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Yeah, the key messages in here are a big deal:
It sort of works. I was a guy who didn’t really eat breakfast on weekdays and often skipped lunch too. I still never got this in check, because at night I more than made it up with massive food and alcohol intake. So it’s not a silver bullet for everyone.
There isn’t a silver bullet for anything (except werewolves). Good start to the year Otis. Keep it going.
I think one of the other big messages is that if you choose the lower calorie options, you can include them in your diet more often.. you might not have set aside 1000 calories for dinner, but you can have the 664 calorie homewrecker Jr instead of the 1000 calorie homewrecker. You can eat foods youre not "supposed to" eat on a diet and still lose weight. Its not all or nothing. Get into the mindset that you are "dieting" but don't have to deprive yourself.
Congratulations you poor dumb *******.
That's the approach I pretty much take. Its why I gave up eating breakfast. I didn't feel it affected me in a negative way and I would save a couple hundred calories for later in the evening when I want to snack. Another technique that I want to try is going to bed earlier at night. I'm typically an 11:30-7:30 sleeper but if I can get to sleep at say 10 and maybe wake up at 6:30 instead, that will cut down that snacking window. Just laying down and reading a book on the kindle for 10 minutes usually puts me out. I just need the self discipline to repeat that. In general, I'd much rather be up at 6:30 rather than 10:30 most days. There's a lot more options with the sun being out.
I know who you are today. I suspect you don't know who you are five years from now. Not only will you change, you'll think it was your idea.Clearly you don't know me
Your weaknesses have been abundantly clear for years. For you to attain and sustain success you must develop a plan built around those weaknesses. You're 240 pounds again on January 1 because the plans you create are not built around those weaknesses.
Going to bed at a semi-reasonable time is something I wish I had made a serious effort at years ago. It helps with everything.
Sleep is like special teams. Often overlooked by the casual person, but just as important as other phases of the game.
I’m just a lurker in here but I’m wondering how you reach the conclusion that this isn’t true. It seems very obvious to me that it is true.
This reminded me- like many others, I drank a lot Wednesday night. I also ate a lot of food, most of it wasn't terribly unhealthy but eventually the lid got lifted. Cause alcohol. Then I went to bed at an obscene hour and slept terribly. Yesterday's workout was miserable and mostly ineffective then I ate more garbage all day long.
It's a skill, not a talent, by which I mean its a skill that can be learned, not some natural that you just weren't born with.
Right, and in my experience, some people much more easily can learn these skills than others. Not everyone has the same sort of attachment to eating unhealthy foods.
Interesting. Maybe I do need to “gamify” it as you suggest. What I like about your approach and what you’re saying is you don’t need to give up anything completely. You just have to moderate and be smart about it.
And the bad of being one who exercises a lot...I am way more hungry at times...my body is burning it...but knowing i meed to duel that netter than I do...and doing it are two different things. And yes...compound that for you now with a child...
Yeah, that’s a big jump but like you wrote, you know the drill and will quickly chip away.
220.0 this morning. Had hoped to be a little lower, but I had a lot of cookies and beer the week between Christmas and New Years. With 6 weeks to Valentine's Day, the goal is 210 which should be very attainable.
If we're doing this we are doing it for real, right? Logging every bite and every bit of exercise, staying under your calorie goal each day, reporting in the thread, discussing ways to improve? If so I'm excited, although I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. Consult your doctor before beginning this or any diet or exercise program.
Yup. So far today I’ve logged every bite. MFP is also linked to my Garmin, so my rows and walks are being imported into MFP. I set my daily activity as the most sedentary, which is probably not far from the truth, but in any event I’d rather have the minimum benefit of my non-exercise caloric burn to be conservative.
I filled out the questionnaire. I've read people have had tough time canceling.
That's always one of the hard things for me when I'm getting something that tastes great for others. Had my Dad's birthday today and passed on the cake and ice cream. Keep it up!
There's nothing wrong with having it if you have the calories left for it but the idea of having a little breakfast and a salad for lunch and a tiny dinner just so I can have a slice of birthday cake.. no thanks.
