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In addition, I don't think you're crazy. I think we are given so much information about food and diets and what is considered healthy by some and then opposite advice by others that at some point we take on opinions about food which may not necessarily be true, but which have been repeated and reinforced so often by others…
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No food has been banned in my head. I am actively abstaining from particular food that is both calorie dense and which I have trouble moderating, but if offered it outside my home, I would likely accept. For example, doughnuts. So, no doughnuts in my cupboard, but ... not banned per se.
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I agree with all the comments about using a trend graph. I use weight grapher which helps smooth out the bumps and keeps me sane when I seem to bounce around the same weight for a fortnight. You are not alone in your annoyance at seeing the weight bounce up and down rather than gracefully decrease steadily :D
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You've probably heard this before, but weight loss isn't linear. Try not to get disheartened. Despite being in a deficit, I can hang around the same number for up to a fortnight due to water weight, hormones, ToM, mysterious other factors - and then I lose a few pounds in the same week. Patience is the way to go. But yeah…
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You weigh what the scale says you weigh. Your weight isn't just about fat, but everything else too and it will change a lot during the day. Like if I weigh myself last thing at night, I usually find I weigh a couple pounds less by the morning. I don't however believe I have burnt off two pounds of fat overnight. You…
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I just put it down to the mystery of hormones. I find that the super hungry days are balanced by the not hungry at all days, so I don't get too worried if I eat more on the ravenous days, as there are days when I come in under my calorie goal too.
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Hey erica, do also bear in mind that these are all estimates and a starting point. In about a month's time, review how many calories you have actually eaten to get a daily average (yup, add them all up for the month then divide by the days) and how much weight you have lost to get a daily loss (pounds lost x 3500 cals…
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Eat more than usual, but choose something that may help fill you - yoghurt, oats, hard boiled eggs - rather than snacking on what is convenient and to hand. Don't beat yourself up about eating at maintenance for a change. There will also be days when you are not hungry which will balance out today.
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Daily.
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I think you look amazing! Congrats! I would recommend reposting your request in the fitness forum here on MFP as you'll get the best advice there for how to gain through strength training, rather than here in the success forum where your request for advice may disappear amongst the celebratory threads.
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It's a long way to maintenance for me, but no I don't see myself continuing to track calories forever. I may do so initially so I can get used to what maintenance calories look like on my plate, but after that .. probably not. I'll continue to weigh myself on a regular basis to keep an eye on any potential gains, and I…
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Typical day Around 2pm - porridge (rolled oats, semi skimmed milk and water) Around 5pm - eggs scrambled in microwave + baked beans, followed by an apple Around 8pm - grilled chicken thighs (no skin), mashed potato, baked beans, runner beans, carrots, brocoli, followed by banana, greek yoghurt and a sprinkling of all bran…
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Use the MFP tools here to work out your initial goals. Bear in mind that these are estimates and that you may need to adjust them after the first month for something more accurate for you personally. Also it sounds like you don't have much to lose so it may be better to set a target of 0.5 pounds loss a week rather than…
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I'm doing the 5:2 fast :) I have 500 cals on Mon/Thurs and the other days I aim for 1500 cals but often end up around the 1700 mark or more. Losing nicely and finding it more manageable than calorie restricting every day. I think this is because I tend to start eating late in the day naturally and so on fast days I don't…
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Good to hear the fasts are going well @mabearof6 ^^ I know what you mean about not breaking your fast the following day until a lot later than you thought you would. It is weird, yes. You go to bed on the fast day thinking about the food you can have the next day, but then when you wake up there's no urgency about eating…
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For consistency, I'll prelog my day ahead. Then I adjust it as I go along for accuracy. Sometimes I'll plan out several days at a time. When I go shopping I take a list with me of the food I need and stick to it.
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Not sure what you mean by food energetics. I'll look at my overall macros for the day when I plan it out for balance, rather than make sure every meal is balanced. My main meal tends to adhere to the general advice of dividing the plate in 4, with a quarter for protein, a quarter for carbs and the rest as veggies.
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If you are eating more food in terms of volume for the same amount of calories, I think that is considered a win by many here :) Don't be put off by the attitudes of others! I used to be staggered at the amount of vegetables my mum would pile on her plate but now I appreciate her wisdom.
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On MFP I log my weight every time I lose. If it bumps up and down around that weight for a while I don't adjust for those fluctuations - as I'm also logging my daily weight on a trend graph (weightgrapher). I also report my weight every Tuesday in an accountability thread in a group I'm part of here on MFP for women over…
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Yes, by the end of a FD, as I'm heading for bed, I'm thinking of breakfast! LOL
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https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/html/appendixB.htm I tend to eat potato, beans, bananas, yoghurt and so on as part of my daily meals so on the whole, I probably get enough naturally. BUT I also decided to start taking a multivitamin/mineral tablet to supplement daily when I started this too, just to…
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Heya :) Welcome to the group. Cool that you've decided to give it a go. I'm one month in and have found it manageable to do a Mon/Thurs fast of 500 cals and around 1500-1700 on the other days. Lost 7 pounds the first month. If you have any questions as you go along, there's a fair few long termers in the group who'll be…
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May I ask what is your body fat percentage?
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@RoxianneM Great to hear your first FD went well ^^ When it comes to TDEE and online calculators, while they are a good initial guide, you'll soon know from your own experience whether or not your calorie goal is right for you. The calculators can be spot on for some people but in the end they are an estimate. Also you may…
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You can give yourself the definite answer on this in about 6 weeks time. Choose one way or the other but stay consistent on whether or not you are going to eat your exercise calories or not. Log your calories eaten and your weight loss over that period of time. Work out your TDEE bearing in mind that for each pound lost…
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I followed this link from another thread here recently. It may explain why you feel annoyed with certain attitudes. I sympathise. As an abstainer type of person, I can get narked by the moderation type of people. Just as I'm sure they find my way of not being able to eat only a bit of something is bewildering to them.…
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Practical steps. 1) Put the exercising in public thing on the back burner. Instead, stand up where you are, find one of those walking on the spot workouts on youtube and exercise inside, in private. Or just find a corridor in your home and walk back and forth. Before I got the nerve up to go for a walk in public, that's…
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At around the age of fourteen. I don't know what happened. I don't recall suddenly eating more food. I was never a skinny kid but I wasn't fat either. Just normal. My parents weren't overweight. Meals were home cooked rather than convenience or processed food. Over a year, perhaps even less, I put on a lot of weight. Then…
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I'd second the advice of using a trend graph of some sort (I use weightgrapher) to record your weight daily. While you may not lose daily, and may at times gain due to numerous reasons not actually related to fat, seeing a downward trend line can be very motivating.
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Which could be why the OP is hoping to hear from other vegans on a weight loss journey, perhaps for advice and to hear how they're doing this?
