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Back on wagon after 10,000 cal weekend
Because of a party on Saturday and out-of-town guests on Sunday, I decided to neither watch what I was eating nor log calories. Instead I ate as much as I wanted and drank a bunch of beer. I wouldn't be surprised if it was 5,000 calories each day. But here's the thing. It's Monday and I'm back on track. I don't plan to do…
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A chart helps me be patient
Hi I'm happy with a 1 lb/week rate of loss but like many others get impatient with fluctuations even when the trend is going the right way. This simple excel chart keeps me focused: I like that I can see that I'm ahead of schedule, so if the "actual" line goes flat for a week or two -- hell, even if it goes up at this…
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Never going to eat more food than this...
Sigh. I've almost made it to an interim goal at a loss rate of 1 lb./week figuring I'd then decide on a final goal weight and rate of loss. Just did the calculations and found that my TDEE at my final goal weight is... exactly what I'm eating now. I suppose I was hoping to get a few more calories if I slowed down. On the…
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My body is literally consuming itself
Down 10 lb. since New Year's and couldn't be happier with the progress. But it's a little weird when you stop and think about it, isn't it? It seems less weird to be adding to your body instead of making it feed on itself, but, alas, that's not what we're here for. Except for those goofballs in that other board, of course.
