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I finished the day yesterday with a 500 cal deficit. I've pre logged today at a 650 cal deficit. Sticking to what I've pre logged is my goal for today. One day at a time!

Today, my only goal is to finish the day in a deficit. I've had a really bad month, blowing through my deficit to maintenance and beyond but I want today to be the day I get back on track. I still have at least 50 pounds to lose, I have to get back in the groove!

Lemon meringue or coconut cream 🤤

Slimfast Keto Atkins Whole 30 Does Zumba count? Seems like it was at its height of popularity back when I did it. Edited to add: wouldn't waste my time on any of the diets again, they just aren't sustainable for me. But would do Zumba again given the opportunity!

@lauriekallis I've definitely noticed that if I have an exceptionally high carb/sugar day then I will have stronger cravings for them the next day. Also, when I'm going through binges I seem to get stuck in a sugar to salt back to sugar cycle where eating sweets makes me crave salty food which then turns me right back to…

@conniewilkins56 I think it is a combination of stress, boredom due to work being very slow right now, and poor food choices (not enough protein and eating a lot of carbs rather than fats that make me feel full). Also I've been having a hard time with getting enough water and other fluids lately - almost like I have an…

Despite my best effort to stock the house with healthy, non-binge-inducing foods, I continued to struggle this week. I was especially going for carb and sodium heavy foods (never in my life have I eaten as much Campbell's chicken noodle soup as I did this week). Today is the first day in probably 10+ days that I am under…

Spurred on by my impending move to a new house, I went through my closet and took a hard look at what I really want to take with me. Asking myself "Even when I get down to a small enough size to wear this again, will I want to?" Maybe I just don't like the style anymore, or maybe it was an ill-fitting item to begin with…

Here I am, two days later and still not back on plan. I ate nothing but fast food, candy, and mac and cheese today and that's been my norm for the past week or so. I'm dealing with stress around my rental house and crappy landlord, to the point that I'm having to end my lease and find a new place and am now packing and…

@conniewilkins56 I'm on that boat with you. I was doing so good despite going through some stress lately but then today I just gave in, bought two bags of candy, and ate to the point of stomach ache and nausea. So now I'll be practicing self forgiveness and striving for better choices tomorrow.

Yes, I've gotten 4 or 5 over the last month or so.

Feeling a little blah today due to upcoming TOM so my only goals are to get the dishes done, stay under my calories, and walk the dogs. If I have the energy this evening, I'll try to throw together some "pupcakes" for my dog's birthday tomorrow, but otherwise I may just pick her up some doggy ice cream from the grocery…

Not me, but my dad was an avid cyclist and used Zwift with his indoor trainer during the cold months. He seemed to really like it and said it was cool to "ride" the virtual courses and "race" with people from all over the world. He would've much preferred to be outside, but said it made the trainer less monotonous.

I second this. I was gaining ~5 pounds a year from 18-25 and thought nothing of it, then suddenly it became 20 pounds a year from ages 26-28. I wish I had reined things in a lot sooner. You're still at a good place to prevent a lot of this damage, and working on it now will save you so much trouble in the future.

I didn't feel like cooking and was running low on groceries to cook with anyway, so ended up with fish sticks and a bowl of instant oatmeal. Unorthodox but it fit my calories so oh well. I'll try for something better tomorrow!

"Diet 2 days a week, eat the Mediterranean way for 5"? But isn't Mediterranean...a diet?

Something that made me snicker/ sigh in exasperation today: I was in a department store and happened to notice signs on several of the clothing displays that read "We've updated our sizing! Know your size? Try a size down." Seriously??? During a time when most fitting rooms are closed, you decide it's a great time to…

Sweets are my biggest temptation - ice cream, candy, and baked goods. I had such a triumph this week when a sugar craving hit! I don't keep sweets in the house because I know I can't moderate; anything I bought would just get eaten in one sitting. So I was having the worst craving for something chocolate and I thought…

I have a Pitsky too! Mine is now 4 years old and has significantly chilled out compared to her younger self but still has a major sassy streak.

I've been taking bust-waist-hip measurements from the beginning, and today I went back to compare my current numbers with my starting numbers. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the inches are coming off in proportionate ways! I've always carried more of my weight in my lower body and as of today, I've lost 3 inches…

@bmeadows380 sending well wishes for your job application! Maybe being an internal applicant will send you to the front of the line!

@rieraclaelin it's not just you, mine's been saying "community not available" periodically for several days now!

The farthest north I've ever lived was Kansas, and while I remember happily trudging through the snow to deliver my paper route as a child, as an adult I think Arizona or Florida would be my idea of a good climate - 26 degrees would see me on the couch with a mug of hot chocolate!

Feeling good that I actually got out for TWO 30 minute walks today, in spite of the fact that the high temperature was only 50 and I really don't like cold weather. I took the dogs with me and they enjoyed it more than I did, per usual.

It was the opposite for me - the office always had candy and other junk food being passed out and there was the constant temptation of vending machines, snack bar, etc. At home I can control what I have easy access to. It's a lot easier not to eat the candy when I would have to drive to the store to get it first. So, as…

SAME. I will give it my best effort, but if the time comes and I'm just not "hungry for" what I planned or it's something that requires more prep than I have the energy for, I just let it go and do something else. Yesterday was pasta al limone with steamed broccoli mixed in, today will be salmon and asparagus baked in…

Has anyone experienced terrible cravings after getting back on plan from a few days of overeating? I went well over maintenance calories for about 5 days around New Year's but since Monday I've been trying really hard to stick to my deficit. I just can't figure out why I've had the worst cravings all week - I desperately…

Hi! To piggyback off of your good happenings in 2020: My personal blessings this year: -Spending so much time with my parents. I moved in December 2019 to be closer to them after spending a decade being a 10-12 hour drive away, and it has been great to get to see them often. -Remaining employed, and getting to work from…

After a few years of all my clothes just barely fitting, everything being way too tight, I have lost all reference to how clothing is actually supposed to fit. How snug is a bra band supposed to be? Is my shirt tastefully loose or laughably oversized? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I love candy, especially chocolate, and my mom was gifted a few chocolate bars for Christmas and said I could have any of them if I wanted. One of them was a special flavored bar and I thought it sounded good so I broke off a piece to try. It was so tasteless that for a minute I was sure I had COVID and had lost my sense…