Biggest loser

Last week away in Orlando was not a good week diet or exercise wise. I did a bunch of walking, but I also did a bunch of eating and drinking. Just gotta get back in the swing of things. Found out my scale needs new batteries this morning. And I set up my weight loss spreadsheet that helps me track progress. That's about all to report so far.
 
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Hey - I am back!😳

Now that COVID seems to be out of the mainstream I would consider this the heaviest holiday season I have had in years, meaning I had a client or work outing almost every day from 12/1 to 12/22 that involved booze or garbage food. 12/23-1/1 was made up of family /neighbor/friend events. This becomes a double edged sword for calories and loss of time I normally use to be physical.

Starting weight - 222.5, which I am actually not upset about as I don’t think I gained anything year over year. BUT at 40 I am feeling the extra weight compared to the 185 I weighed seven years ago.

The addition of the bike mobile should make things easier with my work schedule. Two-two week trips over the next few months may make things difficult but I have to see my doctor in mid March for a check up and I do not feel like being scolded. It would also be nice to be healthy and not labeled obese.

My wife has wanted to go back to being vegan for awhile and started yesterday, I told her I would join in the fun (makes it easier for cooking/going out) for the month until I embark on a two week trip at the end of the month.

Year five of dry January - that I am looking forward to. The van is loaded for a ride today!

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JDurk said:
Like @Johnny Utah doing Dry January, in addition to eliminating sugar this first week back on E2M. 2 days in and the sugar detox is no joke this time around. Dull headache and craving chocolate.
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I'm trying to stay dry for a bit but baby steps. I'm in for a dry week. Lets see if I can manage that. Then I'll see how far I can progress. I do have some N/A beers and tons of seltzer to keep me going for a bit. Got batteries for my scale. That was the next step lol. I'll report on Fridays and try to track progress that way.

I should add too that I'm trying fasting and reducing calories, so a double challenge. It kinda works for my schedule though. My lunch is at 10 am so I just have tea before that. I will usually have dinner between 6-7 so as long as I don't snack after that - which totally helps(but sucks) - then I can stay on a better track and drop the weight quicker. That's a 15/9 fast but that's the best I can do on my current schedule.
 
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xc62701 said:
I'm trying to stay dry for a bit but baby steps. I'm in for a dry week. Lets see if I can manage that. Then I'll see how far I can progress. I do have some N/A beers and tons of seltzer to keep me going for a bit. Got batteries for my scale. That was the next step lol. I'll report on Fridays and try to track progress that way.

I should add too that I'm trying fasting and reducing calories, so a double challenge. It kinda works for my schedule though. My lunch is at 10 am so I just have tea before that. I will usually have dinner between 6-7 so as long as I don't snack after that - which totally helps(but sucks) - then I can stay on a better track and drop the weight quicker. That's a 15/9 fast but that's the best I can do on my current schedule.
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I want to try fasting as well - when my schedule normalizes in April if I am still a fat body I am going to give it a whirl.
 
xc62701 said:
I'm trying to stay dry for a bit but baby steps. I'm in for a dry week. Lets see if I can manage that. Then I'll see how far I can progress. I do have some N/A beers and tons of seltzer to keep me going for a bit. Got batteries for my scale. That was the next step lol. I'll report on Fridays and try to track progress that way.

I should add too that I'm trying fasting and reducing calories, so a double challenge. It kinda works for my schedule though. My lunch is at 10 am so I just have tea before that. I will usually have dinner between 6-7 so as long as I don't snack after that - which totally helps(but sucks) - then I can stay on a better track and drop the weight quicker. That's a 15/9 fast but that's the best I can do on my current schedule.
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Yes, baby steps. You got this. I follow a 16/8 window, eating between 10:30a and 6:30p. 3 meals most days, with weekends being where it might only be 2 a day. No calorie counting, just required portions of a protein, vegetable and a healthy fat. Will add in a piece fruit when the plan calls for it.
 
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If you are new to fasting, start with 12/12 or 14/10...this year my lunches are 10:40 and 11:30 - some days the 11:30 is tough and today I apologized to my kids that my stomach was growling. I have black coffee in the morning and a liter of water before school starts...

I sometimes eat some nuts/fruit before a ride/CrossFit and then dinner. This got derailed late October- and I was snacking a lot more...but back on track.
 
I went to sleep hungry last night (after having reduced calorie dinner) and made it to lunch without snacking. I’ll call that a win. It wasn’t as miserable as I thought. I was worried I wouldn’t sleep.
 
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That's the full of extant of any fast I could do . More power to the people that can do it its a good way to limit calories for me I snack all day long especially when I'm trying to lose weight I snack like crazy on low calorie foods just to stay full all the time and not get hangry.
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OK, so what’s your low calorie food list that you snack on?
 
xc62701 said:
OK, so what’s your low calorie food list that you snack on?
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Blueberries 80 calories per cup
Non fat greek yogurt 90 calories for 3/4 cup
Baby carrots 175 calories for 1lb of them
Rice cakes 45 cal for white cheddar 50 for apple cinnamon or Carmel
Apples 70ish for a medium size apple
Cucumbers almost nothing

For low cal meals egg whites are just pure protein and super low calorie,
Chicken breast
Low carb tortillas 60 cal per
Use rubs instead of marinades
Hot sauces are usually next to no calories
Pasta zero are good noodles to make a stir fry with stupid low calories like 60 for a whole bag
Spaghetti squash stupid low calorie and you can have so much its crazy
Zucchini
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Strawberries
Most fish is low cal high protein
Lean ground turkey
 
Right now a normal day is breakfast 6 over easy eggs on 6 peices of toast lunch 3 servings of rice with 250ish grams of chicken snacks 2 or 3 apples maybe a. rice cake maybe a protein bar then pre workout a. Giant cinnamon bun if we have them or a bagel with banana and honey. Then post workout 250 grams of greak yogurt with a scoop of protein powder and frozen blueberries then dinner some form of lean protein vegetable and maybe. Some more rice. I average about 3000 calories on nOn lift days and over 3700 on lift days 🤪🤪 cutting the bulk 2 weeks short so 6 more weeks left then I will drop to 2000 calories a day for as Long as I can take it then bump it up a 100 calories at a time if need be. I live on High carb moderate protein low fat doesn't matter if I'm trying to gain or lose weight.
 
First Friday of 2024! check in. Back to school and back to my routine.

No riding this week and only twice ro CrossFit. Some personal stuff going on. But stayed on track with meals and no snacks.

Scale moving in the right direction.

Happy Friday!
 
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