Weight maintenance is so much harder than it used to be!

[Keesha]

You don't want to lose weight too fast, your skin won't have time to shrink along with the weight loss and you'll end up with bags of skin hanging. My gym trainer told me it was not healthy to lose more than 2 lbs a week, she said one lb a week is the best. And once you lose the weight, you'll need to figure out how to maintain the weight loss. I'm still trying to figure out how to do that once I lose my 10 lbs. I'll either keep up this way or try to eat smaller portions in 3 meals and then go back to OMAD when/if the weight creeps back on.

THIS ^^^^^ is really good info that’s extremely important. I lost too much weight all at once and had wrinkly skin. It’s not an attractive site and I think a lot of people gain the weight back due to this. Another good reason to weight lift and exercise as you are losing weight. Gaining greater muscle tone is suppose to help stretch the skin and keep it looking healthy

Good point to bring up

 

[Catlady]

THIS ^^^^^ is really good info that’s extremely important. I lost too much weight all at once and had wrinkly skin. It’s not an attractive site and I think a lot of people gain the weight back due to this. Another good reason to weight lift and exercise as you are losing weight. Gaining greater muscle tone is suppose to help stretch the skin and keep it looking healthy Good point to bring up

There is an Indian tribe here in Tucson where the majority of the members are diabetic and morbidly obese. I used to see some that had two basketball size ''balls'' in the front on either side of the belly that used to swing when they walked. I asked someone and they told me that they probably lost a lot of weight very fast and then regained the weight and the fat cells went into the stretched out skin. The only way to get rid of that stretched out skin is by plastic surgery. Hey, it takes a LONG time to put on that weight, yet people expect to get rid of the weight in a fraction of that time. Better slow and steady, that will give the stomach time to shrink, too.

 

[Trade]

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My window of eating is 6 hours - from 12 to 6.

This is my kind of eating window.

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[Keesha]

Walked one hour yesterday as I was with my husband and he doesn’t jog.
Lost almost 2 pounds and am happy with my progress.

 

[Gary O']

After weeks of study, I have found gaining a certain amount of weight is in direct proportion to ingesting a certain amount of cake.

My lady is a wonderful cook, and just as good at baking
A single layer poke cake can appear overnight
The next day I'll peck at it in passing
Somehow it disappears by evening

I've redirected her efforts toward soups and salads
Tomorrow.....oatmeal
then
just one more meal to keep back the hungrys

 

[win231]

When we've had company & there are goodies in the fridge that aren't usually there, I have trouble sleeping. I keep hearing the goodies calling my name from inside the fridge.

 

[Keesha]

After weeks of study, I have found gaining a certain amount of weight is in direct proportion to ingesting a certain amount of cake.

Yes the consequences of being a good cook are certainly bittersweet. Cake and ice cream did it for me the last few months but I did enjoy it.

 

[Trade]

Weighed in at 195 this morning. For the last 10 days I have been bouncing between 194 and 195. So I seem to have hit a plateau. I am tempted to just say that 195 is good and switch over to just maintaining that. It's only 5 lbs more than what I weighed when I graduated from high school. But then I am an inch shorter now and my body at 72 is not the same as it was when I was 18. I'm going to decide over the next few days.

 

[Catlady]

Weighed in at 195 this morning. For the last 10 days I have been bouncing between 194 and 195. So I seem to have hit a plateau. I am tempted to just say that 195 is good and switch over to just maintaining that. It's only 5 lbs more than what I weighed when I graduated from high school. But then I am an inch shorter now and my body at 72 is not the same as it was when I was 18. I'm going to decide over the next few days.

When I was young I weighed 125, if I weighed that now I would look like a skeleton. If you do weightlifting, I bet you already look good. Be happy!

 

[Trade]

I took a break from my diet yesterday. Not a binge, just a break. Went up to 2400 calories. And this morning I weighed in at 195 up one from yesterday, most likely because I had those last 400 calories right before I went to bed. I'm not sure how I'm going to proceed from here. I'll play it by ear. On this date (Nov. 15th) last year I was 215. So I'm down 20 lbs from that. And I'm down 35 from my all time high that I of 230 that I hit about 8 years ago. Plus I'm only 5 lbs over what I was when I graduated from High School.

In addition to weighing I take my blood pressure every mornimg and keep a 10 day moving average of that. Last year at this time my blood pressure was averaging 118/71. This year that avergae is down to 108/65. So I'm getting some benefit from the weight loss on that front.

 

[Catlady]

On this date (Nov. 15th) last year I was 215. So I'm down 20 lbs from that. And I'm down 35 from my all time high that I of 230 that I hit about 8 years ago. Plus I'm only 5 lbs over what I was when I graduated from High School.

Sounds like you keep a diary? Every day? How far back? I was doing it a few years back, even writing exactly what I ate every day, it got old fast.

 

[Gary O']

So I'm down 20 lbs from that. And I'm down 35 from my all time high

When I grabbed a new pound of butter from the fridge, I held it in my hand, hefted it a bit.
Then considered 5 of those
Then considered 15 of those
THAT .....is considerable weight
I was at my all-time high of 265 before retirement
I'm still 50 lbs under that, and the needle on the scale is again moving the right direction
Winter is coming, and exercise will go indoors
Not sure how/where
But, my intake volume is in control

Happy

 

[Trade]

Sounds like you keep a diary? Every day? How far back? I was doing it a few years back, even writing exactly what I ate every day, it got old fast.

I wish I'd kept a journal. But no. But I do keep spreadsheets of my weight, blood pressure, workouts, and gas mileage on my computer. They are manifestations of my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

 

[Catlady]

Today I received a package and I was not expecting any, so I thought it had been delivered by mistake. Turns out it was a gift package from a relative. We email about once a week and she recently asked me if I was going to cook myself a turkey, even though I told her many times that I've been a vegetarian for 35 years. I've also told her several times that I am presently on a ''time restricted diet''. What was in the package? Expensive cookies from a place called ''Cheryl's".

I will graciously thank her for them, of course. She's a very sweet person, but certainly has a low attention span or bad memory. They say to put in freezer if not eating right away, so I did that and will eat one once in a blue moon when I get the ''sweet tooth craving''. I HATE throwing away food, it feels like a sin.

 

[Catlady]

I wish I'd kept a journal. But no.

Well, you can start if you think it's a good idea. I got tired of it after a few months. I also listed my weight and my bust/waist/hip measurements. Talk about OCD!

 

[Keesha]

I used to keep a daily journal where I recorded in the type of exercise I did as well as the food I ate and found it very helpful. Maybe I’ll start that up again to satisfy my OCD.

 

[Olivia]

I've had many journals in my past. Problem is, they're all blank. I wish I had written in my travel journals when I was visiting Austria. It could have brought back really nice memories and reminded me where I was when.

I have a couple of blank journals now. I think I'll start actually writing in them to remind myself to eat better. Even if one or two sentences, it'll still be something. I really think there is something positive in some sorts of OCD.

 

[Catlady]

I've had many journals in my past. Problem is, they're all blank. I wish I had written in my travel journals when I was visiting Austria. It could have brought back really nice memories and reminded me where I was when. I have a couple of blank journals now. I think I'll start actually writing in them to remind myself to eat better. Even if one or two sentences, it'll still be something. I really think there is something positive in some sorts of OCD.

Ahh, I had to look up the difference between a journal and a diary. I have now been educated. I kept a diary from age 14 to age 24, then quit.
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{{These two words—diary and journal—are often used interchangeably, but there is actually a difference between the two. A diary is something that is more likely to be used every day to record specific things that happened on a specific day. It can be used to record feelings, moods, and emotions. A diary can also track data to help you make an important discovery. For instance, writing in a food diary might help you uncover the source of your migraine headaches. Tracking your exercise habits may help you make a connection between your mood and whether or not you were physically active that day. The contents of a journal, on the other hand, aren't necessarily constrained by the dates on a calendar. Journals can include random thoughts, lists, ideas, pictures, doodles, memories, song lyrics, and anything else that comes to mind.}}

 

[Keesha]

The exercise and diet section was usually the smallest section in my journal writing. It was in 5 sections.

1/. Spiritual
2/. Diet and exercise
3/. Home
4/. Relationships
5. Things to do

It is very helpful in pinpointing food sensitivities etc.

 

[Olivia]

I think I'd do better with a journal, although I never kept a diary. I think of a diary as a girl writing about her young angst. I still don't like writing about my personal life. When I'm gone, I want to be gone with everything inside me still private.

 

[Catlady]

I think I'd do better with a journal, although I never kept a diary. I think of a diary as a girl writing about her young angst. I still don't like writing about my personal life. When I'm gone, I want to be gone with everything inside me still private.

LOL, that's why I quit writing my diary at 24, but I simply can't stomach the idea of destroying my old diaries. I didn't murder anyone, so who cares what they read in it.

 

[Olivia]

LOL, that's why I quit writing my diary at 24, but I simply can't stomach the idea of destroying my old diaries. I didn't murder anyone, so who cares what they read in it.

We all have our "things" Much of it is why we overeat to being with. So, I guess this bit of a diversion from this topic is maybe relevant in some way.

 

[Keesha]

I finally figured out what’s up with this thread.

 

[Catlady]

@Keesha = just curious, are you still doing the ''time restricted diet''? I still am but seem to have hit a plateau, not losing my usual 2 lbs a week. I suppose it will be harder and harder the closer I get to my goal.

 

[Keesha]

@Keesha = just curious, are you still doing the ''time restricted diet''? I still am but seem to have hit a plateau, not losing my usual 2 lbs a week. I suppose it will be harder and harder the closer I get to my goal.

Yes I am but I’m not doing so great losing weight however my clothes are looser and I’m feeling more toned up. I bought a really cool vegetable noodle maker thing which has really changed up my eating.
Now I make zoodles out of zuchinni s and cauliflower rice. This weekend I’m having a low carb pizza made of cauliflower and I’m looking forward to it.

Do you have one of these noodle maker things ?

Today i walked 7 kilometres. Three with my dogs & 4 without them.

How have you been doing PVC?

If I wasn’t celiac and could digest grains easier I’d probably be vegetarian.