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@alligatorob I've heard that for some people, losing weight does make them just a little bit taller - they don't have the body weight compressing their spines as much. Wish that'd happen to me - I stopped growing at 5'8 1/2" and would love to get that 1/2' to make it 5'9" *laughs*
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@conniewilkins56 I hope those are doing better for you! My mom has strained her ribs doing work above her head a month ago; the problem is, I can't get her slow down enough to let them heal. *sigh* On the NSV front: I'm finding it amusing the random places my body decides to take the fat from. Even though I'm still…
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@eliezalot oh yes, I know that feeling! right now my wrists look tiny to me, and back in the summer, I was shocked to find out I had ribs; I was getting dressed one day and was standing in front of the mirror fixing my hair and noticed these bulges right above my tummy. I stopped, felt them and realized I was seeing my rib…
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Well, getting myself off my behind and outside to mow grass, and then spending nearly 2 1/2 hours push mowing was a nice feeling of accomplishment this evening! I ran out of daylight, but the last piece can be done with the riding mower if needed and should only take about 20 minutes, so I should be able to squeeze it in…
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so today is the first day back to work after my camping trip. And I noted something rather interesting: I thought back to last week, and realized that I wasn't have the heavy fatigue problems last week, not even mentally like I'd been fighting for a while now. I did not have a day where I was dying for a nap by mid…
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Photos can be brutally honest, but they can also be liars, too, and there can be a myriad of things that affects how something looks in a picture that might not be how it actually looked in real life. Lighting, the way you were standing, water retention from all the activity - so it might not be nearly as bad as you were…
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I got my hiking in yesterday! Only 2 hours worth and only 5 miles, but I was carrying a 10 lb backpack and it did include some hills. Body is starting to let go of the extra water, too - I was down 2 lbs this morning. I'm planning to push mow the lawn this evening, so that might stall out the water loss. Only 1 thing on…
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well, I don't regret the camping trip, and I was not ready to leave yesterday when it came time to pack, so in some ways, it was a success. But in other ways, it was a spectacular fail for me, too *winces* The friend and I got to connect and talk and enjoyed each others company. I got more sleep other than the last night…
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well, the internet went down about noon today and stayed out until about 45 minutes ago. I was able to get just enough cell coverage to finish what I doing for work, but the rain was messing with the signal so it was coming in and out as well. I'm down to one more cover having all 4 cushion covers made for the camper,…
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I weigh every morning first thing before breakfast in HappyScale but only record here. I had played with using the HappyScale trend weight as what I record here, especially on Thursday record days where my weight pops up to the highest point all week, but then I saw that the HappyScale trend is a moving average and I…
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@conniewilkins56 oops - I just realized I forgot the lol emojy after the dont' whine comment. Sorry - I mean that as totally tongue in cheek and as a joke! Though I suppose I can blame it on TOM coming down the pike; I'm always a lot more snarky in the first few days leading up to and during TOM lol :lol: ( remembered it…
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Note that there is a difference between TDEE and the NEAT system that MFP uses. TDEE is your total daily energy expenditure, which includes your intentional exercise. MFP uses the NEAT method, which just accounts for your "keep you alive" energy needs plus day to day life, but expects you to count back your intentional…
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you know, I just thought of a great entry for that "things no one ever told you about losing weight" thread that's floating around: no one ever told me that when you lose a lot of weight and drop several clothing sizes, that you can fit way more of your new, smaller clothes into your suitcase than your old ones! The…
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Just don't whine if they pop back up tomorrow! I was 222.1 on Friday, 222.5 yesterday, and 224.4 this morning, but it didn't bother me to be up 2 lbs as I was out to eating yesterday and have been eating more the last 2 days. Not over maintenance, but the extra carbs along with TOM finally showing up? 2 lbs is actually…
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@bobsburgersfan *laughs* I still don't have an activity I like lol Jury is still out on the jiu-jitsu - some classes have been fun, but others, like Friday make me question whether I really want to continue trying this thing out or just switch to a trainer and weight lifting where its just me, myself, and I.
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well, when I say over deficit, I mean over calorie goal for the 1.75 lb/wk rate I set, which is 750 calories deficit. So I'll be eating somewhere between 0 and the 750. Technically, even if my deficit ends up being 250 instead of 750, its still a deficit and I won't lose the ground I gained this week, at least.
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well, today was difficult, but not for the reasons I thought. First, the rain quit by noon; apparently it moved through last night. Then, I found out I misunderstood the friends message - she is on call for part of next week, but can still go camping if we could find a place within an hour of her work. I was able to make…
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Normally, since I'm living alone and cooking for myself, I control all the ingredients in whatever I make and 500 calories is a great number for dinner and what I usually aim to have left by that time. but I understand your situation - my mom and I switch Sundays on a family dinner, and I usually have to do some guessing…
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Not the greatest day today. I needed some calorie burn from jiu-jitsu tonight but didn't get it at all. I'm finally starting to have the pre-Tom signs that I know indicate I should be starting tomorrow morning, finally - 2 days later than I expected. That, however, has me hungry and depressed, and I ended up eating…
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oh yeah, I notice a big increase in snack craving and brain hunger on days where my total sleep is 4 hours or less. Not to mention brain fog. And then there's the danger in 14 hour plus phone conversations with the best friend that last to 6 am (on a weekend so I could sleep in the next day at least!) Snacking was a big…
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I've got a weight watchers from Walmart with a lithium battery that has worked good for me. it doesn't do that rounding thing either which I'm glad it doesn't!
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@bobsburgersfan yeah, I get @papayahed when it comes to the pressure of the streak. Mine is sitting close to 400 too, but I lost my initial streak back in 2018 due to a vacation where I didn't have cell coverage and I know it will happen again eventually. There is something of a pressure for me too to keep it going and a…
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That's why I was having a hard time wrapping my mind around the idea that my fatigue issues were solely due to not eating enough. I did start adding back more exercise calories - played around with adding back 100% of the walks at the very least, and I took the 10 day diet break where I tried my level best to eat at a…
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Here's one for you - I recently bought a jar of Polish dill pickles to help with the snacking urge (and because where I am, its very rare to actually find polish pickles and not kosher ones so when I saw them I snapped them up). The thing is, the jar says they are 0 calories per serving. I'm thinking, no its not 0…
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1) health - I was fine, technically. All my bloodwork was in the right places, my weight didn't really prevent me from doing what I wanted, but reality told me that at my weight the chances were not good that I would continue to enjoy decent health as I got older and the consequences of that excess weight came to bear.…
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I actually don't mind TOM; I just prefer that it be regular and predictable! But then again, I don't suffer debilitating cramps, either. TOM for me has always been rather mild, with the only way I can tell its coming on is that in the day or two leading up to it, I find myself extra cranky and extra hungry, and in the last…
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I'm going to try the 2 month break this year too, except I think I'll take a page from NovusDies' guidebook on "Strategic Dieting for Longterm Weightloss Success" by eating at a small deficit the week leading up to Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day to give me extra calories on those two days to play with. That shouldn't…
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I don't have a fitbit and while my activity tracker does have a function to calculate calories burned, I don't trust it to be correct, so I've been sticking with the MFP database entries for my activity, hence why I've been using 75% instead of the full 100%, especially for things like "gardening, general". For the…
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I use my steps tracker to evaluate how much activity I've done. It helps me set my activity level correctly in the guided setup, or gives me a good baseline to figure out if I'm adding back an appropriate number of activity calories. Note that MFP's system is designed for you to add back your exercise calories because it…
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also note that increased carb intake will also lead to more water retention as the body needs more water to process those carbs. So less activity + more food that is high in sodium and carbs = massive water weight gain. ESPECIALLY the fact that you are seeing/feeling it. Take a deep breath, get back on track, and give it a…
