Receiver2000 2,103 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I go through stages like that also where I am out of my normal routine. Really nothing to worry about in the big picture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 3,773 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 182.9 this morning, First time I have seen that in about 8 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Receiver2000 2,103 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Waytsgo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Receiver2000 2,103 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Opps. Supposed to read waytogo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Receiver2000 2,103 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Bet you feel better? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 7,223 Posted July 17 Community Admin Share Posted July 17 Monday check-in. Put on a few - lots of eating/celebrating/family-time the past week with daughter leaving for 2 years, this morning. Time to get back on track. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 3,773 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Woke up to this weight this morning. Another pound gone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nahash5150 9,796 Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 I'm still hovering at about 169. Haven't cheated much. I had a milk shake the other day, and a ginger soda a couple days later. But that was it. Still eating lean and no snacks. tbh I still need to up my activity to shed more. I'm so close to my ideal weight it's going to be really hard to 'shred' it down. But overall I feel MUCH BETTER, even though I'm hungry all the time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 7,223 Posted July 18 Community Admin Share Posted July 18 Question for everyone. Is weight loss more a "general" function of watching how much VOLUME of food one eats, or is it more a function of calories. I know the two are related. However, the one single marital argument I have - that's right, only one (chronic) argument..., is how much food my wife prepares. While we both cook, she grew up in a family with two very large brothers who consumed large quantities - of everything. There kids were brought up to do the same, and now they are overweight... Granted, more food volume is more calories..., but here's why I ask: Compared to others that "watch their carbs", "count their calories", or any other scientific approach, I find that if I just cut back on portion size - eating pretty much the same diet, I can drop weight rather quickly. What is your experience? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrISM 110 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 It's essentially calories in vs calories out and cutting back on portion size is an easy way to lessen your calories in, without drastic changes to overall diet. I think learning to stop eating when we're no longer hungry as opposed to eating until we're completely full is a real good way to accomplish this. I started doing this and as a bonus I wind up with leftovers for another day so my food stretches more as well. Let your wife prepare as much food as she normally does, just don't think that you have to eat it all at once. Freeze up what's left and you have ready-to-go meals for other days of the week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamacarver 598 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 54 minutes ago, AndrewJohn said: Compared to others that "watch their carbs", "count their calories", or any other scientific approach, I find that if I just cut back on portion size - eating pretty much the same diet, I can drop weight rather quickly. Well here in the 21st century it seems calories and the counting there of, are little understood. Counting calories is an incomplete description of a monitoring/rationing program of doing the same thing that you are doing. Which is exactly what I have been saying for a while now. You don't have to count them, just eat fewer of them. Lol So if we have limited ourself to a daily caloric level, the more carbs one consumes limits or replaces healthy fat and protein. Protein -latin: of first importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 7,223 Posted July 18 Community Admin Share Posted July 18 9 minutes ago, Yamacarver said: You don't have to count them, just eat fewer of them. I find the simplicity of this, the key..., if it was more work than this, it would be complex, and just harder..., no one wants to do "math" when they eat! 😉 However, everyone can tell the difference between a full plate and an over-full plate. Just sharing my method, and why I think less about the things some spend extraordinary amounts of time on... (and the media and advertisers have taken advantage of - I think). Thanks for the comments..., I was not trying to spark a deeper discussion or argument over methodology and science - just take a temperature or two among those following this thread. Thanks again. vs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Receiver2000 2,103 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 My daughter graduated from Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Pasadena and then went on to study Nutrition and Dietetics. Health and nutrition are her life. She is a private chef and nutrition consultant to many types of clients. This is her take on weight loss for what it is worth. I have cut and pasted her thoughts. These are not mine. I try to learn from her by osmosis. 1. Intentional weight loss - why? Focus on your relationship with food #1 (and alcohol) It's not about WHAT you eat. It's WHY. After that's addressed... 2. Smaller portions and less calories only works for so long. Our body adapts, slows metabolism and digestion. Eventually you'll plateau at the "low calorie" diet. Then what? 3. Low calorie diets aren't sustainable forever. Unless you're turning anorexic 4. Cycling by cutting calories then reverse dieting to increase calories without gaining weight (yes! This is a thing - think body builders and fitness competitions, this is what they do, to build muscle) then cutting back down and reverse dieting is really the only sustainable way to lose and maintain a lower body weight and change your body composition (i.e, fat loss, not muscle loss) 5. The biggest thing - the more muscle = higher metabolism = able to eat more at any weight. So building muscle while reverse dieting is necessary. As you age muscle tone decreases so weight training is even more important (esp with bones becoming brittle, you NEED resistance training to put pressure on the bones to harden and remain strong, to avoid hip fractures etc) Weight loss.... Pandora's box. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamacarver 598 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Receiver2000 2,103 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Yeah, store bought salad dressings are actually the last thing that you should put on a healthy salad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamacarver 598 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 4 hours ago, PrISM said: It's essentially calories in vs calories out This. When losing weight the second time I hit the plateau and just assumed it was old age because I didn't know about the whole seed oil effect on your metabolism. Since I knew I wasn't running on perpetual motion I figured I just had to up my game I.E. eating less and exercising more. I found that weighing less made it harder to burn calories on the elliptical. I thought well that's an easy fix and put 20 lb in a backpack. When it seems like I couldn't eat any less I went to the gym twice a day. My current diet I refer to as "feast or famine"LOL and I fast on Tuesday. Unless it's a holiday. Current weight 135 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd 1,155 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 On 7/1/2023 at 5:54 AM, Nahash5150 said: @xavionics It does fluctuate I've noticed. I have no idea what is going on, other than perhaps the body goes through stages of adaptation as you change habits. I've been weighing myself everyday since last Sept weight does fluctuate seems hydration level and bowel movements can have pretty big impacts day to day so focus more on trends over a few days or week to week also timing of meals I weigh myself when I first get up and try not to eat after 5pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenith4me 1,230 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 I'm not losing as fast as I'd hoped but I'm getting there. Today my weight is 184. Down .5 lbs. Goal of 170. My mom used to say it's easy to pick up the fork but it's hard to put it down. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radtraveller 152 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Woohoo, have managed to gain, and keep, 2 pounds over the last 3 months! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 3,773 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 I have managed to maintain after loosing which is my overall goal. My personal experience with my body is reducing intake of the same foods that I am currently eating or change what I am eating and keeping the intake the same. I don’t find something to eat every time I am hungry and like @Nahash5150 said earlier, feeling hungry is actually a good thing and once you get used to that feeling, the pounds shed pretty fast, at least for me. I have the ability to pick more physical jobs at work which also helps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 7,223 Posted July 20 Community Admin Share Posted July 20 16 hours ago, Rob said: I have the ability to pick more physical jobs at work which also helps. While not at work, I have amped up my physical activity significantly. That is the other factor for me, the other side of the coin of weight loss, if you will. Just hope my heart holds up! LoL! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 3,773 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 180.3 this morning. WoooHooo. Made my goal early. Now the challenge is to maintain it for a month. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PMAT 1,780 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Mom's salad. What is in it doesn't matter as much as what's on it. Mom was Italian. Quality olive oil, fresh lemon and some salt. Delicious and healthy. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 3,773 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Broke another milestone. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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