gardenerjoy: Big congrats on reaching goal. Keep up the good work
yangtzer: Sorry it is taking longer this time around. It is so strange how everyone's weight loss journey is different, but it is even more strange how different the journey can be for one person between one year and the next (or even one day and the next). Keep trying, it is worth the effort. Slow and steady, and all that.
Chunkahlunkah: You are seriously rocking it right now. Amazing
Week Four
22: 220.2
23: 219.8
24: 220.2
25:
26:
27:
28:
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Total Loss for Week Four:
Still bouncing around 220. Hopefully I head down again tomorrow. I'll be long days at work all week, as my coworker is on vacation for the next week, so I may not have time for personals this week, but I'm hoping to get down at least a bit more before the end of the month.
Chunkahlunkah congrats on the new low. thank you for the kind words.
It's very hard for me to be a conscious eater. food means so much more than just food in my life. I eat when I am happy, sad, bored etc.. if you know what I'm saying. LOL
Do you do any differently in losing phase vs. maintenance phase? both calories intake and exercise.
Thanks, yangzter! For me, losing and maintenance feel far more similar than different. I think that's because I don't eat at a large deficit when I'm losing. So maintenance is only, I don't know, an extra 300 or so calories a day. That's not that different. Those extra 300 daily calories give me more leeway with weekends and a bigger serving here and there and maybe an extra snack, but it's far more similar than different. When I live differently is when I'm gaining. I've twice put on weight and both times what happened is I'd abruptly become much more sedentary, and (for various reasons) I didn't compensate by eating less to match my new caloric needs.
Breaking into a mindful eating pattern can be tough at first, but I know you can do it! We all mindlessly eat sometimes and I think that's part of the joy in life. But most of us probably do need to make that a minority of the time to maintain our desired weight. Do you have an eating schedule in place--general set times when you eat your meals? Over the last holiday season, I fell HARD into the mindless eating zone. I've only had a couple phases in my life that bad. What helped me transition out of that to more mindful eating was when I'd get a hankering to eat something for any reason other than genuine hunger, I'd tell myself that I could have it but I just needed to wait for my next meal. Sometimes that urge would hit in the evening when no more meals were due that day, so I just made myself wait until the next day. It was hard at first bc I'd gotten into the habit those couple of months to just eat whenever, but confining my eating just to meals and snacks helped me break out of that habit. Just putting it out there in case you can relate!
Thanks, Lacerta! I'm also rocking the calories right now. (As in, taking in a lot of them!) I went out for a late lunch/early dinner and that put my day at ~ 1500-1600. I like to err on the high side, so I'll call it 1600. Time to get a little more strict the next couple of days so that I can meet my weekly goal. I already know that I'll be having a meal out on Thurs, so I'd like to make Tues and Wed my lower cal days.
I hope work isn't too nuts for you this week !
Good luck tomorrow, Newlyn! I hope you have a wonderful first day.
Last edited by Chunkahlunkah; 09-24-2018 at 08:05 PM.
Lacerta- Hang in there! Even slow progress is progress. And some would say it's even better to lose slowly because it keeps you in good habits for a longer period of time, so they're more likely to stick.
Chunkahlunkah- I can totally relate. I've been on yo-yo diet for 10+ years.. always lose steam whenever I reach my goal LOL.
GOAL: Averaging under 1400 daily calories each week
Week 1 Average = 1395
Week 2 Average = 1365
Week 3 Average = 1397 Week 4:
Sat 9/22: 1491
Sun 9/23: 1406
Mon 9/24: 1610
Tues 9/25: 1399 (running average = 1477)
Wed 9/26:
Thurs 9/27:
Fri 9/28:
Average =
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yangzter - I see what you did there in your response to Lacerta. Losing steam...Do you go at weight loss really hard? I wonder if you took a more laid back approach, if it would be easier to continue once you hit goal? Good luck!
Last edited by Chunkahlunkah; 09-26-2018 at 09:33 AM.
Chunkahlunkah .. haha, I thought that was very well said
yes, I do go at weight loss really hard, but once I hit my goal, I just let it go.
I like that you set a goal for average daily calories each week. so if you eat too much one day you can always make it up the next day.
GOAL: Averaging under 1400 daily calories each week
Week 1 Average = 1395
Week 2 Average = 1365
Week 3 Average = 1397 Week 4:
Sat 9/22: 1491
Sun 9/23: 1406
Mon 9/24: 1610
Tues 9/25: 1399
Wed 9/26: 1099 (running average = 1401)
Thurs 9/27:
Fri 9/28:
Average =
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It's still early, but I'm probably done eating for the day. If I have anything else, it'll be some veg and I'll update the cals. ETA: Didn't eat more, so 1099 remained yesterday's cals.
yangzter - Ha, thanks! And yeah, I definitely prefer a weekly average.
Last edited by Chunkahlunkah; 09-27-2018 at 10:28 AM.
home! back from 2 weeks working in India. Food was easier than I thought as the canteen had a raw veg/salad dish each day (sauce/dressing free) so I had some of that along with a couple of curry dishes for each meal. Still leaves me with multiple curry dishes each day, all of whom's recipes start with a truckload of oil followed by a truckload of ghee, then things like cream, palm sugar, coconut paste etc etc, all of which wouldn't normally make it I in to my diet these days, so lets see what the impact is. I tried to avoid carbs (breads/rice/roti's/popadums etc) and keep to moderate portions of the dishes I chose. The scales will deliver their verdict, but no point getting on them til tomorrow morning, since I always weigh first thing in a morning.
I have my running average right around where it needs to be to make goal this week. So my aim is not to exceed 1400 calories today, since that would leave me with only tomorrow to make up for that. I'm going out to eat and drink tonight. So long as I stick with one drink and one food item, I should be fine on the calories front.
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Welcome back, ange! You did very well in India! I'd be surprised if you have any gain at all (other than travel-related water retention, if you're prone to that). Were the curries good?
Gardenerjoy - Look at you! Congrats on your drop into the 97's!
Last edited by Chunkahlunkah; 09-27-2018 at 10:29 AM.
Just checking in. I haven't weighed in for the past few days because of TOM, and my eating's been up and down a bit because of the first couple of days at university but it'll settle down soon. I'll be back in a day or so. x
Big congrats on reaching goal. Keep up the good work
I've twice put on weight and both times what happened is I'd abruptly become much more sedentary, and (for various reasons) I didn't compensate by eating less to match my new caloric needs. 
We all mindlessly eat sometimes and I think that's part of the joy in life. 
But most of us probably do need to make that a minority of the time to maintain our desired weight. Do you have an eating schedule in place--general set times when you eat your meals? Over the last holiday season, I fell HARD into the mindless eating zone. I've only had a couple phases in my life that bad. What helped me transition out of that to more mindful eating was when I'd get a hankering to eat something for any reason other than genuine hunger, I'd tell myself that I could have it but I just needed to wait for my next meal. Sometimes that urge would hit in the evening when no more meals were due that day, so I just made myself wait until the next day. It was hard at first bc I'd gotten into the habit those couple of months to just eat whenever, but confining my eating just to meals and snacks helped me break out of that habit. Just putting it out there in case you can relate! 
