[Sum38]

FickleHearts I usually don't eat back my exercise calories unless I am super hungry. -- I try to keep my deficit around 1000 cals per day. Yesterday I ate more than I intended to, but I was starving after two workouts. I burned nearly 2400 cals, took in around 1600 cals.

[makebelieve]

I don't purposely eat back my exercise calories but they're there if I need them.

[skinnyki]

No comment

[Mama Whitty]

Still haven't made it back to my 1200 calories limit yet. I did however get closer. I was at 1328. So I will try again today.

[Larry H]

Hello everyone. I am Larry and I am slowly getting back on track after a prolonged absence from 3FC and a huge weight gain during my absence.

I am using My Fitness Pal. My daily goal is 1,650 calories. Yesterday 10/16/2013 I ate 1,379 calories.

[FickleHearts]

Ended yesterday at 1092..... Still too low. That's okay though.... I ate fajitas for lunch and with everything added to them I'm at 620 today so far. If I stick with my planned spicy chicken salad and left over stir fry I'll end today at 1366!

I did walk for 20 min already today and will probably do another 30 minutes this afternoon when I get off. According to my fitness pal, that's 270 calories burned. That'll leave me some room in case I miscounted.

[CalCounter1003]

I had a very nice dinner out last night at an Italian place. I ended up ordering the special which was grouper, swimming in a buttery sauce. Surprisingly I wasn't up today on scale. But I am sooooo hungry today! I had two extra snacks at school (I teach) and a bigger than normal dinner. I had to eat dinner at 4:45 because I was so hungry. I think it is because I am really tired, that I was so hungry. But I've discovered over my many years of dieting if I am really hungry, I shouldn't starve. That doesn't work for me!

I don't usually eat back all of my calories that I exercised but I do eat maybe 50 to 100 of them. Today it will be all!

[Sum38]

Hi Ladies and Larry,

I ate 1200 cals worth food and burned a little over 2500 cals (exercised 876 cals). Today I am ravished . I will end up at my high end of cal intake for the day (around 1600 cals).

[Mama Whitty]

1283 yesterday! Woohoo! Getting closer to the goal of 1200 finally. Plus I am getting back on track with exercise. My totals do not include my exercise.

Welcome Larry! I am also getting back on track after taking a few months off.

[FickleHearts]

1336 yesterday. YAY! I did some walking and since I ate below 1200 for about three days, I'm not upset at the 1300. I am upset that for some reason I gained a lb this morning..... I'm pretty sure it's just muscle water retention and stress, and I keep telling myself that, but bah, stupid scale.

Hope you guys have a great weekend!

[Larry H]

1,572 Calories Yesterday 78 under my daily goal of 1,650

My sodium was crazy high at 6,060 mg.

I am very sodium sensitive when it comes to water weight so I am staying off the scale until the sodium is out of my system. I don't want to know what it did to my weight.

[skinnyki]

Hi Larry welcome!! Wow ur sodium was really high..may I ask what u ate? Im no expert but I am an RN so whn I seen your calorie intake and the amount of sodium u had it makes me want to ask questions. Also drink lots and lots of water especially when u know u ate something high in sodium. This will help flush out ur system. Im sure u are aware of this but if not high sodium is not good for health at all and certainly wont help u lose weight bc ur body will hold on to the water to try and prevent dehydration. Causing ur blood pressure to increase which can cause heart problems.

[nancylmrn]

I have my goal set at 1300 and log my food and exercise on mfp (same as you Larry..same user name if you want to add me as a friend) I did not get tot the gym but did stay under goal.

[makebelieve]

Ughh. Not been doing so well these last few days.

I have an awful cold. I'm a nanny so it's prob the first of many these next few months. Kids are so germy!

Every day after work I've been so achey and stuffy I haven't been to the gym since Tuesday and I'm feeling guilty about it. I also haven't bothered with MFP the last two days. I'm quite sure I've been over my calorie amount this week and I had a very snacky night on Wednesday.

Scale has been steady at 254 though all week so I guess that's good? I've also been telling myself I'm probably retaining at least a pound of mucus so once the cold is gone I should be lighter! :P lol

I've been drinking lots of water. I bought a new water bottle today with the amount of oz marked on it so I can try and keep track of how much I'm drinking better. I feel like I drink around 64-96oz a day.

[Larry H]

Originally Posted by skinnyki

Hi Larry welcome!! Wow ur sodium was really high..may I ask what u ate? Im no expert but I am an RN so whn I seen your calorie intake and the amount of sodium u had it makes me want to ask questions. Also drink lots and lots of water especially when u know u ate something high in sodium. This will help flush out ur system. Im sure u are aware of this but if not high sodium is not good for health at all and certainly wont help u lose weight bc ur body will hold on to the water to try and prevent dehydration. Causing ur blood pressure to increase which can cause heart problems.

Thanks for the Welcome. Everything you said applies to me except my blood pressure. My Brothers, Sister and I were blessed with the low blood pressure gene. My normal is around 90/35 with or without sodium. Does not seem to affect it. My personal best without fainting was 66/22. Most people would be passed out at that level.

Holding on to water my body does to extreme sometimes. My cardiologist labeled me "Sodium Sensitive" for water retention. I am on daily lasix.

I know what caused the high sodium. The only surprise to me was the high sodium in the Denny's meal.

Breakfast
None

Lunch
Center Cut Pork Chop, Boneless, Broiled, 4 oz - 50 mg Sodium
Green String Beans Steamed , 0.5 cup (125g) - 0 mg Sodium
Mashed Potatos 2% Milk and Margarine, 0.5 cup - 125 mg Sodium

Dinner
Dennys - Fit Fare Sweet and Tangy Bbq Chicken W/ Cheddar Mashed Potatoes and Fiesta Corn - 1,560 mg Sodium
Denny's - Chicken Noodle Soup, 12 oz. - 1,150 mg Sodium
Denny's Dinner Bread - Garlic Toast, 2 pieces - 0 mg Sodium

Snacks
Margaret Holmes - Tomatoes and Okra, 1 3/4 cup - 2,555 mg
Glory Foods - Sensibly Seasoned Lower Sodium Tomatoes, Okra & Corn, 1 1/2 cup - 450 mg Sodium
Coffee - Keurig - Grove Square - French Vanilla Cappuccino, 1 K-Cup - 170 mg Sodium