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I'm learning little by little how my body works, getting a better understanding. My intake/output calorie wise has been pretty consistent but what I see happening is my body appears to resist losing weight for a few days. Then there'll be a 2 or sometimes 3 pound drop in the scale overnight. Then I'll go back up a pound or two, hang there in kind of a mini-plateau for a few days until another drop down. So it's something like 2 steps forward, one step back. That's mainly why I've decided to only record my weight once a week while continuing to weigh every day. The day to day changes are minor blips, longer term progress is more meaningful.
What's interesting is that even though I had a weak moment yesterday at Micky D's, I dropped 2 pounds at my weigh-in this morning. I adjusted what I ate and my intake was at my RDI, it's good to know that I can do that, but what a waste of calories those breakfast sandwiches were.
I'm trying something new (for me that is)...a 16:8 fast. Finished dinner at 6:30 last night and I won't eat today before 10:30 this morning. I plan to do this Thursday and Friday too. Hopefully this will help me prepare for Friday afternoon's retirement party of a co-worker. It's at a place that makes the best pizza and I haven't eaten there in several years so I'm gonna have some pizza then. And of course that will require beer to wash it down.
Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is not promised to us, so today is all we've really got. Make the best of today.
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1790 kcal
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Fat: 81.04g | Prot: 162.45g | Carbs: 124.34g.
Lunch: Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water, Parmesan Cheese (Grated), Kraft Greek Vinaigrette Salad Dressing, Fresh'n Easy Garden Salad, Ledo Pizza Cheese Pizza, Schwan's Potato Encrusted Cod. Dinner: Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore in Water, Mixed Salad Greens, Kroger Horseradish Mustard, Parmesan Cheese (Grated), Cooked Broccoli (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Giant Food Lavash Bread (Giant), Kroger Quarter Pound Beef Hamburger Patties. Snacks/Other: Ben & Jerry's Salted Caramel Core Ice Cream, Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Miniatures (1), Splenda No Calorie Sweetener Packets, Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa, Top Care Whey and Soy Protein, Spinach (Chopped or Leaf, Frozen), Dannon Oikos Greek Nonfat Yogurt - Plain (Container), Silk Almond Milk Protein + Fiber, Flax USA Golden Flax Cold Milled Golden Flax Seed, Great Value Frozen Blueberries. more...
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3874 kcal
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Exercise:
Yard Work (gardening) - 1 hour and 10 minutes, Housework - 15 minutes, Driving - 2 hours and 40 minutes, Walking (exercise) - 5.5/kph - 45 minutes, Desk Work - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 4 hours and 40 minutes. more...
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Excellent closing. So true.
04 Jun 14 by member: ClassicRocker
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Understanding your body is so so so important. It takes some time to get there though. After 8 months of dedication I am still learning how my body reacts. Through controlled experimentation, you will lean what sets you back and what moves you forward. The trick is still making the right decisions when they present themselves. I am stoked about your progress and enthusiasm. You’re doing excellent! Keep it up.
04 Jun 14 by member: bigbassbrent
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Thank you for your post. I'm still new at all of this and I have been really discouraged because the scale showed I gained mid-week when I weighed myself but then at my weekly check my weight was back down, I thought I was the only one.
24 pounds down, 76 more to go!
04 Jun 14 by member: Aydnic
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I weigh every day too, and fluctuate like you said. I find my lowest days are Friday or Saturday before my Spike day. I sometimes record the other days and sometimes I don't. It is like "the whim of a madman",(Speed quote :-)), or madwoman, as the case may be. I love that final quote you said. Very profound! Enjoy your pizza! Getting healthier is not all about denial, it is also about moderation. So have you splurge day and make the next few days after as healthy as can be. I bet you will still see a loss.
04 Jun 14 by member: jessabridge4444
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I hear ya on figuring out what your body does and doesn't. I know for me depending on what I eat and drink I can be 5lbs heavier at the end of the day but I don't stress I weigh every morning too and I know I will have lost most of if not all of the extras like water. Lately I'm only loosing about 2lbs in the night. maybe I should drink more water? I watch all kinds of health stuff and some of them with tell you be strict other say be on proportions, etc. etc. All I can say is do what works and give yourself a break. For me I behave and try to keep my RDI intake at only 75% but I won't freak out if it goes over. If I completely blow it I stop counting for the day and try to be good the next and maybe throw in extra exercise. Non the less figuring out what works is all about getting to know yourself again. Good luck and remember life is a journey. You are doing great and finding your way!
04 Jun 14 by member: M.H.
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I've quit weighing daily. My water weight fluctuates too much. So I only weigh myself once or twice per week; always after my morning walk.
I think you'll find the 16:8 very helpful. I've been using 16:8 Intermittent fasting for a couple of months now. I've gotten so used to it that recently I've actually been doing an 18:6 fast. I was eating from 2 pm until 10 pm for a while, but, now I rarely eat anything before 4 PM anymore, often I wait until 6 PM or later. The longer you do this, the easier it becomes. Eventually, its just second nature.
Good luck on your way to achieving your goals.
04 Jun 14 by member: TXSnowman
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