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Post by shaxper on Jul 6, 2015 12:41:07 GMT -5
I am crazy hungry, but I know that's an artificial hunger -- the kind I battled and defeated at the start of this journey. Time to teach my body who is in charge once again... Back on diet today. Will allow myself a nice dinner if I can be good until then. I know I can. How do you get on with things like carrot sticks and nuts? There is a certain amount of research that suggests that the amount of chewing that you do (as well as what time you eat*) is related to feelings of satiety, regardless of the amount actually eaten. (* other research suggests that your body gets used to being fed at certain times of day, and so you feel hunger then, even if you don't need feeding. I've been experimenting with mixing up my meal times (which were fairly erratic anyway), and I've noticed that getting past the mid-day hunger pangs I will often then not be particularly hungry for an hour or two later - so I eat lunch later compress the time available for wanting snacks before dinner) In this case, it's not about managing hunger; it's about facing it. For me, there are two kinds of hunger: true hunger where your body is in need of nourishment, and the kind of hunger that comes about when your body is neither filled to the brim nor riding on a sugar high, and is thus looking for a fix. It's the latter I'm feeling and trying to get past. Placating it with light, smart snacking promises a compromise as opposed to a sure victory. It's 1:40 pm, I've eaten nothing but a multi-vitamin today, and I feel better than I have in days. The hunger is still there, but it's far far quieter and nearly beaten into submission. Dining out with a friend tonight. I'll be able to do so guilt-free after this conquest  |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 6, 2015 14:03:00 GMT -5
And f this all.
I was doing GREAT when my wife and daughter showed up to pay me a visit and immediately ordered a ton of food, placed it right in front of me, and chewed loudly. I explained that this was very difficult for me, but who cares, right? I am in hell right now. This went from being doable to utterly unbearable.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 6, 2015 15:04:24 GMT -5
They're done. I stayed strong. All is well again. That was just insanely difficult.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 15:14:16 GMT -5
They're done. I stayed strong. All is well again. That was just insanely difficult. I'm so sorry to read your previous post and I just can't believe what I just read. Glad you've stayed strong and it's takes a lot of willpower to overcome. Hang in there, Shax! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 17:02:05 GMT -5
I'm going to cycle to/from work tomorrow (~20 mile round trip, a fair bit hillier than the rides I've been doing). Each ride is a burn of around 500 calories, so I'm looking at around 1000-1100 calorie deficit each day (assuming I stick to 1800 calorie limit for food), which should equate to around a pound lost for every 3 days that I cycle. So, that was the plan, the reality is slightly different. Well, the good news: the cycles went off largely OK. Took the inward course fairly easily, and made it in without too much bother, in probably the slowest time I've ever done it. Bad planning though - I had intended to go in early, but eventually left about 2 hours after my intended departure, and without having eaten anything first - not a good idea to cycle 10 miles about 13 hours since I last ate. Won't do that again. Outward course was OK in bits, tough in others - the homeward stretch is more uphill, and despite it being an out and back route, I had a heavy headwind in both directions! Made it home OK, but without much left in the tank. I think the idea of just subtracting 1000+ calories from my daily total by cycling is a fantasy - I'll going to need to make up some of that in extra food (as I did when I was cycling to work, previously) to have enough energy for this. Still, on the bright side, I fully expect to be about 2 pounds lighter in the morning. Not from the exercise so much, just that there must have been at least that much worn away from my crotch and butt by the saddle. Ouch. I know from experience that it gets better - I just need a few more rides to develop armoured callouses on my butt or something |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 7, 2015 5:21:03 GMT -5
This is 7-7-15
Start date: 5-27-15
My starting weight: 218
My goal: 180 lbs
Today's weigh in: 208 (-2 from yesterday, - 10 overall)
Review of the day:
I have to get off the elevator. Going up and down is getting frustrating. I have looked over my records and they say that every time I eat salad, I experience a loss that day. I ate some things after work that was off the plan but I still dropped 2 pounds in water weight. I'm thinking that if I see one particular number 3 days in a row , then It's a real weight and not water. The last five days I have been 207-206-207-210-208. Clearly the weekends are a problem. Information is power so I plan to watch myself much more closely this coming weekend. A week ago I was 211, so i'm down 3 pounds from then.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 7, 2015 6:45:02 GMT -5
And f this all. I was doing GREAT when my wife and daughter showed up to pay me a visit and immediately ordered a ton of food, placed it right in front of me, and chewed loudly. I explained that this was very difficult for me, but who cares, right? I am in hell right now. This went from being doable to utterly unbearable. It was captured in a pic:  |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 7, 2015 9:25:34 GMT -5
Did GREAT yesterday. Then I went out with my buddy for dinner...and Avengers 2...and popcorn...and drinks...and another meal...and snacks at the convenience store after. I'm not even touching the scale today. Satisfied to know I CAN do it again; a bit frustrated that these awesome social experiences keep getting in the way of what I have to do. But they are an important part of life that I don't want to miss out on or diminish with discipline and hard work either |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 8, 2015 4:56:28 GMT -5
This is 7-8-15
Start date: 5-27-15
My starting weight: 218
My goal: 180 lbs
Today's weigh in: 207 (-1 from yesterday, - 11 overall)
Review of the day:
I did good with the eating until around 8-930 pm at night when I ate 2 cheeseburgers (without buns) and a small plate of rice with stewed steak. I was afraid that it would derail the whole day but i still saw a loss. I did some yard work in the sun and weighed myself immediately afterwards and saw 205. It goes to show you what water loss can look like.
Shax, shax, where are you...
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Post by shaxper on Jul 8, 2015 8:31:41 GMT -5
This is 7-8-15 Start date: 5-27-15 My starting weight: 218 My goal: 180 lbs Today's weigh in: 207 (-1 from yesterday, - 11 overall)Review of the day: I did good with the eating until around 8-930 pm at night when I ate 2 cheeseburgers (without buns) and a small plate of rice with stewed steak. I was afraid that it would derail the whole day but i still saw a loss. I did some yard work in the sun and weighed myself immediately afterwards and saw 205. It goes to show you what water loss can look like. You're making great progress, my man! We had a blackout last night, so my alarm clock didn't go off. I'm out at a car servicing appointment looking like I just rolled out of bed (which I did). Will weigh in when I get home, but I expect it to be BAD today. I'm predicting 245. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 10:16:26 GMT -5
Swam 14 laps today and kinda sore after doing this. Not easy at my age but I'm managing it. I will weigh myself on Friday and give you a short report.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 11:10:30 GMT -5
Sorry I have not checked in for a while, guys. Work has been CRAZY.
I am still working out, achieving the same distance in less time. I haven't increased the actual distance I do each workout, though, as I was set back due to my foot. Now that that is bearable again (thanks to stretches and heel inserts), I intend to move forward.
Remember the hip flexer pain I complained about when I started rowing, and I found it was due to going too fast with my feet strapped in? Still not strapping my feet in, and I am almost to that speed. I don't try to increase my speed, I think I need to slow down my release.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 8, 2015 20:11:28 GMT -5
So my weight today was beyond upsetting: 248 lbs. That's an 8 lb increase from my low point about a week ago. Eating badly for so many days really killed me. I'd planned to be 235 by this point.
Trying not to get too upset about this. A lot has happened beyond my control as of late, and I'm just going to roll with it. Getting too upset about it could lead to giving up, and I don't want to do that. Besides, I'm still down nearly 20 lbs from where I started.
I'm going on our big annual vacation tomorrow. I'll still be checking in at the CCF, but I won't be weighing myself nor concerning myself with dieting. I'd known from Day 1 of this diet that this vacation would be diet-free. I get a lot of exercise on this vacation, but I also eat a lot of amazing food, so who knows where I'll be when I get back? I think I can still be at the 215 lb mark before school begins in late August, so that's the goal I'll be working on when I get back.
Best of luck to everyone until then!
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 9, 2015 3:36:19 GMT -5
Good luck Shax and enjoy your vacation.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 9, 2015 4:37:31 GMT -5
This is 7-9-15
Start date: 5-27-15
My starting weight: 218
My goal: 180 lbs
Today's weigh in: 206 (-1 from yesterday, -12 overall)
Review of the day:
Lost a pound even though I thought I messed up late in the day. Around 730pm I became ravenous and ate a few canoli shells right after my dinner which included cole slaw. A canoli shell Is essentially cookies and the store bought cole slaw has a lot of sugar I'm discovering that , of the two foods I'm trying to avoid , I can get away with cheating on sugar but not on bread. Bread shows up on the scale immediately the next day.
This is the longest I've been dieting to only see a 12 pound loss but It's doing much good because I'm really learning and modifying the way I eat. Of course none of this knowledge can prevent my binge eating on the weekends. I have to find in in myself to stop that.
I ate salad with chicken and fruit yesterday. So far, every day that I've eaten salad, I've seen a weight loss. Salad is the key.
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