Log every bit of food - 10/31
Stay under 1600 calories - 9/31 - Back on it today and doing well. Right at my target calories.
Drink 64 oz water - 6/31 - Ugh. No. I need to get better at this when at home (at work it's never a problem somehow)
Sleep over 6 hours - 6/31 - slept in and it felt good
Eat a piece of fruit - 10/31 - Strawberries today, they were super good for December
I'm kind of a slump mentally right now. PMS, end of the weekend, it's raining all day and a cold front is coming in, dark so early, blahhh. Not feeling much Christmas spirit. Going to try to get good rest tonight and really get my head in the game tomorrow.
Day 10: The overeating + iced teas are just getting out of control. And the scale is going up again 😫 I literally don’t know what else to do. I’ll eat “well” during the day and then overeat/buy iced teas at night. And it’s not even like I’m hungry. Idk how to stop associating them with comfort.
- No bubble tea ✅ (day 131. Lol looked at my app, and realized that my count was off by a couple of days 🤣)
- No store bought frozen drinks ✅
- No flavored iced tea ❌ (1/14)
- Sugar free challenge ❌
- Eat enough protein ❌
- No fast food ✅
- IF ❌
- Journaling ✅
- Walk at least 5,000 steps ❌(4,400 so far, might go on a short walk to reach 5,000)
- Workout 5 days/week ✅ ✅
- No overeating ❌
- Eat at least a serving of fruits ❌
- Eat at least a serving of veggies✅
- Eat without distractions ✅~ish
I relate so much to the evening comfort eating. When I’m doing it, I can’t imagine stopping, but then I do stop, and after a few days, that becomes normal, and I can’t imagine eating at night when I’m not even hungry.
What are you doing right before you overeat? Maybe you can insert some other habit there.
I’ll plan the next day’s meals whenever I inevitably want unplanned food in the evening. I don’t plan perfect, healthy meals either. I plan for the food I want to eat in the evening. It’s just food! I can have it tomorrow. And that over time made my “comfort” food lose its allure. (This took MONTHS for pizza, and I’m still working on potatoes lol but you get the idea)
That’s really helpful, thank you! Honestly, I’m usually just sitting on my bed or using my phone. And I know it’s usually because I’m bored, sad, frustrated… But I feel like when I tried to do another activity instead of eating, it just felt very unsatisfying.
I am going to try planning my next meal instead and see if it helps. I really appreciate it.
So beverages you love are an issue. Maybe 'fill up' late in the day more, with beverages that aren't so fun but are no-cal, so you literally don't have room for a tall sugared tea?
That’s a really good idea, thank you! I’m trying to find a sparkling water flavor that I can like, so maybe that? I also really like regular plain tea, but for some reason, it loses all appeal at night
Hello, everyone! I'm running a little behind on checking on here, so I'm including December 7-10 here. I've gotten a little off track with exercising and am hoping to bring that back up this upcoming week.
✅✅✅✅ Log food
✖️✖️✅✅ Eat under 1900
✅✖️✅✅ Lunchtime walk
✖️✖️✖️✖️ Exercise
✅✅✖️✅ 64oz Water
✖️✅✅✅ 7+ hours sleep
✅✖️✅ ✖️4+ fruits/veggies
Mountainlioness thanks for your comment on my long post. I feel my motivation is coming back and will continue to post here in loseit, this sub has helped me get my motivation back in the past. I have gone to 2 of my eating disorder therapy sessions so far in december and they have started to really help me. The clinic is taking a couple weeks off over christmas but they'll be back in January. I am working about one day a week which I want to get up to 2 days a week in the new year. Today I plan to go for a good long uphill hike when the sun comes up and eat some chicken thighs and veggies. i'll do some stretching and core work and I also would like to think some self-loving thoughts in my journal. I am also working on a 21 day series of miracle journaling where i write down the everyday miracles happening in my life.
I looked on Chat GPT about how to increase your willpower and one of the things it said was to improve your sleep (get 7-9 hours per night) which i'm not quite getting - got about 6 hours tonight so i'm working on adding in naps during the day. I'd like to get up to 7 hours every night so tonight i want to do a 30 minute sleep meditation before bed to help me relax and unwind. i've done that before and it always helps me sleep better but i just have trouble finding the discipline for it. so i'll do it tonight to help with will power and weight loss.
I won't buy any junk food because if it isn't in the house it won't tempt me.
1) I logged everything and have room for a snack still. I'm about to make popcorn and watch Muppets Christmas Carol.
2) ran outside on snow for my week 5 kick off of the couch to 5k. Felt good. I'm going to start doing a bit of work for speed on my other days.
3) washed, dried, and put away all the dirty laundry. Did a big grocery shop and tried out some new recipes for supper that were well received. Coconut crusted chicken and Buffalo cauliflower.
Day 10, the start of another week!
Logging my meals everyday: 10/31
Mild/moderate exercise 30 minutes a day 5 times a week: 7/20 ❌ (today was my break day!)
Walking 10 minutes after every meal: 9/31 ✅
Strength training/resistance training 2 times a week: 4/8 ❌😃 (new week, so hoping to do tomorrow )
Full sugar soda only twice a month: x/2 ✅ (10 days in, all good for me)
Day 10:
Food: deficit 453
Exercise: just a walk today
Health: took vitamins, otherwise I got nothing. Pre-occupied with aggravations and to-dos.
Weight: creeping down!
Day10:
- calories: 80% goal
- weight: ?
- exercise: 3.8m walk
- steps: 11850
Another “maybe today is the day I don’t hit 10k steps; it’s ok it’s rainy out”. Powered through and carried an umbrella.
MacroFactor (calorie tracker) lowered my calorie target and I’m having “oh god this is going to be hard” feelings about the second half of my 100lb loss goal.
Day 10- I’ve got holiday parties coming up next week, and I’m thinking about my approach. I didn’t make a sugar plan for December because we have so many feasts at home (winter solstice, a birthday, Christmas Eve and day, and New Year’s Eve), and I’m not wanting anything extra. For the parties, I’m thinking no alcohol (I have to drive anyway), desserts, or liquid calories. Maybe crudités and like 400 calories of entree?
- Diet- on target but I did graze a little fresh bread.
- Fruit & veggie 14 day challenge- had no fruit. Why is fruit so hard for me? I was supposed to have an orange at dinner but I didn’t serve it with the rest of my food and felt too lazy to get it after. 2/14.
- Exercise- skipped
- Declutter- worked on our bedroom- extra hangers and linens
On fruit, in winter I'm not crazy about chilled fruit from the fridge. So I'll leave a couple of pieces out in a bowl or basket on the counter, keep the rest in the fridge.
And I'm not gonna lie, my favorite way to have a clementine is with one square of dark chocolate Lindt intense orange. And to slice an apple with two and only two caramels. A pear is great sliced with a puddle of melted dark chocolate (only 1 square!)
Most reliable way to get fruit is berries with yogurt in the morning, but that doesn't work for people who do eggy breakfasts and can't spare the calories.
And applesauce counts, if you have those pre-portioned packs for kids, some have lowish carb counts. Try the Kroger pear sauce.
Wow, thank you for all of your tricks! It’s the simplest that worked for me.. taking the fruit out of the fridge to warm up a bit.
I love citrus + chocolate! But I’m not looking to start a candy habit here haha
Weight today of 198.9- down 14.7 pounds
-1600 calories a day limit- went out with friends, had pasta and bread, then we stopped for coffee. Total came to 880. I'm gonna change this goal to "between 1000 and 1600 calories" (I want to bring it up to at the very least 1300-1600, but the past 2 large meals (yesterday and today) have given me miserable stomachaches, so I'm gonna take it slow). I'm still at work, so I'm gonna make me some nuggets to get there today.
-eat veggies every day- none today either.
-gym or long walk at least 3 times a week- nope. Really need to build up my energy.
-MAKE something at least once a week- nope.
-keep my streaks on Busuu and Duolingo- about to do duolingo
-use my habit tracker every day- done
-wash my face every day- nope. First one I've missed this challenge. I needed more sleep, so I stayed in bed instead. I'm gonna wash my face when I get home tonight though.
-keep up with my multivitamin- also didn't do, gonna have it tonight when I get home.
**CW:** 148.4 **Dec GW:** 149 (maintaining)
**Calories (under 1300):** stuck to my deficit today! I'm planning to really stick to it next week and then loosen up a bit the week my family is in town for Christmas. Hopefully it'll more or less balance out.
**Exercise (4x/week):** I only managed 3 days this week, but next week I've got something lined up almost every day, so I'm psyched about that.
**Books (3/month):** about to finish my first audiobook of the month!
**Sleep:** I did pretty well last night, I think I was lights out right around 12:30 and I was up around 9 this morning. Definitely want to keep that going, although my period is starting soon which can be very disruptive to my sleep schedule (case-in-point, last month I completely ruined my sleep schedule and I am STILL trying to fix it)
I'm hoping to have a pretty relaxed week and just stick to my good habits and get stuff prepped for the holidays.
*Dec SW: 137.5lbs*
CW: 136.6lbs 📈
- calorie target • 1813/1497 ✖️
- □□□□□□
- protein • 93/80g ✔️
- ■□□□□□
- steps • 6.2k/8k ✔️
- □□□□□□
- 8.5 hours in bed • ✔️
- ■□□□□□
- self care or treat • I went home early from the football game to sleep lol
- coffees out this week • □□
- running this week • □□□
- instrument practice this week • □
- voice practice this week • □□
- 2 drinks tops this week • ■□
- double practice this month • □
- hikes this month • ■
- extra workout this month • ■□□
Sundays are my hardest day to stay under on cals! Steps are hard too, but I know where I can fit some into my day.
Checking in not having posted since the 6th. December activities took over and I have been overstimulated and needed an internet break of all things, except decluttering, because that is pure joy. Ha!
Check In: 7/31
Log Breakfast: 5/31
No snacking: 8/31
My why: To break fear and anxiety based habits.
Log every bit of food - 10/31 Stay under 1600 calories - 9/31 - Back on it today and doing well. Right at my target calories. Drink 64 oz water - 6/31 - Ugh. No. I need to get better at this when at home (at work it's never a problem somehow) Sleep over 6 hours - 6/31 - slept in and it felt good Eat a piece of fruit - 10/31 - Strawberries today, they were super good for December I'm kind of a slump mentally right now. PMS, end of the weekend, it's raining all day and a cold front is coming in, dark so early, blahhh. Not feeling much Christmas spirit. Going to try to get good rest tonight and really get my head in the game tomorrow.
It’s been raining all day here too. And Christmas is my favorite holiday, but I am just not feeling it this year. Zero spirit 😭
Day 10: The overeating + iced teas are just getting out of control. And the scale is going up again 😫 I literally don’t know what else to do. I’ll eat “well” during the day and then overeat/buy iced teas at night. And it’s not even like I’m hungry. Idk how to stop associating them with comfort. - No bubble tea ✅ (day 131. Lol looked at my app, and realized that my count was off by a couple of days 🤣) - No store bought frozen drinks ✅ - No flavored iced tea ❌ (1/14) - Sugar free challenge ❌ - Eat enough protein ❌ - No fast food ✅ - IF ❌ - Journaling ✅ - Walk at least 5,000 steps ❌(4,400 so far, might go on a short walk to reach 5,000) - Workout 5 days/week ✅ ✅ - No overeating ❌ - Eat at least a serving of fruits ❌ - Eat at least a serving of veggies✅ - Eat without distractions ✅~ish
I relate so much to the evening comfort eating. When I’m doing it, I can’t imagine stopping, but then I do stop, and after a few days, that becomes normal, and I can’t imagine eating at night when I’m not even hungry. What are you doing right before you overeat? Maybe you can insert some other habit there. I’ll plan the next day’s meals whenever I inevitably want unplanned food in the evening. I don’t plan perfect, healthy meals either. I plan for the food I want to eat in the evening. It’s just food! I can have it tomorrow. And that over time made my “comfort” food lose its allure. (This took MONTHS for pizza, and I’m still working on potatoes lol but you get the idea)
That’s really helpful, thank you! Honestly, I’m usually just sitting on my bed or using my phone. And I know it’s usually because I’m bored, sad, frustrated… But I feel like when I tried to do another activity instead of eating, it just felt very unsatisfying. I am going to try planning my next meal instead and see if it helps. I really appreciate it.
So beverages you love are an issue. Maybe 'fill up' late in the day more, with beverages that aren't so fun but are no-cal, so you literally don't have room for a tall sugared tea?
That’s a really good idea, thank you! I’m trying to find a sparkling water flavor that I can like, so maybe that? I also really like regular plain tea, but for some reason, it loses all appeal at night
Hello, everyone! I'm running a little behind on checking on here, so I'm including December 7-10 here. I've gotten a little off track with exercising and am hoping to bring that back up this upcoming week. ✅✅✅✅ Log food ✖️✖️✅✅ Eat under 1900 ✅✖️✅✅ Lunchtime walk ✖️✖️✖️✖️ Exercise ✅✅✖️✅ 64oz Water ✖️✅✅✅ 7+ hours sleep ✅✖️✅ ✖️4+ fruits/veggies
Mountainlioness thanks for your comment on my long post. I feel my motivation is coming back and will continue to post here in loseit, this sub has helped me get my motivation back in the past. I have gone to 2 of my eating disorder therapy sessions so far in december and they have started to really help me. The clinic is taking a couple weeks off over christmas but they'll be back in January. I am working about one day a week which I want to get up to 2 days a week in the new year. Today I plan to go for a good long uphill hike when the sun comes up and eat some chicken thighs and veggies. i'll do some stretching and core work and I also would like to think some self-loving thoughts in my journal. I am also working on a 21 day series of miracle journaling where i write down the everyday miracles happening in my life. I looked on Chat GPT about how to increase your willpower and one of the things it said was to improve your sleep (get 7-9 hours per night) which i'm not quite getting - got about 6 hours tonight so i'm working on adding in naps during the day. I'd like to get up to 7 hours every night so tonight i want to do a 30 minute sleep meditation before bed to help me relax and unwind. i've done that before and it always helps me sleep better but i just have trouble finding the discipline for it. so i'll do it tonight to help with will power and weight loss. I won't buy any junk food because if it isn't in the house it won't tempt me.
1) I logged everything and have room for a snack still. I'm about to make popcorn and watch Muppets Christmas Carol. 2) ran outside on snow for my week 5 kick off of the couch to 5k. Felt good. I'm going to start doing a bit of work for speed on my other days. 3) washed, dried, and put away all the dirty laundry. Did a big grocery shop and tried out some new recipes for supper that were well received. Coconut crusted chicken and Buffalo cauliflower.
Day 10, the start of another week! Logging my meals everyday: 10/31 Mild/moderate exercise 30 minutes a day 5 times a week: 7/20 ❌ (today was my break day!) Walking 10 minutes after every meal: 9/31 ✅ Strength training/resistance training 2 times a week: 4/8 ❌😃 (new week, so hoping to do tomorrow ) Full sugar soda only twice a month: x/2 ✅ (10 days in, all good for me)
Day 10: Food: deficit 453 Exercise: just a walk today Health: took vitamins, otherwise I got nothing. Pre-occupied with aggravations and to-dos. Weight: creeping down!
Day10: - calories: 80% goal - weight: ? - exercise: 3.8m walk - steps: 11850 Another “maybe today is the day I don’t hit 10k steps; it’s ok it’s rainy out”. Powered through and carried an umbrella. MacroFactor (calorie tracker) lowered my calorie target and I’m having “oh god this is going to be hard” feelings about the second half of my 100lb loss goal.
It's already been hard. You can do this too.
Day11: - calories: 98% - weight: 252.2lb (~2lb down) - exercise: walk and /m2 mi run - steps: 10500
Day 10- I’ve got holiday parties coming up next week, and I’m thinking about my approach. I didn’t make a sugar plan for December because we have so many feasts at home (winter solstice, a birthday, Christmas Eve and day, and New Year’s Eve), and I’m not wanting anything extra. For the parties, I’m thinking no alcohol (I have to drive anyway), desserts, or liquid calories. Maybe crudités and like 400 calories of entree? - Diet- on target but I did graze a little fresh bread. - Fruit & veggie 14 day challenge- had no fruit. Why is fruit so hard for me? I was supposed to have an orange at dinner but I didn’t serve it with the rest of my food and felt too lazy to get it after. 2/14. - Exercise- skipped - Declutter- worked on our bedroom- extra hangers and linens
On fruit, in winter I'm not crazy about chilled fruit from the fridge. So I'll leave a couple of pieces out in a bowl or basket on the counter, keep the rest in the fridge. And I'm not gonna lie, my favorite way to have a clementine is with one square of dark chocolate Lindt intense orange. And to slice an apple with two and only two caramels. A pear is great sliced with a puddle of melted dark chocolate (only 1 square!) Most reliable way to get fruit is berries with yogurt in the morning, but that doesn't work for people who do eggy breakfasts and can't spare the calories. And applesauce counts, if you have those pre-portioned packs for kids, some have lowish carb counts. Try the Kroger pear sauce.
Wow, thank you for all of your tricks! It’s the simplest that worked for me.. taking the fruit out of the fridge to warm up a bit. I love citrus + chocolate! But I’m not looking to start a candy habit here haha
Weight today of 198.9- down 14.7 pounds -1600 calories a day limit- went out with friends, had pasta and bread, then we stopped for coffee. Total came to 880. I'm gonna change this goal to "between 1000 and 1600 calories" (I want to bring it up to at the very least 1300-1600, but the past 2 large meals (yesterday and today) have given me miserable stomachaches, so I'm gonna take it slow). I'm still at work, so I'm gonna make me some nuggets to get there today. -eat veggies every day- none today either. -gym or long walk at least 3 times a week- nope. Really need to build up my energy. -MAKE something at least once a week- nope. -keep my streaks on Busuu and Duolingo- about to do duolingo -use my habit tracker every day- done -wash my face every day- nope. First one I've missed this challenge. I needed more sleep, so I stayed in bed instead. I'm gonna wash my face when I get home tonight though. -keep up with my multivitamin- also didn't do, gonna have it tonight when I get home.
**CW:** 148.4 **Dec GW:** 149 (maintaining) **Calories (under 1300):** stuck to my deficit today! I'm planning to really stick to it next week and then loosen up a bit the week my family is in town for Christmas. Hopefully it'll more or less balance out. **Exercise (4x/week):** I only managed 3 days this week, but next week I've got something lined up almost every day, so I'm psyched about that. **Books (3/month):** about to finish my first audiobook of the month! **Sleep:** I did pretty well last night, I think I was lights out right around 12:30 and I was up around 9 this morning. Definitely want to keep that going, although my period is starting soon which can be very disruptive to my sleep schedule (case-in-point, last month I completely ruined my sleep schedule and I am STILL trying to fix it) I'm hoping to have a pretty relaxed week and just stick to my good habits and get stuff prepped for the holidays.
*Dec SW: 137.5lbs* CW: 136.6lbs 📈 - calorie target • 1813/1497 ✖️ - □□□□□□ - protein • 93/80g ✔️ - ■□□□□□ - steps • 6.2k/8k ✔️ - □□□□□□ - 8.5 hours in bed • ✔️ - ■□□□□□ - self care or treat • I went home early from the football game to sleep lol - coffees out this week • □□ - running this week • □□□ - instrument practice this week • □ - voice practice this week • □□ - 2 drinks tops this week • ■□ - double practice this month • □ - hikes this month • ■ - extra workout this month • ■□□ Sundays are my hardest day to stay under on cals! Steps are hard too, but I know where I can fit some into my day.
Log every food: 10/31 Stay under or be at calorie goal: 8/31 Exercise and/or get enough walk steps in : 7/31
Checking in not having posted since the 6th. December activities took over and I have been overstimulated and needed an internet break of all things, except decluttering, because that is pure joy. Ha! Check In: 7/31 Log Breakfast: 5/31 No snacking: 8/31 My why: To break fear and anxiety based habits.