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I just want to point this out since it’s been mentioned you’re new to maintenance and these could really mess with your counts if you’re using bad entries, the flour in particular. All natural sugar has 48-60 calories per tablespoon. If the Truvia is strictly about calories and not avoiding sugar it’s not saving you…
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OP I know you don’t want to hear “calories in, calories out” so I’m going to try to put it another way. I am in my 9th year of maintenance so a “veteran” at this calorie counting thing and still I can get tripped up at times. I’ve been on a break the last couple of weeks and just started back to logging this week. Things…
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My one and hard fast golden rule is, “Never, ever wear leggings/stretchy pants as daily wear* again.” I’ve stuck to that for going on nine years. Those things are the debil and give a false sense of security because “it can’t be that bad, my pants still fit.” *Not talking gym clothes. I do wear those, to the gym and back,…
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If I’m not logging I need to be weighing myself on a regular basis. If I’m not weighing myself it’s because I KNOW I’m eating too much. It’s this weird form of denial that I’m totally aware of. Ideally I need to be doing both but if I’m not feeling logging keeping an eye on the scale has to happen. Otherwise, for me, it’s…
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I am 50, 5’4 and 145lbs. Tippy top of BMI range but not overweight or very overweight. Have been maintaining since 2010. If I do nothing but sit on my butt I maintain fine around 1600-1700 calories. I eat whatever I want. I just eat less of some things and eat them less frequently but if I want a piece of cheesecake you…
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FitBit just sent me the “Great Wall of China” badge. I’ve walked 5,500 miles. I do a lot of walking and go through a lot of walking shoes. My goal is set to 10,000. That is my minimum. I get anywhere between 15-20K steps a day. My average it 18,000. I get up a few hours before my kids and knock out the first 5-7,000 before…
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I don’t weigh in until about a week after vacation because I balloon up with water weight almost instantly from all the sodium. No use making myself nuts when I know it’s not real. We’re always on the go during vacation and while I eat bigger meals, I also eat fewer of them. I enjoy myself but I don’t have a free for all…
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I’m thinking maybe your previous history plays a part. I’ve been obese only once in my life and when I finally lost that weight I found maintenance for the first 4ish years fairly easy. Before that I would sometimes drift up to overweight here and there. I would self correct and then just drift back down again. About four…
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There are no bad carbs. In fact, there are no bad foods. Wrapping your head around that and removing the “bad” label from food is the first step to freedom and ultimately success IMO. I ate cake last night. And pizza. Tonight I will eat chicken, pasta and broccoli. Balance. I have maintained an 89lb+ loss for eight going…
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No, it’s a tool just like any other. For me it provides accountability and serves as a guide. I do not ever want to weigh over 235lbs again and for the past eight years plus I’ve not even come close. I have gained twice in that time 20lbs during the most stressful time in my life where I simply didn’t care and 10lbs when I…
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Keeping an eye on the number is what is important to me. If I’m not weighing it’s because I’m actively avoiding the scale and for me that’s playing with fire.
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Just to add that Angel Hair looks like a whole lot more when cooked than regular spaghetti. I have a family of five so when I cook pasta I make the entire (12-16oz depending on the brand) box of pasta. Same brand, same weight I always have at least half the box of Angel Hair left after dinner vs one, maybe two servings…
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When I finally decided to drop the weight nearly nine years ago I was wearing a very tight 20 and realized I was headed into a 22. (In all honestly probably should have been wearing the 22). I started getting rid of the bigger stuff as soon as I was out of it. I have two rules for myself: never wear leggings again (only…
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How long have you been in deficit? Are you weighing and measuring your food? When you say you’re taking a day off of logging are you also taking the day off from your deficit? By how much?
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You don’t mention lowering your calories, just adjusting the type of food you eat. You need to be in a calorie deficit. Calorie creep when in maintenance is pretty common. I maintained for a good four almost five years when my dad got very ill and I found myself sitting in ICU units and hospital rooms for a good part of a…
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It all depends on your build and the way you’re weight is distributed. When I was really heavy it took 30lbs for the first size down. (Though I suspect the jeans I was wearing at my heaviest were a good size or two too small) After that it was 20 then 10lb increments. Now it is as little as 5lbs.
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Say, 120 calories for the banana, 100-150 per scoop of protein powder (depending on your brand/type), you’re pretty close to the calories for a modest slice of cake with frosting. It’s the calories that count for weight loss not the ingredients. For 300-400 calories I’m going to choose the cake. (actually I’d probably…
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I also have the Weight Guru Bluetooth scale. It’s within half a pound of the Taylor I used for about 17 years. The app is nothing to write home about but it logs my weight to both MFP and FitBit. Kind of wish I’d gone WiFi because sometimes I’m still half asleep and you have to remember your phone and remember to open up…
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I have lots of little snack containers and snack baggies. I don’t rely on what the container says for servings though, I use my scale and go by the serving size in grams. If I don’t portion it out like this, I use my scale and put it on a plate or in a bowl. I never eat straight out of the bag. I don’t need the…
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I think the OP means going over serving size but remaining within her calories. Sure, I do it all the time. The amount of any one thing doesn’t really matter as long as your calorie numbers come out in the end.
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@Quasita I just want to thank you for your thoughtful and honest responses. My sister had WLS and I really struggled to understand it. Your posts have given me a more complete picture and a better understanding.
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I’m in the “about 750” camp. If logging it as 1000 is working for you I see no reason to change it. However, if you’re hungry splitting it in half it’s worth weighing a few times to get an idea. They make pocketable scales but if you’re uncomfortable doing it there you can weigh it when you get back to work or home. I’d…
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If my DH is grilling he’ll weigh out the protein and let me know how much each portion weighs before cooking. If he’s made a dish with lots of ingredients I’ll come into the kitchen to find a stack of nutrition labels waiting for me. Weighing the protein I think I asked him to do for me once and he just continued to do it.…
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I’ve been at this close to eight years. There are a handful of days where I just relax and don’t worry about it, my birthday, my anniversary, Thanksgiving, Christmas and vacation. I don’t take it as a license to lose my mind and binge all day but where on a normal day I might choose stuffing OR mashed potatoes, on…
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I kept the biggest pair of jeans I wore as a reminder for several years. The rest I gave away as soon as they were ridiculously big. I had a two year spell where I put on 20lbs but have lost those plus 16 more a year and a half ago. (grand total: 84lbs) I hung onto to those for about a year but then my sister has WLS and I…
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I average 15,000 a day. Some days it's 12,000, some days it’s 20,000 or more. Never less than 10,000 unless I’m sick. I started out at about 1,300 steps a day. Basically I didn’t move much. Now I can’t take sitting for any length of time.
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Okay, please don’t take this the wrong way but it sounds like you are not grasping that it’s not the *kind* of food you’re eating, it’s HOW MUCH you’re eating. I can pull a package of chicken breasts from my freezer and one will weight 4ozs, one will weigh 6ozs, one will weight 8ozs and one will weigh 3ozs. If you are…
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Logging your food intake is not the same as weighing and measuring your food intake. Just logging it is guessing. I agree with the PP that you are probably overcompensating for the food you’re no longer eating.
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Steel Cut Oats, yogurt, protein shake, dip for fruit, "syrup" for pancakes, IN pancakes.
