mawkishstoic Member

I had a coworker who was quite thin, and would from time to time get upset that she had gained a bit of weight, and would take steps to lose it. I always thought she was crazy. In my mind, I would think "who cares about 10 pounds - you're skinny!" It took a long time for me to realize that I had everything backwards. She…

This! This! This! A million times this! We set an alarm clock every day so we're not late for work -- does that mean we're obsessed with time? Tracking calories is just a way of having an alarm clock for food. It's a tool to help you in life.

How many days in a row have you failed to meet 1200 calories?

No I don't count it. While my office work involves running up and down stairs a couple dozen times a day, I don't ever want to overestimate the calories I'm burning. I want to handicap my logging in favour of success. I want to err on the side of caution.

I take 100mg caffeine pills fairly regularly. Usually on workdays right after lunch so I don't get those afternoon sleepies. Been doing this for years. My sleep is fine. I don't get jittery. 100mg of caffeine is like a small to medium size cup of coffee. Individual results may vary, but for me, they're great.

I roll mine in sugar before I eat them. It's called a ShameStick.

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It's hard to say after just one week. You might still be losing, just at a slower rate. If I had to guess, if you are getting the exercise in, I think you will keep losing at 1400 calories per day. Give it more time to see the trend.

Cherry juice!

Rice. Beans. Lentils.

Get a do-rag or bandana to tie on. Lighter than a hat and will keep your hair out of your face. Also easy to throw in the laundry after getting sweaty.

I believe the rough math is a 500 calorie/day deficit will result in roughly 1lb a week of weight loss over time. So a 100 calorie/day deficit might result in a 1lb loss every 5 weeks, approximately. It's all up to you, where you want to go, and how you want to get there.

My new mantra. Thank you.