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Agh! I am now heavier than I was on January 1st. Back to strict calorie counting. In fact I haven't been this heavy since August, 2012! Agh!

How is everybody doing so far in 2016? My weight still fluctuates, but I have been good, and am still down 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) so far this year, on January 11.

I'm stopping vegan for now and concentrating on an alternate, healthy way of dieting. Anyway, I'm down 2.0 kg (4.4 lb) so far in 2016!

I'm being ok again. Down 2.0 kg (4.4 lb) so far in 2016!

But I lost weight anyway, and am down 1.8 kg (4 lb) for the year now!

That's great, FriedBob. I'm depressed. After 6 days in 2016 I was bad today and had lots of things I should not have eaten. I'm afraid to check the scale tomorrow. My new year's resolution is now broken. I'm down. I guess I'll try again starting in the morning. but I can no longer say I've been on my diet all year. :(

Day 6 - minus 1.0 kg. Except for the first day I have gained weight every day even though I've stuck to my calories! I'm making an adjustment today in *what* I eat. I think rice is killing me.

Thanks. I'm sticking with it. Just finished day 5. The main problem is that I always feel like eating. I'm having second thoughts about going vegan + non-oil this time because of it. I suspect all the high glycemic carbs (despite the fact I'm eating whole foods only, and not refined foods) are triggering appetite urges. I…

Day five. Currently down 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) for the year so far. Don't know why I've gained weight the last couple of days. I've been good.

Well, I finished day 4 (of 2016) successfully. But - I'm still hungry. Yet I have no calories left. :(

My healthy diet shopping cart! The packages of rice are a rice/barley blend and are about 30% less calories than regular rice. It's a vegan, nonoil basket of food. So far so good for 2016! https://goo.gl/photos/Cn3iGfqV8hsuAQjf6

Well, I think the important thing is to remember that no matter what kinds of food you eat, most of us absolutely must track and limit net calories (what we eat minus exercise). Unfortunately there is no way around that. Anyway, I had a good January 1 (it's now January 2 here) and was vegan + no oil all day and dropped 2…

Thanks for the suggestions, BinaryPulsar! And for the happy new year messages too! Let's all make 2016 work for us!

I might try some more pasta. I can make my own tomato sauce from a can of crushed tomatoes and spices boiled down to make it thicker. I'll give it a try! It would be nice to find whole wheat pasta, but they don't have that in my neighborhood. Anyway, it's the morning of January 1st here. A new year. A new beginning. I'm…

Well, today will be my disappointment day then. :( But tomorrow is the start of a new year.

Evenings! Don't tell me about evenings! What happens to me all the time is that I can be good all day, but then 4 or 5 pm rolls by and I see an "empty evening" ahead of me and decide to fill it with eating. And the food is never really more than a fleeting satisfaction - and even often disappointing.

I like the barley + rice mix better than the brown rice I think. It is more flavorful.

Really busy! And playing with new iPad. :) Are distractions and work the key? I was disappointed to see no weight drop this morning though. Yes, I know. Daily fluctuations are meaningless. And I should only look at the scale weekly for averages. But I can't help myself, and I'm surprised how discouraging a lack of weight…

I was somehow super good today, eating just 1227 calories and also getting in a nice, brisk walk. I don't know why it was so easy today and so difficult on other days.

Yes, sustainability is important. I cannot believe I not only didn't gain weight yesterday from my binge, but I am actually 0.8 kg lighter than I was last week at this time. Well, I know you can't account for daily scale fluctuations, but still I'm relieved and feel like "I've been given another chance." So far I have not…

Hi people. As usual, thanks for the support. It's nice to come back and read messages rather than just sitting here by myself with my java sparrows (cute as they are) trying to figure it all out. In response to new replies: 20years asked what I eat on the bad days when I don't get digestively upset. Yakitori, chicken, I…

Rice has almost seemed the safest digestively. Yet rice has always seemed the worst thing for weight loss because it is so high in "empty calories." So on the one hand it seems safest to eat for feeling ok, but the worst to eat for weight loss. I log every day. The things I ate on my "good days" were: - bananas - pumpkin…

Well, after two very good days I had two very bad days. :( The two days I started losing weight too. The problem which reared its ugly head again was extreme dietary discomfort. Bloating basically. I thought it was limited to just tofu and edamame, but it seems to be happening with the vegan diet in general. All my old…

Yes, I think your point is well made. And you build up extra strength. And 200-300 extra calories a day is a nice cushion. Anyway, I'm relieved to report I had an excellent day yesterday - even though it was Christmas! I only ate 1467 calories and had one of those "whooshes" of weight loss that is always encouraging to…

Well, yes. I live in Japan, and rice is the main course and the other stuff are just side dishes and most people are rail thin! I'm jealous. Rice as a small side dish is a non-starter for me. I'd rather just leave it out entirely. It wouldn't be satisfying. And it would just add empty calories and trigger hunger. I might…

Exercise is mostly brisk walks along the river. It had been cycling but (1) it's gotten too cold and (2) my doctor said brisk walking or running is better. But I've not been very good with exercise lately. Just sporadic walks. However, I can add and realize that the overwhelming factor in losing weight is what you eat,…

Thanks for your new notes, everybody. It's been a "not great" few days. But what can I do? There are only two choices: 1. Rebound and get sick and have another heart attack like I did in 2012. 2. Keep trying and trying and trying. So I will try afresh again tomorrow. I'm trying to remember how great it felt to be sticking…

Wow, so much to respond to. Thanks for all the supportive messages. Some replies! First, jp_2011 was wondering how I am doing today. The answer is, "not perfect, not horrible." Yesterday evening, just before I was going to make some green beans, mushrooms and tomato sauce for dinner I had an emergency call about an old…

I'll see if I can find some in my local supermarket - and check the calories of course!

I think I've seen that diet. I also have to be careful of too many legumes, for digestive reasons. Some are ok though. Thanks.