoping to sign up for a fall 5k to walk/run so just happy to have actually started 😄6
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It's the little things that help with motivation -- today at work, I dropped a piece of paper on the floor while I was sitting at my desk. I was able to remain seated, bend over, and reach the piece of paper on the floor - without having to lift my butt from my seat! This is huge for me, haven't been able to do that in forever because my belly got in the way lol. It sounds super silly, but it was for sure a "YAY" moment for me! 6
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Rearranged the living room this morning. Sweat like a pig doing it (Of course, the humidity even indoors is in the 70% range) but was not sore or tired.
After dinner decided the new arrangement didn't work, and put it all back.
Still not tired. Still not sore. Not even the arthritic feet are complaining, or the lordotic back. Strength training plus weight loss for the win!6
