So yesterday I was up a bit to 148.6 which was not a big deal for me. However I didn't have the best day as I won free chips at my WW meeting and then went on to eat them all watching TV instead of saving them til cheat day *sigh* Also didn't exercise which was disappointing and wasn't feeling like dinner so just had some almond butter. BUT fearing a gain, today I went down to 147 pounds
Funny how the body works, maybe just needed to up my calories a little for a day to trick my body into thinking it could lose weight. In any case, I'm really excited about it and feeling even more determined to stick to my slow carb foods for the next three days until cheat day on Saturday!
2/20: 149.8
2/21: 150.8
2/22: 149
2/23: 148
2/24: 148.4
2/25: 148.6
2/26: 147
InCertainCompany, the nice thing about metabolism is it can be fixed
From what I've read, just need to slowly increase your calories and eat unprocessed foods (weight training helps as well). I'm the same way with wanting to start after TOM for that psychological gain, I did it this time and it's working so far! As for Paleo versus slow carb, the difference is mainly the legumes give you more carbs than fruit so you don't eat quite so much meat and healthy fat. If you hate beans and lentils, I can see why someone would do Paleo instead and I personally think it's fine to eat fruit in moderation on Slow Carb - you might lose weight slower (experiment a month with and without if you want to know for yourself) but if it makes you happier (and they do provide health benefits), go for it! You're always welcome to the thread no matter what you choose. And don't beat yourself up about the surgery weight gain, I've heard it happens to plenty of people. It's super hard to maintain weight and permanently change your habits, it's just a matter of not giving up. Good luck on the exam!
Jacqui Yay for cheat day weight coming off!
Rennie, thanks! I lost some of my will power dust yesterday so I hope it went to you
It's back today though! You're asking the wrong person about stomach's though, that's my main motivation for losing weight as it's where I gain most of my fat and my stomach looks different to most people I've seen where it looks similar to people who weigh 40 pounds heavier to me at my height. It's just very round, soft and poofy getting more round and out to my belly button and below. From the research I've done, since you can't spot reduce, the best way to help lower your stomach besides that is to not eat processed foods (eat very clean), don't eat too much salt and drink LOTS of water. Congrats on the scale loss! It's always fun to see a new low even if it goes away briefly. I haven't read that book but I suggest trying out Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels, there's lots of good info in that.
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Vi, welcome to the thread!
Congrats on being down two pounds!
I'm glad the diet is working well for you and just remember you can eat all the bread you want on cheat day! As for cheat meals vs. cheat days, the real purpose of the cheat day is to psychologically help you eat the right foods during the rest of the week and to boost your metabolism by getting a lot of calories to keep your body thinking it's safe to lose weight. So if you have one big cheat meal that's able to up your calories to say, 2000 or above than I think you'd be fine if that's enough to keep you going strong on the diet the rest of the week. But the best practice would be to try it yourself and see if a cheat meal or cheat day works better for you. And don't freak out too much about eating a lot on one day, it takes a lot more than that to gain back the weight!
TwoTots Enjoy London!! I was there in November and it was amazing. Just be sure to do plenty of walking and I'm sure you'll be fine.
Steph, at least you didn't go too crazy with the food and drinks like you said
Today is a new day and I hope it goes better!
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