Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 218

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  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,163 Member
    LisaPower123 wrote: »
    I am doing Noom right now & the lesson for today was to leave 5 forkfuls & to not clean my plate. I could have used that yesterday. I made beef with broccoli in the InstaPot & it was super good. I should have made it with cauliflower rice but my son wanted Jasmine rice & I didn't feel like making 2. I will next time. I don't know if anyone else has gone through the entire course, but I am learning (or reminded of) a few things as it goes along that are helpful. I don't know if I agree with all of their green foods, but the calories are still calories (not zero pts like WW) & count towards a daily goal. I have not been successful in getting 30% of my calories from green food, but I am going to work at figuring that out next week.

    I'm very interested in your thoughts on Noom. I've seen it pop up so much around my life but I'm super skeptical about things like that but I try to be open minded and learn before I judge.

    Green foods? Is that literal green or do they color code certain types of food as green?


    Also, for fasting, any readers out there? Life in the Fasting Lane by Jason Fung, Eve Mayer, and Megan Ramos - it is a delightful and informative read. He does talk about long-term fasting in there but I think, overall, it's a very informative read. I need to re-read it, honestly. I learned so much and wanted to share with the group/any interested in learning more about it.
  • SheilaBoneham
    SheilaBoneham Posts: 3,223 Member
    CamandJarvis wrote: »

    Grew up in NW Indiana (north) but raised by southern grandparents (who were raised in Arkansas) so I very much see both sides of this. Hush puppies were, and still are to this day, one of my weaknesses. I've now come to love jalapeno hush puppies that give a tiny little kick, too. I want some so bad now...

    Cornbread! Sweet vs not sweet?! I've had both, my family made both. It depended on what it was being made with. Chili? Sweet. Ham&beans? Not sweet.

    @CamandJarvis Where did you grow up? I was born in Chicago, but we moved to Fort Wayne when I was 6, so I grew up in northeast Indiana with many drives through the nw for visits to Chicago. We moved back here in 2018 — can’t beat the cost of living. Not so much southern culture around here—more German influence traditionally. But FW has become quite cosmopolitan with large immigrant populations (especially Burmese, Mexican, Cuban, and more) — and lots of interesting ethnic restaurants!
  • LisaPower123
    LisaPower123 Posts: 1,837 Member
    CamandJarvis wrote: »
    LisaPower123 wrote: »
    I am doing Noom right now & the lesson for today was to leave 5 forkfuls & to not clean my plate. I could have used that yesterday. I made beef with broccoli in the InstaPot & it was super good. I should have made it with cauliflower rice but my son wanted Jasmine rice & I didn't feel like making 2. I will next time. I don't know if anyone else has gone through the entire course, but I am learning (or reminded of) a few things as it goes along that are helpful. I don't know if I agree with all of their green foods, but the calories are still calories (not zero pts like WW) & count towards a daily goal. I have not been successful in getting 30% of my calories from green food, but I am going to work at figuring that out next week.

    I'm very interested in your thoughts on Noom. I've seen it pop up so much around my life but I'm super skeptical about things like that but I try to be open minded and learn before I judge.

    Green foods? Is that literal green or do they color code certain types of food as green?


    Also, for fasting, any readers out there? Life in the Fasting Lane by Jason Fung, Eve Mayer, and Megan Ramos - it is a delightful and informative read. He does talk about long-term fasting in there but I think, overall, it's a very informative read. I need to re-read it, honestly. I learned so much and wanted to share with the group/any interested in learning more about it.

    Noom has a list of of foods that are considered "green" things like most veggies (even starchy ones like potatoes) whole grains (like oatmeal) and other things that they consider low calorie dense foods. There are also yellow & orange foods. They sort it depending on the calorie density.

    I like Noom. There are some CBT tricks in there that seem to be helping me. I have to admit that I have been keto or low carb for a long time, so being able to eat grapes did not help my progress last month. The calorie goal that they give me is WAY too high to lose weight. I did a great job of logging, which is important for me, and it has helped change the way I think about a few things. I will finish the course, and maybe redo some sections & hopefully it will be in brain, so that I can just continue to log with MFP. It kind of creates a game out of the whole thing with quizzes and coins for logging. I apparently need to play games in order to stay interested, so in that way it is also helping.

    I have not read the Dr. Fung books. I have belonged to many fasting groups on Facebook that follow them though. The only thing that bothers me, from what I understand, is that they say that it calories don't matter on feasting days. That doesn't work for me, because if I don't track food, I eat too much. So giving me full access to unlimited food when I am not fasting just leads to gaining. There is apparently some science that he gets wrong, so in other science based fasting groups he is highly criticized. There are so many benefits to fasting & following those groups & Optimal Ketogenic Living has helped me learn a lot. I haven't lost the weight that I need to but I think that is just because I haven't found the right game to keep me interested long enough.
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    edited March 2023
    Round 218~Thu Mar 23 2023 ~ Apr 1 2023

    Round 218
    Mar 23 2023~ Apr 1 2023

    My name is Tish.
    Age: 66
    Height: 5'7.5"
    USW: 260
    2023 Start Wgt:Don't know (Jan 1)
    CW:208.4
    RG: 64ozs to 80ozs water


    •We-March 22 2023~ 209.3
    ▪︎Day1▪Th•Mar 23-¤208.4
    ( We•31g Prot; 64ozs water)

    ▪︎Day2▪Fr•Mar 24- ¤209.7
    (Th•40g Prot; 48ozs water)    Very low sodium yesterday. Gain exclusively from high carbs, delicious spicy peanut noodles.

    ▪︎Day3▪Sa•Mar 25- ¤210.4
    (Fr• 55g Prot; 48ozs water)     Pasta salad made with red lentil pasta

    ▪︎Day4▪Su•Mar 26- ¤DNW
    (Sa• 74g Prot; 48ozs water)

    ▪︎Day5▪Mo•Mar 27- ¤DNW
    (Su• 89g Prot; 64ozs water)

    ▪︎Day6▪Tu•Mar 28- ¤206.7
    (Mo•68g Prot; 64ozs water)

    ▪︎Day7•We•Mar 29-¤208.4
    (Tu•68g Prot; 48ozs water)

    ■Day8•Th•Mar 30- ¤207
    (We•44g Prot; 48ozs water)

    ▪︎Day9▪Fr•Mar 31- ¤
    (Th•g Prot; ozs water)

    ▪︎Day10▪Sa•Apr 1-¤
    (Fr•g Prot; ozs water)

    Intermittent Fasting
    ●(We•3/22-7pm)
    Th•4pm-21hrs/7:30pm
    Fri•12:30pm-17hrs/8:30pm
    Sat•12:30pm-17hrs/10pm
    Sun•12:30-14.5hrs/10pm
    Mon•10:30am-12.5hrs/6pm
    Tue•1:30-19.5hrs/7pm
    Wed•4:30pm-21.5hrs/8pm

    *Round End Weights*
    ▪2018▪
    {Mar 19~Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs~215.8}
    {Mar 28~Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs~214}
    {Apr 7~Round 36 - lost 1 lb~212}
    {Apr 17~Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs~206.4}
    {Apr 27~ Round 38 - lost 1 lb~205.4}
    {May 6~ Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs~202}
    •••Transition Round⬇•••
    {May 17~Round 40 - lost 3 lbs~199}
    {May 27~Round 41 - lost .8 lbs~198.2}
    {Jun 6~Round 42 - lost 2.6 lbs~195.6}
    {Jun 16~Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs~194.2}
    {Jun 26~Round 44 - lost 1 lb~193.2}
    {Jul 6~Round 45 - no loss~193.2}
    {Jul 16~Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs~189.6}
    {Jul 26~Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs~188.2}
    {Aug 5~Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs~ 186.4}
    {Aug 15~ Round 49 - lost .8 lb~ 185.6}
    {Aug 25~Round 50 - lost 3 lbs~ 182.6}
    {Sep 4~Round 51 - .4 lb gain~ 183}
    {Sep 14~Round 52 - lost 2 lbs~ 180.8}
    {Sep 24~Round 53 - lost 1 lb~ 179.8}
    {Oct 4~Round 54 - lost .8 lb~ 179}
    {Oct 14~ Round 55 - gain .8 lb~ 179.8}
    {Oct 24~Round 56 -lost 3.2 lbs~176.6}
    {Nov 3~Round 57 - gain 1.6 ~178.2}
    {Nov 13~Round 58 - gain .2 ~178.4}
    {Nov 23~Round 59 -lost1.2 lbs~177.2}
    {Dec 3~Round 60 -gain 3.4lb~180.6}
    {Dec 13~Round 61 -lost 3.4 lbs~177.2}
    {Dec 23~Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs~174.4}▪2019▪

    {Jan 2~Round 63 - gain 2.8 lbs~177.2}
    {Jan 12~Round 64 -lost 1.2 lbs~ 173.2}
    {Jan 22~Round 65 - gain 1 lb ~174.2}
    {Feb 1~Round 66 - loss 1.4 lb~ 172.8}
    {Feb 11~Round 67 -gain 2.4 lbs~175.2}
    {Feb 21~Round 68 - loss .6 lb~174.6}
    {Mar 3~Round 69 - gain .4 lb~175}
    {Mar 13~Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb~171.8}
    (Lowest weight 171.2~March 17, 2019)▪RETROSPECT▪This is the point when I looked too bony to myself. I purposely wanted to gain back 10lbs. I'd lost 89lbs in a little over a year, but I thought it was too fast, even though it didn't seem fast during the process!
    {Mar23~Round 71 - gain .4 lb ~172.2}
    {Apr 2~Round 72 - gain 2.6 lbs~ 174.6}
    {Apr12~Round 73 - gain 3.6 lbs~178.2}
    {Apr 22~Round 74 - lost 2.8 lbs~175.4}
    {May 2~Round 75 - gain 1.8 lbs 177.2}
    {May 12~Round 76 - lost 3.2 lbs~ 174}
    {May 22~Round 77 - gain 4 lbs~ 178}
    {Jun 1~Round 78 - lost 2 lbs~176}
    {Jun 11~Round 79 - lost .2lbs 175.8}
    {Jun 21~ Round 80 - gain .2 lbs~ 176}
    {Jul 1~Round 81 - gain 1.4 lbs -177.4}
    {Jul 11~Round 82 -gain .8 lbs -178.2}
    (*Round 82 • LIFE STRESS ROUND* gains begin)
    {Jul 21~Round 83 - gain 2.8 lbs-181}
    {Jul 31~Round 84 -loss 1 lbs - 182}
    {Aug 10~Round 85-gain 1.6 lbs-183.6}
    {Aug 20~Round 86 - gain .6 lbs - 183}
    {Aug 30~Round 87- gain .6 lbs -183.6}7 1.2 lbs -184}
    {Sep 29~Round 90 - lost .8 lbs -183.2}
    {Oct 9~Round 91 - gain .4lbs~183.6}
    {Oct 19~Round 92-lost 1.8 lbs 181.4}
    {Oct 28~Round 93 -gain 1.6 lbs~183}
    {Nov 8~Round 94 -lost .4lbs~182.6}
    {Nov 18~Round 95 - gain 1 lbs~183.6}
    {Nov 27~Round 96 -lost lbs~183.4}
    {Dec 8~Round 97 - gain 1.8 lbs -185.6}
    {Dec 18~Round 98 - 185.6}
    {Dec 25~Round 99 -185.6}
    ▪︎2020▪︎

    {Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
    ????
    ▪︎2021▪︎
    {Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
    {Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
    {Round 139-  DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
    {Round 140-   EW}Feb 10 2021
    {Round 141-  211 EW}Feb 20 2021
    {Round 142-  215  EW}Mar 2 2021
    {Round 143-  215  EW}Mar 12 2021
    {Round 144-  215  EW}Mar 22 2021
    {Round 145-  214.3 EW}April 2 2021
    {Round 146-  DNW EW}April 11 2021
    {Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
    {Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
    {Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
    {Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
    {Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
    {Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
    Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021
    Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021⬅
    Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
    Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
    Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
    (???? is diet break)
    Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
    Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
    ????Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
    Round 161 - 200 EW}Sep 8 2021
    Round 162 -196.8 EW}Sep 18 2021
    Round 163 - 198 EW}Sep 28 2021
    Round 164 - 197.6 EW}Oct 8 2021
    Round 165 - 195.2 EW}Oct 18 2021
    Round 166 - 197.6 EW}Oct 28 2021
    Round 167 - 197.4 EW}Nov 7 2021
    Round 168 - 198 EW}Nov 17 2021
    ~illness spanning next 4 rounds~
    Round 169 - DNW EW}Nov 27 2021
    Round 170 - 188.2 EW}Dec 7 2021
    Round 171 - 189 EW}Dec 17 2021
    Round 172 - 191 EW}Dec 27 2021
    ▪︎2022▪︎
    Round 173 - 193.6 EW}Jan 6 2022
    Round 174 - 194 EW}Jan 16 2022
    Round 175 - 196 EW}Jan 26 2022
    Round 176 - 197.8 EW}Feb 5 2022
    Round 177 - 199 EW}Feb 15 2022
    Round 178 - 199 EW}Feb 25 2022
    Round 179- 205 EW}Mar 7 2022
    •March 15, 2002- 202.5lbs
    Round 180- 203 EW}Mar 17 2022
    ▪︎2023▪︎
    Round 210- 210.4 EW}Jan 11 2023
    Round 211- 211.7 EW} Jan 21 2023
    Round 212- 212.5 EW} Jan 31 2023
    Round 213- 215 EW} Feb 10 2023
    Round 214- 212 EW} Feb 20 2023
    Round 215- 211.8 EW} Mar 2 2023
    Round 216- 212.6 EW} Mar 12 2023
    Round 217- 209.3EW} Mar 22 2023
    Round 218- EW} Apr 1 2023
  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,163 Member
    SheilaBoneham wrote: »
    CamandJarvis wrote: »

    Grew up in NW Indiana (north) but raised by southern grandparents (who were raised in Arkansas) so I very much see both sides of this. Hush puppies were, and still are to this day, one of my weaknesses. I've now come to love jalapeno hush puppies that give a tiny little kick, too. I want some so bad now...

    Cornbread! Sweet vs not sweet?! I've had both, my family made both. It depended on what it was being made with. Chili? Sweet. Ham&beans? Not sweet.

    @CamandJarvis Where did you grow up? I was born in Chicago, but we moved to Fort Wayne when I was 6, so I grew up in northeast Indiana with many drives through the nw for visits to Chicago. We moved back here in 2018 — can’t beat the cost of living. Not so much southern culture around here—more German influence traditionally. But FW has become quite cosmopolitan with large immigrant populations (especially Burmese, Mexican, Cuban, and more) — and lots of interesting ethnic restaurants!

    I was born in Michigan City! I graduated high school from LaPorte! I also spent a semester at Purdue living in West Lafayette before running off to the military.

    Funny enough with the similarities, the town I live in now in Texas is very heavily German influenced but with a bit of a southern twist.
  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,163 Member
    LisaPower123 wrote: »
    CamandJarvis wrote: »
    LisaPower123 wrote: »
    I am doing Noom right now & the lesson for today was to leave 5 forkfuls & to not clean my plate. I could have used that yesterday. I made beef with broccoli in the InstaPot & it was super good. I should have made it with cauliflower rice but my son wanted Jasmine rice & I didn't feel like making 2. I will next time. I don't know if anyone else has gone through the entire course, but I am learning (or reminded of) a few things as it goes along that are helpful. I don't know if I agree with all of their green foods, but the calories are still calories (not zero pts like WW) & count towards a daily goal. I have not been successful in getting 30% of my calories from green food, but I am going to work at figuring that out next week.

    I'm very interested in your thoughts on Noom. I've seen it pop up so much around my life but I'm super skeptical about things like that but I try to be open minded and learn before I judge.

    Green foods? Is that literal green or do they color code certain types of food as green?


    Also, for fasting, any readers out there? Life in the Fasting Lane by Jason Fung, Eve Mayer, and Megan Ramos - it is a delightful and informative read. He does talk about long-term fasting in there but I think, overall, it's a very informative read. I need to re-read it, honestly. I learned so much and wanted to share with the group/any interested in learning more about it.

    Noom has a list of of foods that are considered "green" things like most veggies (even starchy ones like potatoes) whole grains (like oatmeal) and other things that they consider low calorie dense foods. There are also yellow & orange foods. They sort it depending on the calorie density.

    I like Noom. There are some CBT tricks in there that seem to be helping me. I have to admit that I have been keto or low carb for a long time, so being able to eat grapes did not help my progress last month. The calorie goal that they give me is WAY too high to lose weight. I did a great job of logging, which is important for me, and it has helped change the way I think about a few things. I will finish the course, and maybe redo some sections & hopefully it will be in brain, so that I can just continue to log with MFP. It kind of creates a game out of the whole thing with quizzes and coins for logging. I apparently need to play games in order to stay interested, so in that way it is also helping.

    I have not read the Dr. Fung books. I have belonged to many fasting groups on Facebook that follow them though. The only thing that bothers me, from what I understand, is that they say that it calories don't matter on feasting days. That doesn't work for me, because if I don't track food, I eat too much. So giving me full access to unlimited food when I am not fasting just leads to gaining. There is apparently some science that he gets wrong, so in other science based fasting groups he is highly criticized. There are so many benefits to fasting & following those groups & Optimal Ketogenic Living has helped me learn a lot. I haven't lost the weight that I need to but I think that is just because I haven't found the right game to keep me interested long enough.

    That's really interesting. I wasn't aware Noom integrated CBT stuff into it. I can see now why it can be helpful to some people.

    As far as Jung goes, the calories don't matter on feasting days - I agree. I know for some people, it probably doesn't matter, but for me, that's a recipe for an all day endless binge! I might eat at maintenance versus a deficit those days, but if I don't track or pay attention, I could probably eat 3-4 days worth of food those days.
  • clprieur
    clprieur Posts: 270 Member
    LisaPower123 wrote: »
    Good morning!


    💕💕170 days until the wedding. 💕💕

    3/23. 232.4
    3/24. 232
    3/25 232.2
    3/26 goal 231.85/actual 231.8 ✅
    3/27 goal 231.5/actual 231.8 ❌
    3/28 goal 231.15/actual 232 ❌
    3/29 goal 230.8/actual 230 ✅

    3/30 goal 230.45/actual 230.6 ❌ I knew that had eaten too much yesterday. I have to learn to not finish what is in my bowl or on my plate when I am full. I am doing Noom right now & the lesson for today was to leave 5 forkfuls & to not clean my plate. I could have used that yesterday. I made beef with broccoli in the InstaPot & it was super good. I should have made it with cauliflower rice but my son wanted Jasmine rice & I didn't feel like making 2. I will next time. I don't know if anyone else has gone through the entire course, but I am learning (or reminded of) a few things as it goes along that are helpful. I don't know if I agree with all of their green foods, but the calories are still calories (not zero pts like WW) & count towards a daily goal. I have not been successful in getting 30% of my calories from green food, but I am going to work at figuring that out next week.

    3/31 goal 230.1/actual
    4/1 Goal 229.75/actual


    @clprieur it is no big deal. I should have been more clear. Everything that I have read cautions to not do what I am doing. It is extreme, maybe unrealistic & probably not a lifestyle change. I already have doubts, but I need this for soooo many reasons.. I appreciated the concern. I look at this as a game (as my son said, not a very fun game) & hopefully I will play the game until I get to my goal this time.

    @LisaPower123 Oh, thanks - I did not mean to sound critical, I was just offering a suggestion. I actually kept writing messages to you and then deleting them. Lol. I know what you mean about weightloss being "a game" -- my hubby calls MFP and Fitbit my "games" and says I need to get new games... Haha! :)
  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,338 Member
    @clprieur I didn’t mean to offend.

    @deepwoodslady You seem to be firmly in the 180s. Time to scratch the 190s???
  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,338 Member
    Female 5’1” Age 73 years
    Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
    *Travel - no scale part of the time
    HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
    Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
    OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)

    👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE👍👍
    Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
    To Rnd 27 146*
    To Rnd 37 139.0
    To Rnd 47 133.5*
    To Rnd 57 131.5
    To Rnd 67 128.0
    To Rnd 77 125.0
    To Rnd 87 121.0*
    To Rnd 97 121.0
    To Rnd 107 122.0
    To Rnd 117 116.0
    To Rnd 127 117.0
    To Rnd 137 117.0
    To Rnd 147 116.0 🙌
    To Rnd 157 115.5
    To Rnd 167 119.4
    To Rnd 177 118.3
    To Rnd 187 120.0 AW 119.6
    To Rnd 197 121.5 AW 119.15
    To Rnd 207 123.5 AW 125.0
    SW RND 208 124.5 AW 125.25
    SW RND 209 124.5 AW 125.7
    SW RND 210 124.0 AW 124.4
    SW RND 211 126.0 AW 126.11
    SW RND 212 127.0 AW 126.45
    SW RND 213 126.5 AW 127.9
    SW RND 214 127.0 AW 126.37
    SW RND 215 126.0 AW 127.4
    SW RND 216 127.5 AW 127.4
    SW RND 217 126.5 AW 127.15

    We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

    What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

    People say keto/LCHF isn’t sustainable. I’ve been doing it for over 5 years with amazing results!

    This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

    We are unstoppable not because we do not have failures but because we continue on despite them. - paraphrase of original quote by Beau Taplin

    Up and down - just riding the waves of life. 🌊 🏄‍♀️ (My new mantra-3/19/22)

    "Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

    SW RND 218 127.5
    3/23 127.0 Mulligan’s Pub for early lunch, taco salad stripped of most carbs at 11.
    3/24 127.0 Told DH that eating OMAD at 4:30 or 5 wasn’t working for me. During COVID we ate around 3 or 4 but with him playing cards again (Tripoley, poker, pinochle and occasionally bridge) eating at 5, 5:30, or later isn’t working for me. No cards today.
    3/25 126.5 Great Greek today.
    3/26 127.0 Hardly drank any water yesterday. Need to be more mindful of that.
    3/27 127.0 Eating late today at visiting neighbors. I don’t wish to sound ungrateful but I DO wish they would stop bringing us bags of groceries we don’t eat!
    3/28 127.5 made keto berry clafoutis to take to neighbor’s for dessert. She made ham and turkey I avoided most carbs but ate later in the day than I like.
    3/29 129.0 I ate a lot of crap yesterday - sitting out on a beautiful evening. Being neighborly does mean you have to eat all of the crap, Jaine. But I did. It wasn’t even good tasting!
    3/30 128.0 UGH! I keep getting interrupted. I need to go out but will catch up with page 21 and on later.
  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,338 Member
    DH fell asleep so I caught up! LOL

    @LisaPower123 and @CamandJarvis I love Jason Fung and am in a couple of Fung following groups on FB as well although I have quit getting sucked into read all of those things all day! I don’t remember reading that you could eat uncontrollably on feasting day. I usually have trouble hitting my macros after I fast for a couple of days.
  • LisaPower123
    LisaPower123 Posts: 1,837 Member
    @quiltingjaine Dr. Jason Fung believes that calorie counting doesn’t work. He thinks that our hormones control how many calories we eat (Calories In) and our metabolic rate (Calories Out), so losing weight means we need to fix this hormonal imbalance, not just eat a few less calories. This may be true, and maybe if I fasted enough, or ate keto long enough, I would fix the hormones that make me snack or eat when I am not truly hungry. I hope something will eventually, but I think that emotional (good, bad, indifferent) eating has gotten me where I am & if I don't track, weigh & measure I must get too many calories. IF doesn't intuitively work for me either, I just eat more during a shorter period of time. I think Noom is making me conscious of these things & will hopefully help with the mental part
  • NuggetBrain
    NuggetBrain Posts: 526 Member
    MFP SW: 297
    R200 EW: 291
    R201 EW: 286.4
    R202 EW: 283
    R203 EW: 280.2
    R204 EW: 273
    R205 EW: 274.4 (yikes!)
    R206 EW: 268.2
    R207 EW: 265.6
    R208 EW: 260.2
    R209 EW: 256
    R210 EW: 252.4
    R211 EW: 248.6
    R212 EW: 249.2 (booooo)
    R213 EW: 245
    R214 EW: 241.4
    R215 EW: 237.6
    R216 EW: 235.8
    R217 EW: 235 ( :neutral: )
    3/23: 234
    3/24: 233.6
    3/25: 232.4
    3/26: 231.2
    3/27: 232.8. So much salt last night.
    3/28: 233.4
    3/29: 232
    3/30: 229.8
    3/31
    4/1
  • clprieur
    clprieur Posts: 270 Member
    quiltingjaine wrote: »
    @clprieur I didn’t mean to offend.

    @quiltingjaine I did get my nose out of joint about your comment for some reason! I was thinking that it was just because the coffee hadn't hit bottom yet, when I wrote my response, but in retrospect, I think I just felt bad because I know what it feels like to be criticized (and is SUCKS) and I felt guilty for potentially having done that to someone else. In re-reading what I wrote to you this morning I was clearly being defensive. I apologize and will try to be more respectful in future. :)
  • RenaPink11
    RenaPink11 Posts: 329 Member
    CamandJarvis wrote: »
    RenaPink11 wrote: »
    3/29 - 175.2 - Slacked on the water yesterday. Did the c25k app on the treadmill. Read somewhere to also do it outdoors bc there’s a difference. So I did the inside track at the gym and YES huge difference. The floor has no give like a treadmill and doesn’t make me keep my pace! LOL my knees weren’t liking it. It put me in my place and I’m not feeling as confident doing a 5k as I was before. But I will keep my goal of participating in one in June and keep training for it. Heading to the gym now.

    Treadmills are very deceiving like that -- I thought I was doing well training on one until I went for an outdoor run and couldn't keep up, despite the fact that I kept up with her on a treadmill! She normally trained outside so it was a huge wakeup call for me!
    As much as I hate it (and my knees complain), I now try to avoid treadmills because of the mental mixup it gives me. Though, for example, my business trip in April -- I'll use a treadmill those two days of training as I'm unfamiliar with the area to run outside, the hotel has a treadmill, and I'd like to maintain some semblance of training. Plus, I'll probably have to work out before the sun comes up so I have time to get ready and eat before training starts. I'll just be mindful that coming back home, I'll probably have lost a little bit of conditioning due to it being a treadmill. I've already planned to repeat that week of C25K once I'm home.

    It was definitely an eye opener for sure! I’m going to start doing more outside if the weather cooperates.

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