(120 lbs on my higher scale in NY, my lower scale in PA reads 1lb lower)
Fantasy goal weight- under 110
Goal weight- 112 lbs
I'm okay where I am though
I'm trying to be slightly stricter with my food, carbs from vegetables and fruit only (if I can pull it off for the day, I did yesterday at least)
Well, wow. I had 1600 calories and lost weight. My carbs were at 45. I had an 8 ounce bison burger with 4 ounces brisket and just didn't eat the bun and had literally three or four French fries, all protein, low carb vegetables, cup of blueberries and an orange, the rest of the day and a tbs of raw nuts at like 10 at night. Okay, eat and lose weight. I
will see how this goes.
A lot of you do the low calorie stuff and I commend you. I seem to eat 1500 a day regardless of what I'm eating, otherwise I'm miserable. You guys have way more discipline than I could ever have!
You're way taller than me, and are much more dedicated to exercise, so 1500 calories seems commensurate with that. Going back to your meal, I've got to say that the one time I had bison, it was delicious!
Today was also measurement day, and I lost an inch of my chest (not sure that is good), waist and hips.
I am excited to try some new recipes this weekend and found that meal planning this week really kept me on track.
Yes, mine is going away, too (sorry for the TMI) but I've decided to feel like a model. They can be pretty, um, lean in that area.
soooo slow. But steady, so I can't complain. Even at this slow rate, I would meet my monthly goal. I only have to focus on not screwing up my diet on the weekends (This weekend was one of the few that I managed to stay entirely on plan!)
Today's weight was a milestone: my lowest weight from last year But I was only there for LESS THAN 8 DAYS... next recorded weight was more than 4 pounds higher, and it only went up from there. It's crazy how much work it is to lose weight and how quickly it can all be undone
I AM COMMITTED TO NOT GOING BACK TO BINGING
Way to stay on plan all weekend! Sounds like you're getting better and better at figuring out what works for you! If you don't mind my asking, what is your number one secret for not bingeing?
Last edited by HungerWerks; 08-11-2015 at 09:09 PM.
July Recap:
HW: 150.6 (ugh)
LW: 145.0
CW (8/6): 146.6
8/6: 146.6
8/7: TOM started 146.4
8/8: 146.2
8/9: 147.2
8/10: 145.8
I have no idea how my weight went up a pound and then 1.4 pounds in a manner of three days, but I am guessing my TOM and the amount of carbs/sugar and salt are the culprits.
(Under 120 lbs on my higher scale in NY, my lower scale in PA reads 1lb lower)
Fantasy goal weight- under 110
Goal weight- 112 lbs
I'm okay where I am though
My husband stopped at a "Tudor's Biscuit World" in West Virginia. I was not going to get anything, but I caved and got a biscuit with bacon. These are the biggest biscuits I have ever seen and the best. That one biscuit must have had 500 calories. So, it was 100 g net carbs. Today is another day!
Kind of freaked out, as I worked out all last week, and still had to work out for two hours last Sunday morning (8/2) to make weight. This week, I didn't work out AT ALL, and had to work out for two hours the morning of the 9th to make weight. So the only incentive to work out is to BE HEALTHY, not to make weight. That's not as strong of a carrot, lol. Well, it probably does make things look better, so there's that.
Yeah, right? But since my last "empty" weight was the week before, that seems like it could have been right. I know my weight this morning was a pretty full weight and not exact at all.
Way to stay on plan all weekend! Sounds like you're getting better and better on figuring out what works for you! If you don't mind my asking, what is your number one secret for not bingeing?
Number 1 "Secret": honestly, it is probably having the slightest amount of optimism that it does make a difference what I eat (I was in a pretty low place when I began, had been repeatedly trying to lose weight with no luck and often gave up and just went hog-wild because it "didn't matter what I ate anyway")
But specifically what helps me:
Eating enough of low carb (lots of veggies but no processed carbs) and protein so that I don't get that ravenous, "I don't give a " feeling. This usually means planning ahead.
Banning binge-inducing crap from my house! (I tend to lose all my resolve when at other people's houses/parties/picnics .... seriously... working on that). Corollary: Keep good quick foods around for times when life doesn't cooperate and there is little motivation to prep a planned meal. (For me that includes frozen veggie burgers, boiled eggs, baked tofu, Quest bars, washed salad greens, cut up celery...)
Having a backup plan! This is one of the recommendations of The Beck Diet Solution... If I can't/won't stick to my low carb/high protein plan, my backup plan is Calorie Counting. (It used to be South Beach Diet, but I found that was too similar to my main plan and basically I was always saying: "F- it, if I can't stick to either of my plans I'm going to just eat whatever I want.... and since it might be the 'last time' I eat crap for a while, I better eat a LOT ... In fact, I'd better gorge myself so maybe I won't crave this any more" ) Calorie counting has kept me pretty reigned in. Seeing the numbers scares me straight! Like for almonds, it adds up quickly .... and bread .... UGH
I am so disastrously far from perfect (or even on plan) it is laughable but I am living proof that you don't have to be perfect, just consistent about getting back on track.
SW: 58.1 kg (128.0 lbs)
GW: 57.0 kg (125.6 lbs)
Super Goal: 56.0 kg (123.4 lbs)
1. 58.1 kg (128.0 lbs) - weekend, ate a lot. evening: 100min stationary bike.
2. 58.4 kg (128.7 lbs)
3. 58.0 kg (127.8 lbs) - evenining: 45min stationary bike. PMS appetite.
4. 58.6 kg (129.1 lbs) - morning: 1hour stationary bike. 30min - weight lifting, kettlebell, bar chin ups (with a chair), stability ball abs. evening: birthday party
5. 58.1 kg (128 lbs) - national holiday. went on a picnic. ate ate & ate
6. 59.9 kg (132.0 lbs) - o.O
7. 59.6 kg (131.3 lbs) - TOM started - hoping this is just a TOM related weight increase
8. 59.5 kg (131.1 lbs) - morning - Focus T25 (day1 - Cardio), afternoon - 1hour stationary bike
9. 58.4 kg (128.7 lbs) - morning - Focus T25 (day2 - Speed), 30-40min bar chin ups (one leg on a chair) + stability ball abs&legs, evening - 40min stationary bike
10. 59.0 kg (130 lbs) - morning - swimming in the river, afternoon- Focus T25 (day3 - Total Body Circuit)
11. 58.4 kg (128.7 lbs) - Focus T25 (day4 - Ab Intervals), swimming
July Recap:
HW: 150.6 (ugh)
LW: 145.0
CW (8/6): 146.6
8/6: 146.6
8/7: TOM started 146.4
8/8: 146.2
8/9: 147.2
8/10: 145.8
8/11: 145.8
I missed my workout yesterday, so I did it this morning and I am so sore . Unfortunately, I have already committed to a run and another workout this evening so I'm crossing my fingers that I can still walk by tomorrow morning!
Number 1 "Secret": honestly, it is probably having the slightest amount of optimism that it does make a difference what I eat (I was in a pretty low place when I began, had been repeatedly trying to lose weight with no luck and often gave up and just went hog-wild because it "didn't matter what I ate anyway")
But specifically what helps me:
Eating enough of low carb (lots of veggies but no processed carbs) and protein so that I don't get that ravenous, "I don't give a " feeling. This usually means planning ahead.
Banning binge-inducing crap from my house! (I tend to lose all my resolve when at other people's houses/parties/picnics .... seriously... working on that). Corollary: Keep good quick foods around for times when life doesn't cooperate and there is little motivation to prep a planned meal. (For me that includes frozen veggie burgers, boiled eggs, baked tofu, Quest bars, washed salad greens, cut up celery...)
Having a backup plan! This is one of the recommendations of The Beck Diet Solution... If I can't/won't stick to my low carb/high protein plan, my backup plan is Calorie Counting. (It used to be South Beach Diet, but I found that was too similar to my main plan and basically I was always saying: "F- it, if I can't stick to either of my plans I'm going to just eat whatever I want.... and since it might be the 'last time' I eat crap for a while, I better eat a LOT ... In fact, I'd better gorge myself so maybe I won't crave this any more" ) Calorie counting has kept me pretty reigned in. Seeing the numbers scares me straight! Like for almonds, it adds up quickly .... and bread .... UGH
I am so disastrously far from perfect (or even on plan) it is laughable but I am living proof that you don't have to be perfect, just consistent about getting back on track.
CONGRATS on the 137.8, and thank you for the Super Helpful ideas! And your bingeing reminds me of my bingeing. For example, before a diet, I would eat every good thing I could think of, in huge amounts, as "preparation." Talk about self sabotage!
Now thinness overrides everything. Don't know what clicked, but it did. Now I'm like "I don't care. I'm not eating one calorie over what I've allotted." Because then the scale will go up, and I will not get where I want to go, but in the opposite direction. And then I'll just have to claw my way back!
I hope that wasn't TMI.
Last edited by HungerWerks; 08-11-2015 at 09:19 PM.
I AM COMMITTED TO NOT GOING BACK TO BINGING
Sounds like you're getting better and better at figuring out what works for you! If you don't mind my asking, what is your number one secret for not bingeing?
Well, it probably does make things look better, so there's that. 
" feeling. This usually means planning ahead.
) Calorie counting has kept me pretty reigned in. Seeing the numbers scares me straight! Like for almonds, it adds up quickly .... and bread .... UGH
And your bingeing reminds me of my bingeing. For example, before a diet, I would eat every good thing I could think of, in huge amounts, as "preparation." Talk about self sabotage! 
