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Post by shaxper on May 25, 2015 19:09:33 GMT -5
Day 8 in reflection:Successes: Ha. What successes? I had my regular 1 cup of yogurt for breakfast, then allowed myself to go off diet for the rest of the day. Come on. Memorial Day BBQ! Struggles: Ha. What struggles? I gave myself permission. I've deserved it, and honestly, my stomach isn't used to processing all that much after 7 days of being largely on-track, so even eating whatever I wanted wasn't so disastrous. Failures/cheats: I don't regret any decisions I made today  So here's my full consumption for the day: 1 cup yogurt My multi-vitamin and calcium/magnesium supplement 2 hamburgers on potato buns 2 hot dogs on potato buns 1 corn dog probably a full bowl's worth each of baked beans and macaroni salad 4 snapples It felt GREAT, but I think I'll be ready to get back to business tomorrow. Last time I was on a diet (several years back) I forced myself to remain disciplined during a BBQ and never forgave myself after. I think that was the beginning of the end for that diet. Life had lost its joy. What's worth that? And if I gain a pound or two tomorrow (more likely two with all that meat still digesting in my belly), I'll get it off again. My will power isn't compromised, nor is my determination. Appropriate breaks from the diet for these kinds of occasions, then back to work. All in all: A+ day for me in terms of enjoyment. D+ in terms of health.
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Post by shaxper on May 26, 2015 4:54:29 GMT -5
Day 9
Shoot me now. Ugh. I may have enjoyed going off diet last night and may have been willing to accept the temporary weight gain it would bring, but what I didn't count on is how I would FEEL the next day. My stomach is killing me, I have terrible gas, I slept awfully, and I feel like I have rocks in my stomach. I guess this will make great incentive to get back on-diet today.
My starting weight: 265 lbs
My ideal weight for my height: 185 lbs
My goal: 220 lbs by August (15 lbs per month for three months)
Today's weigh in: 258 lbs (+3 lbs from yesterday; -7 lbs overall)
How quickly one can backslide. Okay, I've got all the incentive I need to get focused and return to the plan today.
My plan for today:
Breakfast: 1 serving of all-natural vanilla yogurt. Multivitamin and Calcium/Magnesium supplement
Lunch: My homemade stew, now with twice the spinach and half the salt (garlic, onion, yellow pepper, spinach, tomato paste, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, ex virgin olive oil). Organic, choc full of nutrients, vegan, low carb, and low fat.
Throughout the day snack: Half a serving of dry Frosted Mini-Wheats (for iron and fiber)
Dinner: Two Foreman-grilled chicken breasts marinated in no more than two tablespoons of soy sauce, and with cumin to taste.
Other snacks (if needed): raw unsalted cashews, baby carrots, sliced pineapple
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Post by the4thpip on May 26, 2015 9:53:19 GMT -5
Day 9Shoot me now. Ugh. I may have enjoyed going off diet last night and may have been willing to accept the temporary weight gain it would bring, but what I didn't count on is how I would FEEL the next day. My stomach is killing me, I have terrible gas, I slept awfully, and I feel like I have rocks in my stomach. I guess this will make great incentive to get back on-diet today. See, that's why I prefer treating myself to a small piece of French triple chocolate tarte from the fancy place once in a while over getting a huge layer cake and stuff my face with it. Feels awesome while you're treating yourself to it, but then you realize you did not treat your body well at all. |
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Post by Nowhere Man on May 26, 2015 10:34:36 GMT -5
I used to be overweight and out of shape, but I've basically maintained a weight of 170 (I'm 6') for the past seven years now. I also do P90X 3 as my current fitness routine, so that certainly helps. Cooking my own food is pretty much essential for me to maintain a healthy eating plan. On Sunday's, I'll cook all my healthy food for the week to get it out of the way. Typically this consists of baking chicken breasts, turkey fillets, boiling vegetables, etc. I eat around four times a day (not including fruit for snacks and protein shakes) and do the "90/10" plan. Basically, I eat 90 percent healthy and allow myself roughly two cheat meals a week. The fun thing about getting in good shape is that you can cheat more as long as you do it within reason.
Also, for those peanut butter lovers, there is a way to eat up to six tablespoons a day. It's a great way to get good fats, but you need to avoid the regular peanut butter. Get natural peanut butter. (The ingredients shouldn't have anything other than peanuts and salt.) Now, as I found out, natural peanut butter is not tasty by itself. What did I do? I experimented and started sweetening it with Stevia. As I mix the peanut butter (natural peanut butter requires this given the oil separation) I add in teaspoons of Stevia to sweeten it as desired. Stevia is your friend, since you should avoid sugar and artificial sweeteners at all costs. I use it all the time in oatmeal, cereal, coffee, tea, etc.
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Post by Crimebuster on May 26, 2015 10:45:44 GMT -5
Started feeling very melancholy a couple days ago. I don't think it has anything to do with the diet, but it's something to keep an eye on. The first time I experienced dramatic weight loss - dropping from 320 down to 185 - it was accompanied by serious depression for a number of months, due in large part to my body and brain chemistry changing radically as I ate different things in different quantities. I'm pretty sure this current mood is due to other factors in my life and not my diet, since I haven't really changed that much in terms of what I am eating, but I thought it was worth noting as diets can have this kind of physical and emotional side effect.
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Post by shaxper on May 26, 2015 10:53:49 GMT -5
Started feeling very melancholy a couple days ago. I don't think it has anything to do with the diet, but it's something to keep an eye on. The first time I experienced dramatic weight loss - dropping from 320 down to 185 - it was accompanied by serious depression for a number of months, due in large part to my body and brain chemistry changing radically as I ate different things in different quantities. I'm pretty sure this current mood is due to other factors in my life and not my diet, since I haven't really changed that much in terms of what I am eating, but I thought it was worth noting as diets can have this kind of physical and emotional side effect. So sorry you're having a rough time, Scott.  |
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Post by Crimebuster on May 26, 2015 11:18:05 GMT -5
Thanks shax, I appreciate it. As I said, I don't think it's diet related, but I wanted to mention it here for any of our members losing weight who have not gone through major weight loss before. People tend to forget that our brains are physical organs and can be affected by diet just like our stomach or liver can. When I was really going through depression many, many years ago during my first big weight loss program, I could literally feel the chemicals washing through my head after I'd eat certain things - I'd feel fine, eat something, and then 10 minutes later a physical wave of depression going through my brain. It took quite a while to recalibrate my system to my new diet. This melancholy right now I think is just a run of the mill, feeling stupid over a woman thing. Here's a tip probably better suited for a different kind of thread: Writing in a journal or diary may be a great way to work through your feelings, but you should never, ever go back and re-read what you wrote under any circumstances. Even years later.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 26, 2015 16:16:48 GMT -5
Day 9Today's weigh in: 258 lbs (+3 lbs from yesterday; -7 lbs overall) How quickly one can backslide. Okay, I've got all the incentive I need to get focused and return to the plan today. It's all mirrors, man. No way you gained 3 pounds in one day, It's all the salt and sugar on that BBQ. But you're right, don't backslide. Shake it off. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 17:21:27 GMT -5
I started having a this weird inconsistent pain that would radiate from my tail bone area, through to my left butt cheek. Couldn't find a knot there (yes, I have gotten knots in my butt cheek when I used to work out all the time), so I figured I'd go into my chiro before I really injured myself. It wasn't a pain that was keeping me from being able to work out, it was a pain I'd get after working out, just standing still.
He proceeded to tell me that perhaps I should lay off the rower. I proceeded to tell him that perhaps he shouldn't tell fat people not to exercise. I don't normally talk to people like that, it kind of just came out.
He asked me to slow down on it and be careful. I told him if I slowed down anymore, I might as well not be doing it at all, so that was not an option. Then he asked me if I would at least ice the area after working out. I agreed to that.
I'm getting old. I'm arguing with doctors.
My body will adjust. It just takes time. He needs to understand this. If I do anything other than palates, he talks negatively about it like I am going to break my back. Drives me nuts.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 26, 2015 17:27:55 GMT -5
There are many exercises you can do that will help you drop weight. Maybe the rower is ergonomically wrong for your body. If an exercise hurts, don't do it. You can walk, bike jump rope.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 18:10:37 GMT -5
I can't get into lifting weights because once I hit a certain point I get tiny fractures in my hands and a sharp pain that won't allow me to work out at all for like a week. And then when I'm feeling good enough to work out again it happens again. The doctor said I would probably work through it over time but there's nothing to help it now. I bought lifting gloves and everything, nothing helps. Once I hit 180 or so on the bench the little bones in my little hands just give out. So I never progress past that.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 18:43:49 GMT -5
There are many exercises you can do that will help you drop weight. Maybe the rower is ergonomically wrong for your body. If an exercise hurts, don't do it. You can walk, bike jump rope. It's my psoas muscle. At least that is what my chiro told me. I looked up some stretches that I will try. I am not giving up rowing. It's not injuring me. If it was actually injuring me, I would. But this is just something that is happening, I believe, until my body fully adjusts. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 19:10:16 GMT -5
It does not hurt me to row. It hurts, occasionally, afterwards. It is an inconsistent pain. ibuprofen takes care of it almost immediately. Psoas pain is common for a lot of people beginning workouts.
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Post by shaxper on May 26, 2015 19:49:48 GMT -5
It does not hurt me to row. It hurts, occasionally, afterwards. It is an inconsistent pain. ibuprofen takes care of it almost immediately. Psoas pain is common for a lot of people beginning workouts. Just be careful. I have a tendency to take my discipline to the extreme when I try to get healthy (as I suspect you may be doing here), and the very reason I'm focusing on diet over exercise is precisely because I end up hurting myself every time I try to get into serious exercise regiments. Every time. I just keep pushing myself out of fear that if I don't push my hardest, I'll never see any results, but then I hurt myself so badly that I have to take extended breaks from exercise, and then it just all falls apart anyway. Point being, if there's any possibility that you're pushing too hard too fast, consider slowing down just so that you can keep it going for the long run. We all want you to see BIG results, but none of us wants to see you damage yourself. |
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Post by shaxper on May 26, 2015 19:53:17 GMT -5
Day 9 in reflection:
Successes: Got back on track with my diet.
Struggles: Once the pain from this morning subsided, I found my foods less satisfying today, and was extremely tempted to help myself to more leftover BBQ when I got home, especially since everyone else was eating it again. I held strong, but today was the first day that I really didn't like being on this diet. May there not be many more such days. I truly hope tomorrow will be enjoyable again. Maybe I just need to get the fat and salt out of my system.
Failures/cheats: I'm proud to say that there weren't any. In fact, I consumed a lot less than usual, not finishing my lunch and not partaking of my raw cashews at all today (just wasn't feeling it). I think I'm still working on digesting some of the food from yesterday, leaving me less hungry but also craving more of what's already in me.
All in all: A++ for effort. D+ for the feeling.
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