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I might three sixty myself too.
There is something to be said for the tactile approach of journaling and pants wearing, I imagine it does something good to our momentum and the care with which we watch our health and heaviness.
I'm not sure why, but after getting rid of all my clothes, if I buy something new (in XXL) I'll buy an XL and a L, because I want to envision wearing those in short order. It goes against my minimalist phase of a couple of years ago. I am genuinely looking forward to moving down into the first XL garment.
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How's everyone doing? We've made it through the halfway point in the week!
My progress so far is that I've only missed one day of my water goal (6 cups instead of 8) and have only gone over my calories once, though I was still in a deficit. I'm also planning on hitting the halfway mark with my exercise goal today by taking my dogs on a long walk
Good luck with the second half of the week and keep going! You've got this
I was away in London for the weekend so a lot of exercise done (16km long pub crawl on Friday) and just generally galivanting around the place. Unfortunately an awful lot of alcohol too, so it probably didn't have too much of a positive impact on my weight - it's very rare that I take the opportunity to drink though.
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »... a lot of exercise done (16km long pub crawl on Friday)
My type of exercise. Does the MFP exercise diary have a "Pub Crawl" dropdown?
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chris_in_cal wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »... a lot of exercise done (16km long pub crawl on Friday)
My type of exercise. Does the MFP exercise diary have a "Pub Crawl" dropdown?
Not yet but it should - pint curls, bar stool balances, etc.0 -
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I figured I'd post here for a bit of daily accountability this week
I started the week off strong today. I hit my protein goal, did 30 minutes of exercise (walked my dogs), didn't go out to eat, and set up (then used) my journal. Now, I'm thinking seriously about doing a bit of painting or reading for the rest of the evening.
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I figured I'd post here for a bit of daily accountability this week
I started the week off strong today. I hit my protein goal, did 30 minutes of exercise (walked my dogs), didn't go out to eat, and set up (then used) my journal. Now, I'm thinking seriously about doing a bit of painting or reading for the rest of the evening.
How's everyone else doing?
I miss walking my dog...🐕
I am cracking myself up. I was in a challenge to run/walk/crawl 60 miles in the month of July. I got a little bit behind, and caught up yesterday with a six miler....and today on the last day of the month I was going to shuffle the last little bit to complete the challenge.
I just came in and it turns out I made 59.99 miles this month. Ha Ha Ha!!!!! I am just going to go with it.
If this 00.01 miles gives me insomnia tonight I have bigger issues to deal with.
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Congratulations on finishing the challenge! I'd say you definitely won and deserve a good night's sleep 1
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Thanks. I have a history of enjoying running. Being so far from goal weight makes it a delicate things, as I'm at increased risk of injury. I'm being very slow and deliberate in getting back. I've always had kind of a social connection with running. I don't have that anymore. I found a group on MFP and it has become that motivating community. Starting back into it has been nice.
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That's part of why I'm ramping up my movement right now. I used to love running and want to get back to it I don't really have an irl community (for weight loss or running) but MFP is a pretty great stand-in. 1
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I figured I'd post here for a bit of daily accountability this week
I started the week off strong today. I hit my protein goal, did 30 minutes of exercise (walked my dogs), didn't go out to eat, and set up (then used) my journal. Now, I'm thinking seriously about doing a bit of painting or reading for the rest of the evening.
How's everyone else doing?
Goals are on pause for me at the moment, I am balancing being full of a Summer cold and in the process of moving into my new (old) house, scales are in the new house and it's not my top priority just now. I am however as a byproduct being very active. Averaging about 8000 steps even on "quiet" days and doing a lot of heavy lifting and running up and down 3 flights of stairs emptying the attic out. Looking forward to the long weekend (Bank holiday here in Ireland) to get the house move done and dusted.1 -
@tinkerbellang83 It sounds like you have a lot on your plate at the moment! I hope you get feeling better and can enjoy the long weekend
I'm still rocking the homecooked meals (6 out of 17) and made a big bowl of pasta salad with tofu, chopped veg, chickpeas, and hummus dressing for dinner. I also hit my 100 grams of protein goal for the day, but had to deal with some hunger for the first time since upping my protein so I snacked more than usual 0 -
What worked for me last time was moving my eating window up. From everything whenever, to eating breakfast and a bigger lunch. Once I was on that routine I made progress. I fell off of that routine a couple years ago, and am just trying to start back on. For two days now, it's working. But it takes a while to really reinforce a habit.1
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@chris_in_cal Honestly, I usually do better with smaller meals throughout the day. It's only when I get hungry and have access to takeaway or sweets that I get in trouble Happily, my hunger levels seem to have evened out today.
I was really tempted to get Chinese food (and had a few moments where I daydreamed about pizza) but managed to stick to both my protein goal and my homemade meal goal (9 out of 17!). On the bright side, I made some BBQ seitan bowls with mashed potatoes and veg, which turned out SO good. I also did a 30-minute yoga video for my second workout of the week and noticed that I'm starting to move around a bit easier.0 -
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So far, so good. I ate all of my meals at home today (12 out of 17) and have a planned takeout meal for tomorrow, since I'm meeting up with my writing group. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't hit my protein goal because I didn't eat breakfast until 11 (I got caught up in a painting I'm working on) but I bumped up my portions on lunch and dinner so I just barely made it to 100 grams. I didn't do a lot of movement today-- unless you count moving canvases out of storage-- but I still have plenty of time to get another workout in this week 0
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This week is tough on me, the scales show fluctuating weight at the very same time I expected it to go down. In response to that I'm doubling down on exercise quite a few days of the week, doing 1000 calorie burns instead of 600, and man that takes effort. Not sure what goes wrong, I'm not cheating on the intake (not counting ketchup on my meatballs shouldn't make it much worse). I'm still having 100 - 200 ml whiskey daily evenings, maybe that hampers my fat metabolism (since liver is busy processing alcohol instead of burning that fat).
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I'm doubling down on exercise quite a few days of the week, doing 1000 calorie burns instead of 600, and man that takes effort. Not sure what goes wrong....
You are doing extraordinary work. What I am reading is you are acting with integrity so you will have great results. We aren't machines so you might not see precisely what you expect.
I hope you begin to see the results you want, and I hope you allow your efforts and your program to produce, to give it a chance. You know....love your process.1 -
Hi not sure if this helps you @ikalujny but I was told in previous weight loss groups that if you increase your exercise quickly, the body hangs on to h20 and protein to protect and repair itself. It will all even out in a couple of weeks. Stick with it, those scales will stop fluctuating and show a drop soon.1
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Alrighty, I forgot to post my progress yesterday, so here tis:
For my step goal, I hit 2,792 steps according to my phone but since I had to charge it in the evening, I might have actually hit 3k. Either way, I'm really happy with that total.
As far as my calories went, I absolutely bombed. I did really well in the morning, but then I got focused on working and forgot to eat until late, which led to some really high-calorie choices. I logged them and still landed somewhere around maintenance. I think that the way I'm going to combat this is by setting an alarm on my phone to remind me when snack time is and having some chopped up fruit and popcorn ready ahead of time for snacks.
I'm heading out to a live drawing class tonight, so my aim is to avoid getting any treats on the way home and bringing some water with me. I'll let y'all know how it goes!1 -
susanjoines2144 wrote: »@LenGray how did the drawing class and evening go?
It went really well! I was a bit nervous because it was a new event, but everyone was really supportive and nice so I think I'll definitely have to go again ^_^1 -
My hit my goals yesterday! I walked 4,638 steps (yay!) and was close to my deficit goal. I also worked through some stuff in my journal about my mindset going into weight loss. Also, in addition to going to the art class, I went to the park with the pups and put them on their leads so they could run around, then took them on a long walk. It was a really great day ^_^ 2
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@chris_in_cal i think the whole site is a bit clunky 😆 but I bookmarked this group and can find it easily enough in my groups even if it says I don't belong to any .
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As far as my calories went, I absolutely bombed.
Go Keto! Switch your metabolism to fats. Its a great way to have calories deficit.
I'm amazed at how little I actually need to support myself and still be able to work etc. For example today I had a grand total of: 2 100gr frikadelen, 2 slices of cheese and 140gr of haselnut, total 1700 calorie all in all. Add to that 650 workout and its a great way to attack your fat reserves!
Much love and hugs.0
