Athala's Diary — Keep Movin' On (Coming Back Journal)

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If you can keep your calories at a reasonable level at the birthday party it should not make a lot of difference. Learning to cope with social functions is another thing we all need to learn & deal with.
 
AthalaRanger said:
I'm slowly learning as we go. There are some tweaks go be done here and there. The carb thing for example. Or the late night eating. Keeping a register really helps. Also for me, I need a quick breakfast made of mostly protein, because otherwise I will either not eat or eat carbs and pay for that later. I Don't really demonize carbs but i know I have a history of bad responses to them
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The main thing is getting to know your body and finding out what works for YOU. Sounds like you´re doing just that! The main danger of alcohol at birthday parties is that it lowers the inhibition to snacking on the available treats.
 
AthalaRanger said:
I'm slowly learning as we go.
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I think we all are, and it seems you are making good progress.
AthalaRanger said:
It will inevitably have alcohol, which im actually not really looking forward to.
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By the time you read this it will probably be over, I hope it went well. Cate suggested a "dry July" to keep calories down. I signed on with caveat that I would still have the occasional social drink. So far so good, I am used to having a nightcap at least 5 days a week, I have had none in the past week and will try to forgo them at least through July. I know social drinking can be hard, what I do is take one drink and then switch to diet coke or water, it works for me.

Keep on working at it! You will do fine.
 
How was the birthday party?
I hope it was great socially, and not too taxing nutritionally - I know that for me, often the problem can be denying myself fiercely on one front, and then getting home tired and crabby and hungry, and eating something just as damaging as whatever it was that I denied myself in the first place. :(
 
Birthday was fun. We went to a discotheque. Lots of dancing. Some alcohol. I went over I think but the next day, but I hope it balances out.

I havent really weighed myself in the last days, i need to do it daily.

Today and yesterday were pretty similar. Very very few calories. Yesterday I missed my dinner because I didn't felt like cooking.

Mood is a problem for me, having depression. I have what is called "depresión endógena" in Spanish. It means pretty much something is wrong from factory. You cannot cure it. You can only treat it.

So I struggle with tasks I should not struggle because i just feel bad and can't be bothered to do stuff.

But the birthday was a good idea. I Isolate myself a lot so its needed I take care of the social front.

Got 2 series of exercises done today. Bench press with 50 kg, 3x8 and military press with 40kg, 3x6. I'm considerably weaker than I used to be. And I struggle with exercise same as other tasks not because effort but because im feeling bad.

My eating was as follows:
BF: 150gr of ham and some tea (+/- 200)

LU: 250gr meat (323)
10 ml oil (80)
2 protein yogurts.(+/-220)
300gr celery

DN: 2 pieces of bread I shouldn't have eaten. (+/- 600)
 
I'm glad the birthday party was fun. You possibly burned the extra calories dancing & that's a fun way to get your exercise.
Adding some more vegetables to your diet would be a good thing. I love celery too.
 
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So I struggle with tasks I should not struggle because i just feel bad and can't be bothered to do stuff.
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I know the feeling and it sucks. Glad you had fun at the party AND glad you had those 2 pieces of bread or your poor body would've been even more undernourished.
 
AthalaRanger said:
Got 2 series of exercises done today. Bench press with 50 kg, 3x8 and military press with 40kg, 3x6. I'm considerably weaker than I used to be. And I struggle with exercise same as other tasks not because effort but because im feeling bad.
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If you can push yourself back into a good gym routine, it can often help you tackle the fight that is going on in your head with the depression. It is not a cure but everything positive you do adds up.
 
I do need to put some work at the vegetable front. Today I added 120gr of banana at my breakfast and it had caused me to suffer from hunger all day. I am sticking to mostly keto. So ill add many vegetables but fruit is a bit trickier.

So far I'm at 1600 calories. I hope to close the day at around 2000, with 2500 being my line in the sand as always. Tomorrow I won't be adding carbohydrates and that should take care of the hunger and allow me to have less calories.

No exercise so far today. Im not really feeling very energetic. Ill try to do something but I do not know.
 
Hi, Diego. Try just going for a walk. I find exercise of any sort lifts my mood. I am inclined to get down in Winter & have to push myself to move & get outside. I always feel better for it. I don't eat fruit on an empty stomach unless I combine it with yoghurt (protein).
 
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Hi, Diego. Try just going for a walk. I find exercise of any sort lifts my mood. I am inclined to get down in Winter & have to push myself to move & get outside. I always feel better for it. I don't eat fruit on an empty stomach unless I combine it with yoghurt (protein).
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Yes, I will try to do it more often. i used to be a great advocate for walking. It clears my mind too. It's just hard to break my thought pattern that usually wants me to do nothing, but once its broken, I can manage
 
I'm trying to do mostly protein and veggies from today. I wish to make a major push for weight loss. I'm weighing 94.1 with clothes. I haven't passed 90.0 from quite a while now. So I really want to do this.

It is hard though. I'm trying to think of it as the skill I'm trying to master. Not as the thing I either do or do not. Or like a "daily practice". Will combine with high activity to hopefully lose those 5 kgs as fast as possible.
 
Today was pretty good. 12.000 steps. Went to the gym. My calories are about 1000. Im temporarily pushing it. Hoping to wake up below 94.1
 
Well. I have been eating around 2000 or 2500 calories the last few days. I havent been able to get lower than 94.1 kg.

Went to the gym 2 days. Resistance and weights. I need to start doing cardio as well, but baby steps. My body has been really sore.

Now its monday and I had around 2500 calories. However I feel I haven't been working hard enough since my weight is not going down. Sl therefore now I really wish to push it.

I have one month before important events. It would be incredible benefitial for me to be at a lower weight. I must keep this in mind before indulging in food.
 
Hey guys. Quick update to say im still going at this. My weight has not decreased much, since I'm not as tight on the diet. Im going to the gym pretty consistently. Next change is to add cardio. I'll make a more detailed post eventually. i have some of my strength back, I'm entering on L sized clothes. Still a bit to go. i need to tighten up things
 
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