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1700 is already your deficit. So when you burn 600 at OTF, you want to eat some of that back for sure. You could eat all of it back and see if you still lose weight steadily. If not, start eating less of it back.
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One day to me means nothing. Might I gain 1 pound of fat? Maybe. But as long as I am back to counting the next day, whatever. for me, the problem would come in, possibly falling off the wagon for multiple days. or in finding too many reasons to call a day a “holiday.” Maybe my perspective is influenced by being in…
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Great thread! My parents had limited palettes so we only had iceberg lettuce and canned green beans when I grew up. I was also picky but tried a lot of new things in college. What surprised me as an adult was air fried brussels sprouts! So crispy. They are now farmed to be less bitter than when we were kids.
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I rarely eat out but spring rolls (not fried) and shrimp fajitas (skip the tortillas, cheese, sour cream) are a good bang for my buck when I do. I do not “save for drinks” — i do alcohol at home where i can measure it out. On vacations I have a good rhythm of cooking in the rental kitchen, but I’m about to go to Yosemite…
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I commented on your other post. I’d wait 12 weeks after baby before setting goals and calorie counting!
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breastfeeding burns about 500 calories a day, i believe. keep that in mind. your hormones will also be hugely fluctuating leaving you with unpredictable emotions — you’ll be tired. you’ll be self conscious. i would really put off calorie counting until about 12 weeks when your body settles down. otherwise you’ll be doing…
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I never try to predict or estimate what SHOULD be happening on the scale. If I lose too fast, I add calories. If I lose to slow, I cut them. Rinse and repeat.
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You could wait until you drop some weight to start exercising. Take some of the strain off the joints first.
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I’m 42 and my maintenance, unfortunately, comes out right around 1650. If you’re at all in the same boat, perhaps you’re closer to maintenance than you think every week.
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I have lower back and right hip problems as well! What eased my chronic pain (not gone, just much better and under control) is no running and exercise at home instead of gym so I don’t lift too heavy. Elliptical also are a no for me. Stationary cycling is great.
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@earlybirdlady There are some easy ways to change the flavor of shredded chicken. To make a taco chicken, you can put it in the crock pot with salsa, fajita seasoning packet, and some chicken broth. To make a pesto-flavored chicken (goes good with rice), you can put it in the crock pot with a container of pesto (near the…
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To maintain, keep counting calories into the future after you lose, if that’s possible for you. Just count maintenance calories instead of a deficit once you are back where you need to be.
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One cookie leaves you with the same memory of deliciousness as five cookies! That idea helped me. Soon enough it’s just a memory and it’s the same either way. I buy Dove ice cream minis which are 70 cals and each. Individually wrapped. I buy bars of dark chocolate but only eat one square in a day. I eat ice cream but…
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No problem! Tonight the separates at my house are: shredded chicken from the crock pot, a bowl of black beans, tortillas, a tub of guacamole, and sauteed peppers and onions. Different family members will do different things with it. My kids will probably just do cheese and chicken on tortillas. I'll do beans, chicken,…
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It is possible to ignore macros for the sake of commitment and just stick to your calorie allotment.
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Using a food scale and tallying calories allows me to eat more than I would have eyeballed. Good luck! You’ll need a solid 4-6 weeks before assessing how it’s working.
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What type of workout are you doing that burns that high?
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Any update here, OP?
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1. it’s too soon to tell. give it a few menstrual cycles and note that different times of your cycle will make the scale go up 2. you’re already going over your calorie goal “multiple times” in a two week period, which means you may be averaging out to maintenance calories 3. expect this to take many months. this is a long…
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For meals, I like to dice a sweet potato (weigh on scale for grams), drizzle a little olive oil / salt / garlic powder / cinnamon and air fry it for about 12 minutes (or you can bake it). Tonight I had 150 grams of zucchini, half a yellow bell pepper, half a cup of jar spaghetti sauce, and a protein for dinner. Very…
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When I’m in a cut and accustomed to a deficit, I do feel more sensitive to indulgence than I would when I’m not in a cut for sure. It’s not mental / guilt. It’s feeling physically yucky.
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I used to love the gym but quit in recent years because I felt I was spending too much time trying to decide what to do next, driving to and from, and WAITING for people sitting on machines staring at their phones instead of finishing their sets. I also developed some chronic pain and lifting heavy + treadmills ended up my…
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How many calories do you average for each day after you adjust for exercise?
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If the math makes it impossible that you've put on fat... perhaps there's no reason to panic? How much did you gain?
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^^this is what i meant by my question
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Use a digital food scale for as much as possible. Do not eyeball!
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How do you calculate 1323? Are you putting everything on a digital food scale?
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Height / weight / goal weight? I would gain at 1900 but I am currently relatively small.
