At Goal & Successfully Maintaining. So Why Am I Doing This All Over Again?
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LifeChangz wrote: »@springlering62 ~ saw a fab looking plate protein pancakes you recently posted elsewhere. maybe you've posted recipe here, but, would you please repost pic and recipe here? my inner 2 yr old child's eyeballs clapped! lol
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10881740/cake-mix-protein-pancake-recipe#latest
^^333 calories, including the “cream cheese” and coffee with the heaping mound of froth.
For a fabulous hand frother you can’t do better than this:
https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Coffee-Frother-Technology-CFFROTH/dp/B016ULW6T0/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=3U2SR2B5I2CLX&keywords=ninja+hand+frother&qid=1673471403&sprefix=ninja+hand+frother,aps,134&sr=8-3
Works best with cold skim milk. Microwave after frothing, and watch it explode like a science experiment you can actually eat and enjoy.
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@springlering62 ~ Thank you! the cameras these days take such good crisp details and that plate of pancakes amazing - I would not feel deprived eating any of the variations described in your recipe! yummers!0
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LifeChangz wrote: »@springlering62 ~ Thank you! the cameras these days take such good crisp details and that plate of pancakes amazing - I would not feel deprived eating any of the variations described in your recipe! yummers!
Enjoy, and I’m just relieved the crisp photo doesn’t show the crumbs and cat hair lol. Favorite perch. 🤦🏻♀️0 -
@springlering62, having had cats all my life (until a couple of years ago), I figure cat hair is both an essential nutrient by now, and a fashion accessory.8
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So, an update. We just got back from the west coast a couple of days ago. Because I’m a fruitcake and think it’s a fun pseudo-scientific experiment to weigh after a trip, I immediately weighed myself, and have two or three times a day since. I always put on a shedload of cabin pressure weight, and it’s so darn satisfying to see the scale just tumble the first few days after returning.
Naturally, I asked BL if he’d weighed himself. No? When was the last time then? Mumble mumble. What’s that? It’s been maybe six months since he weighed?
So while he was making his breakfast, he finally admitted to weighing in this morning, and was blue. “I’m down five pounds but am still six over my lowest.”
I immediately launched into reassurances: I sure can’t see it, probably cabin pressure, that pulled hamstring may be causing some water retention, too, and since he’s cut back activity to nurse the hamstring, maybe he should cut the calories temporarily. And anyway, he’s picked up some muscle in the past few months and muscle weighs more than fat…..
Next thing I know, he’s shaking a spoon at me and loudly growling “Enough!!!!!”
I was actually typing a reply at the time to a returning member who goes by the snappy name of @ObsessivelyObsessingObsessions
It occurred to me that might be apropos for me, too.
Two MFP members in one household, one silently trying and the other wildly gung-ho.
Fun times.
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@springlering62, I always enjoy your posts. My wife and I are similarly both users but have varying styles and levels of interest in the details. She refuses to weigh herself at all and loathes the act of tracking and logging but likes the way she feels when she gets enough protein and properly fuels her running exploits, whilst I ensure I weigh daily under precise conditions and instinctively weigh portions, even when they're not for me.
We had an interesting conversation the other day; I mentioned it would be nice to have a few more pairs of golf shorts I particularly like as a Fathers' Day idea were either of our mothers to ask her. She rebutted that shorts are harder to buy for others than shorts because of size, to which I replied that I've been the same waist size since I was 17 (the fact that itself is a 17 year span was a tad shocking). She was pretty dumbfounded by that given that my weight has probably fluxed a solid 30 pounds over that span (~155-185 lb), though carried differently as my fitness pursuits and body composition are noticeably different.
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The BL has slacked off on weighing. He’s been pissing and moaning about not losing weight.
He fell into the classic trap. He buys barrels of peanut butter and went through one in about two weeks.
I noticed because I’ve started buttering my chocolate protein pancakes with 16gr of melted peanut butter.
Me: Still weighing?
No, I eyeball it now.
Well, you’ve been eyeballing a 56 serving jar of peanut butter into empty in a couple of weeks!
Input unappreciated. I head him mumble “Diet Nazi”
Still, he’s maintaining and that’s a win.
Am still learning, you cannot nag someone into weight loss. I, of all people, should have known that from the “don’t let me eat….” days.
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Sheesh, peanut butter is one of those foods where intuition always gets you in trouble! But yeah, nagging is unlikely to be productive
Imperial measurements do my head in, but isn't that over 10,000 calories per jar? Over two weeks, that's 720kcal of peanut butter per day, yikes!1 -
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Wondered how BL was doing, it's been a while.1
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Wondered how BL was doing, it's been a while.
He’s doing well! Maintaining, by eyeball, since he still refuses to weigh. Still wearing the smaller pants size, wish he’d get more since most his pants are clown size now, but it doesn’t bother him. He did trade in his faded, ragged perpetual polo shirts for some nice short sleeve button shirts, but had to stayXXL. He has the hips and ankles of a prima ballerina but the shoulders of a linebacker.
I will say, I saw this fella walking past a neighbor’s house and thought, “For a grey headed possum” that’s a nice looking fellow, and nicely dressed, too.”
Imagine my surprise when I came inside and saw the same handsome possum in my kitchen making himself lunch. I hadn’t even recognized him in his spiffy new duds.
So now, he won’t wear anything g else. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻10 -
You have a talent for making me laugh---not to mention some of your posts conger up some pretty funny head pictures, too!2
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"A grey headed possum." That made me laugh! 🤣🤣🤣0
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springlering62 wrote: »Part of losing weight means trying new foods, or taking a new look at old ones.
Many people don’t care for sugar-free products. I’ve found them to be a godsend. But you never know what you’ll get.
I add half an ounce of Jordan’s zero-cal chocolate waffle cone syrup to our smoothies, along with some Trader Joe’s cacao powder. It makes them taste like ice cream, which makes them a treat.
Last night we boiled a couple pounds of shrimp. (If you didn’t know, you can have a serious pig out on shrimp for not many calories, and they’re a great protein booster. )
We were looking forward to trying the sugar free cocktail sauce from one of our favorite brands.
Epic fail. It tasted like the ancient bottles of insecticide smelled in my dad’s old shed. Yuck yuck yuck.
BL was vastly disappointed. I didn’t know what to do, so pulled out a lemon and just squirted it on the shrimp.
To our surprise, we really liked the lemon better than any cocktail sauce we’ve had.
So, we’re both still learning.
(Lesson learned: order bulk of products you already know you like to get that free shipping, and only get one bottle of whatever it is you’re wanting to try. I ordered three bottles of this noxious cocktail sauce. 🤦🏻♀️)
Have you tried the Swerve brand sugar substitute? The have brown sugar and regular sugar options. They are the best tasting sugar replacement that I've found. You can also bake with them and the ratio is 1:1.2 -
springlering62 wrote: »Part of losing weight means trying new foods, or taking a new look at old ones.
Many people don’t care for sugar-free products. I’ve found them to be a godsend. But you never know what you’ll get.
I add half an ounce of Jordan’s zero-cal chocolate waffle cone syrup to our smoothies, along with some Trader Joe’s cacao powder. It makes them taste like ice cream, which makes them a treat.
Last night we boiled a couple pounds of shrimp. (If you didn’t know, you can have a serious pig out on shrimp for not many calories, and they’re a great protein booster. )
We were looking forward to trying the sugar free cocktail sauce from one of our favorite brands.
Epic fail. It tasted like the ancient bottles of insecticide smelled in my dad’s old shed. Yuck yuck yuck.
BL was vastly disappointed. I didn’t know what to do, so pulled out a lemon and just squirted it on the shrimp.
To our surprise, we really liked the lemon better than any cocktail sauce we’ve had.
So, we’re both still learning.
(Lesson learned: order bulk of products you already know you like to get that free shipping, and only get one bottle of whatever it is you’re wanting to try. I ordered three bottles of this noxious cocktail sauce. 🤦🏻♀️)
Have you tried the Swerve brand sugar substitute? The have brown sugar and regular sugar options. They are the best tasting sugar replacement that I've found. You can also bake with them and the ratio is 1:1.
Thanks for the tip. I use granulated sugar so seldom that a bag will last me several years.
I either eliminate it from recipes or use 1/3-1/2 granulated called for in the recipe, supplemented with an appropriate Skinny Syrup flavor.
I made some pretty awesome sugar-free mini apple pies for thanksgiving. Pillsbury had mini-crusts you out in a muffin tin, at 120 calories each.
I peeled and diced some apples, “sautéed“ them til soft in some caramel Skinny Sauce, lemon juice and cinnamon, and spooned it into prebaked pie shells.
I cut together a tablespoon of margarine, cinnamon, some pecan meal, and some plain 5-grain muesli and crumbled it on top of each mini-pie and baked them for about ten minutes.
BL is still hanging in there. I don’t think he’s lost any more (won’t weigh) but he’s “toning up” noticeably. It’s really nice having a partner on the same journey. I nag him, and he hides the nomnoms from me if he sees me overindulging.2 -
springlering62 wrote: »BL made a 750+ calorie breakfast this weekend. Realized his mistake by dinner time. Had enough calories left for the day for a reasonable dinner but that was all of them.
He studied his phone, and then his head popped up. “Hey, can we get some calories if we go for a walk?
He burned over 200 on his walk and I made him a giant smoothie of cashew milk, yogurt, cacao powder, zero calorie waffle cone syrup, and a buttload of ice for about 105.
(You can “buy back” calories via exercise. Many successful MFP users suggest eating back only half your exercise calories, to allow margin of error, especially for new users.)
The next day he thought ahead and planned his calories out for the day. He had nearly 500 left for after dinner, so got another smoothie and a bowl of yogurt cheesecake pudding. And an extra dinner roll, too. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
If I could only convince him to pre-log his meals. That’s been sooooo helpful for me, especially when I need to make changes on the fly. But he’s already reached the “thinking about it” stage, and that’s awesome.
Pre-logging doesn't work for everyone. I feel trapped by it. The moment I pre-log a meal--I don't want that meal in any fashion. Meal prepping makes me crazy. Mine is an aspect of my ADHD. I like structure but I also don't like to be limited. Pre-logging makes me feel limited.
BUT--I do limit the amount of calories for a meal--but I don't pick the foods out. I just have to stay the range.
On shrimp--sometimes I do black pepper. I've done peperoncini pepper juice as well. But honestly--black pepper and garlic works great. You can also hit with lemon. Lemon and black pepper go well together.
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Still around and still hanging in. We are both probably up a bit, thanks to holidays and kids visiting and wanting the foods of their youth (i.e. what the previous edition of me used to blithely serve).
It was worth it to see the wee one’s face light up as she sampled my homemade mac and cheese, and then start shoveling it in with both hands. Very gratifying to know i still got it.
They head out in the morning. Husband has managed to sneak out and get in a few classes, but is wild with frustration because tai chi doesn’t resume til after New Year’s.
We’ve already booked classes as far in advance as we can, and meals are pre planned through next week. I’ll be pre-logging this afternoon, while the bread for the final family meal offering bakes.
It’s just way cool to see, via looking at him, how we’ve both changed our lives for the better, look forward to simpler meals, and how workouts have become something to look forward to with anticipation rather than as a “chore”.
Now, if only i can disappear those too big tai chi pants he still holds up with rope and a chip clip. I told him he looked like Elly Mae, but that went right over his head. He’s just mortally attached to those pants for some reason.
Hoping all of y'all find the same satisfaction in the New Year!!!10 -
springlering62 wrote: »Still around and still hanging in. We are both probably up a bit, thanks to holidays and kids visiting and wanting the foods of their youth (i.e. what the previous edition of me used to blithely serve).
It was worth it to see the wee one’s face light up as she sampled my homemade mac and cheese, and then start shoveling it in with both hands. Very gratifying to know i still got it.
They head out in the morning. Husband has managed to sneak out and get in a few classes, but is wild with frustration because tai chi doesn’t resume til after New Year’s.
We’ve already booked classes as far in advance as we can, and meals are pre planned through next week. I’ll be pre-logging this afternoon, while the bread for the final family meal offering bakes.
It’s just way cool to see, via looking at him, how we’ve both changed our lives for the better, look forward to simpler meals, and how workouts have become something to look forward to with anticipation rather than as a “chore”.
Now, if only i can disappear those too big tai chi pants he still holds up with rope and a chip clip. I told him he looked like Elly Mae, but that went right over his head. He’s just mortally attached to those pants for some reason.
Hoping all of y'all find the same satisfaction in the New Year!!!
Glad to hear you're doing well and getting to see family for the holidays.
I'm always pretty introspective, sometimes to a fault, but definitely prone to ruminate on thoughts of the year toward it's end. Back into late '22 and through the first half of '23 waves of medical issues lapped harshly upon the shores of many close to us. Thankfully, overall outcomes have all been positive but not without obstacle and worry. It certainly provides perspective when it comes to family gatherings and reinforces the commitment my wife and I made to each other early in our relationship to keep each healthy and accountable. At the time, probably over ten years ago now, it was mostly "hey, don't let me get fat" for vanity, but as we've aged, become parents, and see our parents age, there's undoubtedly more thought to longevity behind it.
Warm holiday wishes and hope for a fortuitous 2024 to all.7 -
How lucky to have such great help and support. I hope I can absorb some inspiration from what you have accomplished!2
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Yay to my Beloved!
I told him he’s getting nice definition in his thighs and he preened.
Then he blushing admitted he can feel his adipose ( visceral?) fat shrinking, and he poked and pulled to prove it to me. On one side. He is puzzled and disappointed.
I’d laugh, but I feel for him. It’s always the belly, isn’t it?
Regular exercise has been life changing for us both. I look at him, literally getting younger, while most the other guys at aquafit (my “pool” for comparison) are getting older. He’s not the youngest fellow in the class, but by golly he sure looks like it. 👍🏻
BTW, the last MFP app update obliterated the ability for iOS users to easily share and copy diaries with friends or family. There is a workaround. If anyone needs it, post here and I’ll share screen shots how to do it. 🤦🏻♀️4
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