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Vacation strategies
It's going to be a tough spring/summer staying on track. I have a lot of vacation time to spend and now that my wife and I are vaccinated we will likely travel a lot to catch up. I recently went on a short vacation (long weekend trip, 4 days total). My goal when I go on vacations is generally just to avoid gaining any…
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CICO Model vs Actual progress, misunderstood "plateau"
I'm an engineer, so math and data are important to me. I decided to plot my predicted weight loss (at a rate of 1.5 lbs per week) against my actual weigh ins since I started counting calories 2 months ago. It's not really a surprise to me but there is a STRONG correlation between the CICO model and my weight so far. While…
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A miserable week (of exercise) in Texas
Pre-rant note: I'm not discouraged just need to vent. I know this is temporary and has no long term impact on my goals. I was really on a roll since I started my second journey of fat to fit over the last 10 years. I started Dec 20th and had ramped up my workouts slowly each week. I got up to 20 miles per week running and…
