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Onwards & Downwards March 2016
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Hi! Where did we get to?
Me: I'm down to 86.5 - so the "being hungry and doing exercise" thing seems to be continuing to work. Another 4KG and I'll reassess my goals.
Things I have learnt during this period of, er, decline:
* There is such a thing as a cheese hangover. I've never felt so bad as when I made a tartiflette - which was lovely - the next day it was like I'd had a bottle of whisky.
* The same goes for excessive carbs through bread - deadly. I didn't know I could dry myself out!
* Stopping drinking, for any amount of time, is bad for your future drinking habits. Avoid competitions!
* I bloodly love salads, do you want some recipes?
Right, your turn(s)!
Me: I'm down to 86.5 - so the "being hungry and doing exercise" thing seems to be continuing to work. Another 4KG and I'll reassess my goals.
Things I have learnt during this period of, er, decline:
* There is such a thing as a cheese hangover. I've never felt so bad as when I made a tartiflette - which was lovely - the next day it was like I'd had a bottle of whisky.
* The same goes for excessive carbs through bread - deadly. I didn't know I could dry myself out!
* Stopping drinking, for any amount of time, is bad for your future drinking habits. Avoid competitions!
* I bloodly love salads, do you want some recipes?
Right, your turn(s)!
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I agree with you there about the problems of being slightly hungry OG. I've found that by doing things that will make you concentrate on something else really helps and if you do that right after eating quite often the hungry feeling disappears.
I also used to go for my walk right after breakfast which although it wasn't too long I think it used to give my metabolism a kick start, not to mention putting my halo in place and making me feel good for the rest of the day.
I think I'll soon be able to start a little walk alone. The only thing preventing it now is that I'm a bit afraid to do it but I have nothing to fear so better get going SOON. Will you join me OG....in spirit that is. I'll let you know when the weather and my training won't interfere! :-))
I also used to go for my walk right after breakfast which although it wasn't too long I think it used to give my metabolism a kick start, not to mention putting my halo in place and making me feel good for the rest of the day.
I think I'll soon be able to start a little walk alone. The only thing preventing it now is that I'm a bit afraid to do it but I have nothing to fear so better get going SOON. Will you join me OG....in spirit that is. I'll let you know when the weather and my training won't interfere! :-))
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I notice that you are going by calorie intake .
Three years or maybe a Little more xstitcher started off this posts by someone writing in about why as you get older do we bother about our weight I replied and this is how it all,started .we gain some and lose some but some keep,coming back as they find it helps .
We stressed that the only way to lose weight was to eat healthily plenty of fish and chicken with veg .cut out the fat and the crap and plan your meals for the week .The first year I lost a stone then nearly another the following year but I have been staying the same but that is due to lack of walking out in this weather
I haven't put the 2 stone back on but would like another stone off .
Most of our ladies have done it by eating healthy no calorie counting as that is what these slimming clubs do .i know some people can't do it unless they go to these clubs but I know lots that have soon put there weight back on
when they stop .
Our intention was to keep this simple with ideas from others to vary our meals .you notice I don't use the word diet.
I notice that you are going by calorie intake .
Three years or maybe a Little more xstitcher started off this posts by someone writing in about why as you get older do we bother about our weight I replied and this is how it all,started .we gain some and lose some but some keep,coming back as they find it helps .
We stressed that the only way to lose weight was to eat healthily plenty of fish and chicken with veg .cut out the fat and the crap and plan your meals for the week .The first year I lost a stone then nearly another the following year but I have been staying the same but that is due to lack of walking out in this weather
I haven't put the 2 stone back on but would like another stone off .
Most of our ladies have done it by eating healthy no calorie counting as that is what these slimming clubs do .i know some people can't do it unless they go to these clubs but I know lots that have soon put there weight back on
when they stop .
Our intention was to keep this simple with ideas from others to vary our meals .you notice I don't use the word diet.
"I think there's quite a bit wrong with being slightly hungry. It takes your concentration away from other things and makes you feel deprived all day. Quality of life drops."
But then you move past what you feel as "hunger" into something else, and you can function normally? A little as xstitcher mentioned before she pops her halo on.
Rest assured, I've fallen off the wagon this morning and have had half an avocado on toast with smoke salmon. And bloody lovely it was too!
wendilla - Yep, but tracking calorie intake isn't the devil - especially if you're pairing it with calorie exertion for exercise :) much of my loss is through long terms changes (like keeping off the beer... mostly).
Calorie counting can be useful as a rough guide. The real difference is the numbers on the scales, the tightness of your jeans and your speed up the hill.
It's as useful as telling yourself your plate needs to be 2/3 veg, or to avoid snacks, or eat 5 a day - in that, it's not "true" it's just a low impact was to measure input/output.
In my opinion, obviously!
But then you move past what you feel as "hunger" into something else, and you can function normally? A little as xstitcher mentioned before she pops her halo on.
Rest assured, I've fallen off the wagon this morning and have had half an avocado on toast with smoke salmon. And bloody lovely it was too!
wendilla - Yep, but tracking calorie intake isn't the devil - especially if you're pairing it with calorie exertion for exercise :) much of my loss is through long terms changes (like keeping off the beer... mostly).
Calorie counting can be useful as a rough guide. The real difference is the numbers on the scales, the tightness of your jeans and your speed up the hill.
It's as useful as telling yourself your plate needs to be 2/3 veg, or to avoid snacks, or eat 5 a day - in that, it's not "true" it's just a low impact was to measure input/output.
In my opinion, obviously!
In Denmark there is a staying that you are treat hungry. You can judge if you're really hungry by suggesting to yourself that you abate your hunger but eating a carrot and if that doesn't turn you on then you're just treat hungry which is as we say the devil on our shoulder. In that case the best of hing to do is something that will take your mind off your stomach. It's not as hard as it sounds.
Giving in is worse because it's the beginning of the slippery slope and if we haven't been on it none of us would be here.
By following our healthy eating plan we are getting into a fast routine which serves us well. We don't go on for the binge starve mode at all but then I think that most of us are older than that type of life style....no offence meant.
Giving in is worse because it's the beginning of the slippery slope and if we haven't been on it none of us would be here.
By following our healthy eating plan we are getting into a fast routine which serves us well. We don't go on for the binge starve mode at all but then I think that most of us are older than that type of life style....no offence meant.
Clothes always fit. Either loosely or tightly.
I note what I've eaten and the WW point value as the day goes on, in a text document; and if I weigh myself in the morning add that next to the date too. (File's getting a bit big now.) So for sure I was that weight last year (I left a note complaining about how it had jumped up prior to Easter) and I'm fairly stable at this weight too. I know I had good and bad periods during the year but have only just realised it's made a step up.
I note what I've eaten and the WW point value as the day goes on, in a text document; and if I weigh myself in the morning add that next to the date too. (File's getting a bit big now.) So for sure I was that weight last year (I left a note complaining about how it had jumped up prior to Easter) and I'm fairly stable at this weight too. I know I had good and bad periods during the year but have only just realised it's made a step up.
Thank God. I've finally found a decent salad I can work into my diet.
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It's just a big text file. I used to use it properly to monitor what I ate as the day progressed, in order to hit goal each day, but these days I'm ashamed to say I suddenly realise I have to add things from earlier in the day that I ate and haven't yet recorded. Thus the usual over limit result.
I just add each day on to the bottom of the file.
Funnily enough I was wondering just this morning whether to extract the dates/weights. I have done so in the past but that was a long time ago. It does take a bit of work though as although each day's recording is an identical (almost) style it is just lines of text. Date/optional weight title line followed by lines of consumable/point value/daily total so far; and I'd need to think how to minimise the work of extraction using macros in order to get the data.
I just add each day on to the bottom of the file.
Funnily enough I was wondering just this morning whether to extract the dates/weights. I have done so in the past but that was a long time ago. It does take a bit of work though as although each day's recording is an identical (almost) style it is just lines of text. Date/optional weight title line followed by lines of consumable/point value/daily total so far; and I'd need to think how to minimise the work of extraction using macros in order to get the data.
Just wasted half a morning trying to extract the data. Looks like copy & paste resulted in a few of the dates incorrect in the file, and I had to discard, but:
Hit a low around New Year 2014. Have been rising since, Xmas/New Year periods for both 2015 and 2016 were not good, seemed to create steps I didn't get rid of, but with 2015 being particularly noticeable.
That's interesting. Unsure what it suggests I ought to do (other than have and stick to New Year resolutions) but those 2 periods are clearly danger points for me.
Hit a low around New Year 2014. Have been rising since, Xmas/New Year periods for both 2015 and 2016 were not good, seemed to create steps I didn't get rid of, but with 2015 being particularly noticeable.
That's interesting. Unsure what it suggests I ought to do (other than have and stick to New Year resolutions) but those 2 periods are clearly danger points for me.
You'll be on high alert for those weeks this year O_G!
I love that you have a graph. If you create a new text document you could try inserting delimiters to tidy up the sections a bit? If you make them all commas for example you can change the file extension to .csv and see how it comes out.
I'd suggest do it on a copy though :)
If you got really good, you could make it so the graph changes every day as you enter your details!
Just to report in: I am back up to 87.5kg - but I think much of that is my body being confused about salt and water. I did a couple of long rides on the weekend (around 80 miles total) and a 20km run. My body always gets a bit confused after that kind of output.
Or that could be excuses!
I love that you have a graph. If you create a new text document you could try inserting delimiters to tidy up the sections a bit? If you make them all commas for example you can change the file extension to .csv and see how it comes out.
I'd suggest do it on a copy though :)
If you got really good, you could make it so the graph changes every day as you enter your details!
Just to report in: I am back up to 87.5kg - but I think much of that is my body being confused about salt and water. I did a couple of long rides on the weekend (around 80 miles total) and a 20km run. My body always gets a bit confused after that kind of output.
Or that could be excuses!
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