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1/19-1/20 Taking a bit of break on food to work through my potential allergy issues. Scale continues to be a jerk so I’ll focus on upping my protein to stay satisfied and just watch the volume I am eating. Otherwise, just another gray couple of days in OH.
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1/18 Scale has ticked up a bit again. My gut tells me it is the Buffalo sauce I had on chicken last night and the small amount of bacon on my salad, plus soreness in muscles from increased weight and shoveling snow the day before. BUT my head wants to revolt rather than keep calm that this too shall pass. Stupid stupid…
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1/15-1/17 These long weekends are no good for me and the weather doesn’t help when all I want to do is lay on the couch. Hydration was okay the last few days but should be higher to help fill me up. While I didn’t eat a ton, I did make some questionable choices so I’m retaining water again today and my system is paying the…
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1-/12-1/14 I’ve had ok days for the last few- kept up on plenty of water, strength training and for the most part eating when hungry. I have snacked here and there- like yesterday I felt like a Starbucks latte that somehow Bailey’s found it’s way into plus some praline pecans. Talk about sugar overload. Like several of…
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@tcunbeliever , I feel your pain. Anymore, it is very hard to get into a deficit for me as well. Now, do I make all the right choices? No and that contributes but I consider myself fairly active from an exercise perspective and feel like there are times I just need the fuel. But I still try to drop a few vanity pounds ,…
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1/10-1/11 Yesterday was a good day but a bit high in calories so the scale ticked up today. I went into the office for the first time in forever and was home by lunch time. Hubs asked for bagels and even though I had packed and eaten lunch at work I was still hungry and had a bagel. Well that set off the cravings and I…
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1/7-1/9 Water and weight lifting still good however weekends I’m either walking or doing some low impact cardio or HIIT. I strayed a bit from eating only when hungry the last couple of days but got back on track today. Still trying to get protein up so I might investigate a powder to use. Scale is back down today so now to…
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1/6 Water was good for the day. I tried getting more protein but think I will need to back off some fruits and vegetables (and the pesky snacks) to keep it high enough to keep my tapeworm satiated. I’m still feeling out eating when hungry- too much for dinner but I did skip dessert. I feel great about my weight lifting-…
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Oh @baconslave, donuts are my jam! And hubs brought me a pb lover’s Reese’s cup from his store run today- dang! No wonder the scale has crept up from Saturday. 1/5 was an okay day but I realized I snacked more than anticipated after logging. I’m listening to hunger cues but should try more water before grabbing something…
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1/4: Well, it is official- I ate all of my feelings last night (or I suspect that was the culprit). I’m frustrated in my new job and rethinking a role someone came to me about so yesterday was stress of my own making. I started out well and truly ate when I was hungry but went overboard at dinner. I know I have no limits…
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1/3 Back to my work schedule after a two week break with a few meetings sprinkled in so I felt like the day drug. I got plenty of water but that didn’t keep me from eating later in the evening when I totally wasn’t hungry. I’ll blame my saboteur for grabbing snacks while watching football. I thought I did well on protein…
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1/2 I did better in increasing water but probably could have squeezed in more. I still had about 56ounces plus some other drinks mixed in. I ate when I was hungry, albeit some stuff that could have been healthier. I wanted to snack after dinner but drank water instead and got over it. Sunday is typically a rest day from…
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New year, new outlook, right? I’m going to focus on a few things this month: increase hydration as I’ve not been drinking as much water while on vacation over the holidays, eat only when hungry (why was this so easy as a kid?), increase my protein and progressively lift heavier weights. I’ll be 48 this year and want to get…
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I’ve taken a bit of a break the last few days and ate what I wanted when I wanted it. I’ve bounced up and down on the scale, still maintaining with 5 pounds to go. I think this is the weight my body wants to be even though my mind thinks it should be lower. Carbs, sodium, and a new weight lifting routine have likely caused…
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12/15-12/19 I swear, I don’t understand how I can go weeks without cravings and then other times want to snack on everything in sight. This week has been the latter so I’m proud that I was able to fight off most of those urges. My weight had crept up a small amount and was holding steady so I thought, here goes the plateau…
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12/13-12/4 Nice job everyone! So many successes this month! I snacked both last night and tonight and shouldn’t have. Last night I stayed within my calorie goals but had fish for an early dinner and it just didn’t stick with me for very long. At least I was feeling a bit hungry. Tonight I just let a craving get the better…
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12/9-12/12 I’ve kept the snacking at a minimum for the last several days even though I’ve really wanted to at night. I’m considering going back to the thinner, leaner, stronger weight lifting program where I will need to watch macros more closely. If I do, I’ll either come back to MFP for food logging or do a dual log here…
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12/6-12/8 I’m still maintaining like a champ and have been very cognizant of my snacking so it has definitely decreased this week. In the meantime, I had an NSV I thought I’d share. I put on a new pair of pants I’d purchased over the summer in the smaller of the two sizes I waffle between, depending on the brand. A work…
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12/5-12/6 I’m doing a bit better with not snacking over the last couple of days. I had a salad for dinner last night and had a handful of pretzels because I still felt hungry but limited them and tried to distract myself. I really wanted to keep eating later in the evening but drank more water and went to bed. I struggle…
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12/3-12/4 I did well on Friday with resisting snacking after dinner and felt good going to bed- the sodium uptick on the scale came back off too. Saturday was a full day of grazing with friends so the scale ticked up again. Not unexpected so back to plan today. I’m looking forward to the holidays and football winding down…
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12/2 was not a great start to the month. Mid day as normal, I started to think about a snack. Hunger was maybe 3 out of 10 so I could definitely hold off. So, I folded some laundry and went back to work. Cool, right? Nope…next break I went upstairs to chat with hubs who decided on a snack because he skipped lunch. I had…
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Back to the basics- works for me! I have a good exercise routine down and I’m fairly good on my food choices but I really want to break the habit of snacking when I’m not hungry. So that will be my focus- redirect those inner thoughts into some thing more productive to avoid adding calories to my daily budget. I’m turn,…
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11/22-11/28 Well my plateau may have broken. I didn’t deny myself much this week and my saboteur was in full effect with pizza and other goodies on top of the traditional Thanksgiving meal carbs. I did apply moderation and I’m down 1.4 from the start of November. My body reeeeeaaaallllly does not want to let go of these…
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11/17-11/21 Still plugging along however my calories have been up a bit which seemed to help my stall. I dropped a pound to my lowest weight (second time this month) but can’t seem to keep sliding down. It’s crazy how sodium impacts weight fluctuations. I can predict daily if I will be up or down on the scale based on my…
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11/14-11/16 Weight is bouncing around a bit due to my wanting to eat all the foods but that should start to calm down in the next day or so. I’m trying to take advantage of a break in the weather but today have been tied up in meetings doing a lot of sitting. Good news though was that I seemed to break the plateau I’ve…
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11/11-11/13 I’ve seemed to have an uptick in hunger late this week and have done some snacking the last few nights so I’ve seen a slight swing up on the scale from water retention. I’m sick of this damned plateau but am trying to remain positive. I decided to take a break today so had drinks and a tailgate lunch with…
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11/9-11/10 still hanging tough on weight but congrats to those of you still heading downward! I was irritated Tuesday night and had a calorie cushion so I ate some animal cookies. Saw a bit of fluctuation on the scale but nothing material and was back down this morning. Hubs asked yesterday what my weight was and when I…
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11/5-11/8 Still sitting at the same weight going into week 4 of this little plateau. Weekends are normally hard for me but I’ve been doing well, making good choices and cutting back on snacking when I’m just bored. I did eat off plan on Saturday night but had accounted for it and had no change on the scale the next day-…
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11/4 Still sticking to a calorie deficit with lots of vegetables, fruit and lean protein but no movement on the scale. I’m squeezing in activity where I can so don’t feel that has really fallen off much. Dumb scale!
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I’m starting the month with a 3 week plateau so I’m going to keep to plan with the expectation that this too shall pass. This is my last 5 pounds to goal so I expect it to be tough. I’ve started a new job and haven’t been able to get in my daily walks as expected so that will be a focus. I’m getting strength training in…
