Weight loss & fitness log

I joined an anonymous online diet forum back in 2011 which helped me a lot because of the support. I quit about a year ago and rejoined a few weeks ago. You put in your food, workouts, weight if you wish, and anything personal you want to post about and other members can make comments. No real discussions though. I find the discussions here are helpful. I'll continue on both though. I have sticky notes on my desktop where I have all my workouts listed and a menu which I alter. I copy and paste it into the forum. So I might as well do the same here.

As for how to calories. I use excel to count for me. One page of the spreadsheet has calories of food/drink I commonly have. I like using metric here as food is calculated as per 100g.

My husband cooks dinner and usually it is some type of vegetarian curry. He uses different vegetables, different beans, Quorn (mince or pieces) for each one, so it's not the same all the time. Also makes veggie chili as well. He makes a huge pot so we normally eat the same one 3 nights in a row. Served on basmati rice but my serving of rice is always very small.

Menu:
B: porridge/dried fruit/cinnamon/almond milk
S: post gym workout - 2 oatcakes w/pb
L: whole wheat tortilla w/low fat cheddar, grapes, strawberries, yogurt
D: veg/pumpkin/Quorn curry & basmati rice, salad
tea w/soy milk, herbal teas, flavoured water, water, coffee w/almond milk
S: single shot gin & tonic w/lime, 2 oatcakes
Cals: 1484


Workout at gym:
30 mins spin bike (intense!)
5 mins rowing machine
10 mins elliptical
4 x 12 on 4 resistance machines
4 x 12 rope/pulley for triceps


Workout at home (upper):
dumbbells - 4 sets of 12 - 11 routines
push ups - 4 x 12
triceps dips - 4 x 12
 
QuickSilver said:
How do I find my ticker? all I see is the set up pages
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Maybe you need to go back to the site and put in your password and save it. Clicking on the ticker should take you right to the pin number and place to change the weight.
 

Ameriscot said:
Maybe you need to go back to the site and put in your password and save it. Clicking on the ticker should take you right to the pin number and place to change the weight.
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Was I supposed to download something... because I cannot get to where my ticker is or to where I put in my pin number.
 
No, I don't either. Maybe it was the other ticker that had the password and this one just has the pin. You might need to start from scratch.
 
-6 have a terible time with fluid retention so actual might be -2 either way I will take it, and try not to mess up. The key here is not to eat the wrong things especially with another eating event comming up. Also not lose to fast.
 
pchrise said:
-6 have a terible time with fluid retention so actual might be -2 either way I will take it, and try not to mess up. The key here is not to eat the wrong things especially with another eating event comming up. Also not lose to fast.
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Yes, fluid gain/loss can be deceptive when you get on the scale. And, you're right, too fast is not good.
 
Denise, I do agree with that, I prefer that site's ticker. But do you find you have to change enter the code here each time you change your setting? I didn't have to do that on other sites, but, I haven't been able to just update the sticker on lily and have it automatically change here.
 
Oh shoot April, I don't know about that yet, although I am 138 today and I always start with my lowest weight during the week. I'll try ok. I'll be back;) denise
 
Yep, you are right April, because it's only a graphic. That's a drag:( Well, we could use ticker factory if theirs auto updates I guess, although I think I'll just edit the html each time. Thanks for the heads up though, I didn't think about that;) denise
 
Water helped me with that the most April. But also it seemed as though the more fruits and vegetables, fish, chicken, blabla, I ate, the less cravings. I did have what I think was sugar withdrawels when I first truly attempted to lose weight. But I was eating a lot of carbs like jasmine rice. The gals on MFP used to warn me about eating a lot of pasta like egg noodles, etc. as I do believe those turn to sugar in my system. Water is a gem though if you can drink that. There's nothing easy about changing up you are used to, not in my opinion. It's hard for me now and I've done it before. Just last Summer I was in good shape and building muscle each day;)

Oh well, we are getting a shot now and with others around to accompany us;) denise

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint’, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” ~Vincent Van Gogh

PS That's supposed to be an encouraging quote, and yes, Vincent cut off his own ear, but many times in life I think we are able to help others much more then ourselves;) denise
 
I hardly slept last night due to sinus issues, including bad ringing in my ears. I was so exhausted and my eyelids were swelled so bad I could barely see. My sis fixed me breakfast, I brushed my teeth, and went back to bed. I do feel better although my body is weak, and my ears are still cranked up to about a 5 mh. So not much else from me gals. Hope you are all doing well, and I hope to do better tomorrow, denise
 
thanks AM, strangely, there isn't any pain. My sis's face hurts and she get headaches. But I sure feel icky and this ear-ringing is yuck;) I read your post earlier, I'm impressed you made such a great excel sheet. Also, I'm thinking of trying the counting just say, for a week to see where I'm at. I always eat the same, really boring according to my sister, but I also found it easy to stay on track if I don't venture into too many recipes. I'm like April, I'll always fix enough for 2 days at least. ttyl, back to lay down, now I am getting a headache, geesh, LOL!! Later, denise

“I’ve been on a diet for two weeks and all I’ve lost is fourteen days.” ~Totie Fields

I thought the quotes might be fun;)
 
nwlady said:
thanks AM, strangely, there isn't any pain. My sis's face hurts and she get headaches. But I sure feel icky and this ear-ringing is yuck;) I read your post earlier, I'm impressed you made such a great excel sheet. Also, I'm thinking of trying the counting just say, for a week to see where I'm at. I always eat the same, really boring according to my sister, but I also found it easy to stay on track if I don't venture into too many recipes. I'm like April, I'll always fix enough for 2 days at least. ttyl, back to lay down, now I am getting a headache, geesh, LOL!! Later, denise

“I’ve been on a diet for two weeks and all I’ve lost is fourteen days.” ~Totie Fields

I thought the quotes might be fun;)
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When I first started counting calories again about 4 years ago I had to figure out how to calculate the calories for certain things. I find metric so much easier. I bake bread using a bread machine - whole grain with different seeds. So I added up the calories in the ingredients, weighed the loaf of bread a few times to see the average. Then I found that the calories are 2.5 per 1 gram. So a somewhat thick 70 gram slice of this bread is 175 calories. I rarely eat it except when we have soup.

One of the spreadsheets has daily calories, one has calories for food/drink, one has the calculations like the bread and for other recipes, one has a weight log.
 

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