my accountability thread Day one

Seems like I'm the only male blundering about in this space. But, hell, I'll post. Reminds me of that old joke, if a man says something in the woods and there's nobody there to hear him, is he still wrong? Struggling like hell lately with a dull mood, unenergized, back/QL muscle has been hurting. That means exercise goes soft, and that means dopamine levels tend to tank.

Last night, did some stress eating. Not real bad, though I thought about totally going off the rails. But, you know, maybe a couple hundred calories worth of damage. Today was odd. I ate my normal breakfast which totaled around 260 calories. Lunch time, I just wasn't hungry. I ate a small chunk of raw green cabbage just for general purposes. Made a proper dinner, purple sweet potatoes with coconut oil, cooked beets, some roasted chicken. Ate around 7:15, and I ate the hell out of things, but still a fairly low cal day. The popup came on when I tried to complete the day's log; "shame on your *kitten*, looks like you're not eating enough." Whatever. Tonight, snapping out of it a bit. Hope for a good day tomorrow. The weight, the goddamn weight. Hanging tough, not much change in a week or two, trying to get down another five give or take.

I admit it. Men are like this too. I'm seeing a friend in 15 days, haven't seen him in person for I guess 4 years, want to lose the gut. Hate to show up looking like I'm hiding a basketball under my shirt.

Update: the initial reading this morning, 177.6, was an illusion. After breakfast, oddly, it was down to around 173.6. Clothes this morning must have been heavy. Feeling better and also determined. Rather pissed off at this body. Sluggish, hurting, not serving me all that well.
Didn't Blue Zone mention Sardinia? They live routinely to 100 there. Have you been? It's an all nighter on a small and really old cruise ship, from Rome. You wake up in your tiny sleeping room and go get coffee, then deboard in Cagliari. Very hot in the summer, quite beautiful, many small vacation cottages with tiled patios rather than yards. The people there are very immersed in their local culture which is ancient. Unique, and not really livable for a foreigner, but worth visiting. Beaches get crazy in the height of summer. I'd like to go again and explore the island more. It's a big island.

173.8 on the scales today. Don't know why it was reading over 177 yesterday. I'm within spittin' distance of my goal. For breakfast I changed it up and had a half of a square of tofu, sliced and fried, with some zucchini. Some ricotta di capra cheese (do they have this in the States? Can't remember; very creamy and good, pretty low cal). Three walnuts, which I didn't log. About 350 calories. Last night I had millet, very good, with mushrooms cooked in it. Stirred in some left-over purple sweet potatoes and the whole mess was actually very good and filling. Going to Budapest on the 15th, planning on a gym visit and lots of walking, maybe a bike trip. Friend is coming, very into fitness and lean eating, good not to be with a slow-moving chow hound. Back is better. Got on the Concept 2 rower for 22 minutes last night, and a bike trip. Don't log my fitness into this app, too much work, but try to do something each day.

BeverlyW1108 wrote: »

Good Morning Friends!

Greg, I love this: Discontent is worse than five extra pounds. And yes, you are in the right thread, keep coming back! Btw, did you say where you live, sounds like you are over the ocean from the U.S.?
Marla, Thanks for the reminder about the calorie "limit", not the goal, I need to hear that occasionally.
Daria, sounds like lots of fun on your camping trip. Camping in the great outdoors always makes me hungry! And not for salad! Welcome home.
Sarah, sounds like you are doing Great! Keep up the good work! We don't get Netflix but I will google the show and some of the places you and Greg mentioned.
Me, I've been doing really good since my binge on Friday. Today is my first run with my coaches instructions so wish me luck, it sounds a little harder than my usual runs. Sarah, have you been swimming?

Have a Nice Day!

Wishing you luck with your run!!

Felt I was really doing well until last evening when we went to the show with friends. I walked past the concession stand and didn’t get any popcorn even though I was feeling some hungry. Dinner was a disaster and ended up with a 1000 calorie dinner😖 As I think upon my menu choices, there was not really anything on the menu that was calorie friendly other than salads. I did log my meal and I think it gives me more incentive to be more cautious. It is a new month and a new day and intend to stick with it. For my own good, I need to loose weight.
Congratulations to everyone who had losses.
Marla I will give it a try to weigh in on Wednesday mornings. I need to get back into the routine. I think will also critique my activities; as mentioned before getting out for walks is not always easy especially with the arthritis. But I need to come up with a plan before being housebound because winter snow.
I am going to also track this month with my goal being a 1-2 lb loss

Good Thursday Morning to All,
Friday is my, and hubby's, weigh in day and he is already planning to have a big calorie fest! Steak, potato, cookies and ice cream. My plan is to see how many calories I can have and average the rest of the week using a minimum and stay under my lose 1/2 pound a week goal. W!!ish me luck! Going for a run this morning.
I hope everyone has a nice day!

Greg here checking in. This thread is a needle in a haystack to find. Bookmarked it, saved it, hopefully that works. Beverly asked where I live. I'm over in Italy on the north edge of Lake Como. I lived in Portland, OR and kept going east until I found an affordable neighborhood and wound up here. Portland sure turned into a dangerous mess. Glad I got out.

Struggling some with boredom eating. I often get to this place, probably low dopamine from ADHD, where I have no real problems, things are taken care of, and the world is bleak and empty rather than ripe with excitement. It's like, what the hell am I doing here. Loaded on an extra 350 calories last night getting into peanut butter, etc. Guess I'll start again today as if it's the first day. Still plateaued at 174ish. About three inches of flab around the waist, not horrible but seems like I could move the dial a bit. Made a good soup the other day--red lentils, leeks, shallots, carrots, celery, and some good curry powder I got in Seattle. A good simple soup. Had that last night with steamed squash with coconut oil.

Plugging away, home alone with the dog for a while. Daily chores. Not too much going on. Glad I'm fairly healthy. OK, on to the day. search term to make this easier to find TK

Hi Bev, no San Vito Lo Capo is over 1,000 miles away right on the toe of the boot. I have not been in that region at all. Italy is absolutely huge and packed with thousands of things worth visiting and experiencing. I'm a couple hours from Switzerland, and Frankfort, Germany is a several hour drive north. Thousands of Germans come here for vacations and many own homes here. Each region has a very different history, different typical foods, different dialects and customs. The degree of cultural differences within a fairly short distance is a huge change from the States. Switzerland feels entirely different than here and they speak their own kind of German. Rome feels way different than Milan. Venice is it's own unique thing. We went to Bolzano last Christmas with my daughter and the town used to be in Austria and everything is in German.