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I'm more disciplined in online ordering, but I often spend less in person because I'm ruthlessly frugal and pick through the "manager's specials"/stuff nearing expiration/overstock. This also allows me to pick up products that I might want to try but are otherwise too expensive - most recently, a fancy protein powder.

Credit to SummerSkier in another thread:

We're using the similarly titled June check in thread below - it's a little confusing, I know!

There may come a time where I won't find it necessary to track or log, but I don't feel I've gotten to the point of being able to guesstimate calories and portion sizes for things that I don't eat on a daily basis. For instance, my breakfast and lunch are pretty consistent (I feel like a regular in a bar, where I say "the…

I appreciate the new thread! I hope you're better soon, @Faebert - I can only imagine how frustrating it must be, and hope that you'll be back in the swing of things soon! Name: Ben Age: 51 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018 Maintenance weight…

I haven't, but it's a good idea to bring up at my next well check! Self-management seems to work pretty well - being a little more careful about wearing appropriate clothes, etc. Also, knowing me, I'll probably forget about it until next winter. :smiley:

I think this interesting NYT article (apologies if it's behind a paywall) is apropos: https://nyti.ms/2KbnP6T While it looks at the achievement of life goals in general, I think it relates to how some people have difficulty maintaining after reaching their weight goal. The gist seems to be: achieving a goal gives happiness…

I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this, although you're a couple of months ahead of me! Besides long-term goals, little mini-goals/"games" help through the week, whether it's hitting steps, reps, "how much can I eat volume-wise and still stay under x calories in this meal?", etc. I didn't need a Fitbit, for instance,…

While I may not need to do daily weight forever, I've found it useful not only for accountability but also to get a feeling for how and why my weight varies over time. It was interesting to see just how much variance can occur day to day from greater salt intake, water weight gain after strenuous workouts, etc. Over time I…

I've really noticed the cold thing, and it's a particularly issue with my hands and feet. It has gotten to the point of pain/numbness/blanching in what I wouldn't have thought of as particularly cold weather. On the other hand, cold feet are my revenge on my wife, who has been using me for her personal foot warmer for the…

Name: Ben Age: 51 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018 Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded for December:165.8 Average weight recorded for January: 167.3 Average weight recorded for February: 167.2 Average weight recorded…

Name: Ben Age: 50 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018 Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded for December:165.8 Average weight recorded for January: 167.3 Average weight recorded for February: 167.2 Average weight recorded…

I love the way you phrase this, and funnily enough I was just about to comment on my weekly check-in that my weight has been continuing to slip below range for the past few weeks. I've been banking during the week for high calorie Sundays, but clearly my average CO > CI. A mental block I'm working with is that I like to…

Well done!

Beans, whole grains (I'm partial to oatmeal), fruits and veggies will all up your fiber intake. Here's a good listing of things high in potassium: https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/appendix-10/ I'm still trying to convince people in my life that a baked potato, sans high-calorie toppings, is a healthy…

+1 for the Ozeri. Simple to use, and is more durable than I thought it'd be.

Name: Ben Age: 50 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018 Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded for December:165.8 Average weight recorded for January: 167.3 Average weight recorded for February: 167.2 Average weight recorded…

Usually about the time they start saying, "you shouldn't lose any more weight." :lol:

So true. It's also good for thinking about portion sizes when eating out, particularly given how much upward creep there has been over the last few decades. I can reach satiety and quit, rather than just eat it because it happens to be on my plate.

Name: Ben Age: 50 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018 Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded for December:165.8 Average weight recorded for January: 167.3 Average weight recorded for February: 167.2 Average weight recorded…

Name: Ben Age: 50 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018 Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded for December:165.8 Average weight recorded for January: 167.3 Average weight recorded for February: 167.2 Average weight recorded…

A follow up with a sleep doc/NP is probably warranted. There are other signs and symptoms of sleep apnea, and this website has a questionnaire that's used widely in clinics and hospitals: http://www.stopbang.ca/patient/screening.php Given the potential health consequences, it's worth following up on - I speak from personal…

No argument from me when it comes to real-world application, and that people ought not sabotage themselves by using it as an excuse as to why they're not able to lose weight. I think the reason why the article focuses only on what it did is because it's one with a purposefully narrow scope. This isn't necessarily a bad…

Happy anniversary, @JennJ323!

This is true, though not the subject of the article.

I absolutely agree. I wasn't proposing it as something that needed to be incorporated in anyone's life, just that it was an interesting article. It's aimed at clinicians/researchers, not the lay public, and as a way of possibly accounting for a client's difficulty that might not otherwise be evident. The initial reaction…

It's an interesting article that digs into identifying individual variability in metabolism, rather than repeating CICO - in other words, it focuses on the CO portion, and determining identifying markers for variability in that CO portion. As many posters have said in the forums, they've identified over time that their…

Name: Ben Age: 50 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018 Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded for December:165.8 Average weight recorded for January: 167.3 Average weight recorded for February: 167.2 Average weight recorded…

I'd just continue on with your normal scale routine. Rather than sparking feelings of OMG, use it as an opportunity to get a rational look at how your body responds to high calorie, high sodium days. As the other helpful posts note, it'll just be a short-term spike/fluctuation, and that bit of statistical noise will…

Name: Ben Age: 50 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018 Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded for December:165.8 Average weight recorded for January: 167.3 Average weight recorded for February: 167.2 Average weight recorded…