Your breakfast is starting to look like a real meal! My dad always ate breakfast with us because my mom insisted that it was important but since we're out of the house he's stopped and he finds it easier to keep his weight that way. He usually has a piece of fruit mid-morning, but that's it. Find what works for you and stick with it. These days you can skip breakfast altogether and call it intermittent fasting if you like.
Alligatorob's Diary
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Truffle Monster
Active member, Cyclist
Hmmm never heard of Fritos before but then I don’t really like corn chips. I’m a sucker for smiths cheese and onion crinkle cut though!
I wouldn’t be in a huge rush to change what you’re doing re breakfast. It’s what works for you that matters not what others think may work for you.
I wouldn’t be in a huge rush to change what you’re doing re breakfast. It’s what works for you that matters not what others think may work for you.
alligatorob
Respected Member
298 this morning! Down 2 lbs from last week and through that 300 barrier, I'm happy.
Though it has me thinking about how far I still have to go. At a rate of 1 to 2 lbs per week it will take almost 2 years. But I suppose those years will be better spent than if I don't keep this up. And I have to remember my real goal is just to eat well today.
Though it has me thinking about how far I still have to go. At a rate of 1 to 2 lbs per week it will take almost 2 years. But I suppose those years will be better spent than if I don't keep this up. And I have to remember my real goal is just to eat well today.
Truffle Monster
Active member, Cyclist
Excellent work! It feels great to reach goals. Well done!
Great news!
(But I went looking for you in your new clubrooms, and there you weren't!)I really know the feeling of thinking "oh, still so far to go!" and calculating the rate of loss and thinking how long the journey will be, but absolutely yes! to your reply to yourself. And this right now - the taking control, the joy of taking those steps away from ill-health and unhappiness - is a fun part, too.
(By the way - loved your engineer's-definition of sublimation - I'll remember that!)
alligatorob
Respected Member
It was a good day, and I believe I feel a bit lighter on my feet now that I'm under 300 lbs.
I am not making my 1,600 to 1,800 cal/day goal, in part as a result of giving up nightcaps and the alcohol calories. The lower calories don't feel bad so far, no great hunger pangs or feelings of weakness, so I will try it for a while.
Cate suggested doing a "dry July"; I got an early start. It won't be completely dry, my plan is to give up nightcaps for a while anyway, but I do still plan to have a social drink now and then.
Wednesday
breakfast
2 poached eggs 142
1 piece dry toast 110
snack
3 plums 90
lunch
turkey sandwich, white bread not much turkey 260
dinner
tuna 120
lettuce 15
pita bun 120
grapes 114
snack
crackers 40
cheese 300
Total 1,311 calories
1311 was the year Arnaldus de Villa Nova, the famous physician and alchemist died. He was the first doctor to report using alcohol as an antiseptic. At that time alchemy was a respectable science that eventually became modern chemistry. Modern alchemy is something else. He was summoned by Pope Clement V to be condemned, a fate all to common for scientists of that era. His ship sank on the way to see the Pope and he drowned. His writings were censured.
I am not making my 1,600 to 1,800 cal/day goal, in part as a result of giving up nightcaps and the alcohol calories. The lower calories don't feel bad so far, no great hunger pangs or feelings of weakness, so I will try it for a while.
Cate suggested doing a "dry July"; I got an early start. It won't be completely dry, my plan is to give up nightcaps for a while anyway, but I do still plan to have a social drink now and then.
Wednesday
breakfast
2 poached eggs 142
1 piece dry toast 110
snack
3 plums 90
lunch
turkey sandwich, white bread not much turkey 260
dinner
tuna 120
lettuce 15
pita bun 120
grapes 114
snack
crackers 40
cheese 300
Total 1,311 calories
1311 was the year Arnaldus de Villa Nova, the famous physician and alchemist died. He was the first doctor to report using alcohol as an antiseptic. At that time alchemy was a respectable science that eventually became modern chemistry. Modern alchemy is something else. He was summoned by Pope Clement V to be condemned, a fate all to common for scientists of that era. His ship sank on the way to see the Pope and he drowned. His writings were censured.
Awesome progress, keep going!
Glad to see you are still staying strong. 2 years will pass before you even know it, life is short, stay strong!
KEEP MOVING, EAT HEALTHY, BE SMART!
SAME HERE!
I'm almost going on 10 pounds lost so far, and I'm feel more lighter, more agility, and energy! It's a great feeling.
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alligatorob
Respected Member
Another good day, a few more calories than yesterday, but still low. Its finally warming up, highs in the 80s but cooling off at night.
Thursday
breakfast
yogurt 80
cereal 100
blackberries 60
snack
2 plums 60
lunch grits 200
raisins 120
dinner avocado 230
2 eggs 142
cheese 120
bread stick 190
a little tomato sauce, homemade, no sugar, just boiled down tomatoes 30
watermelon 46
snack
cherries 60
Total 1,438 calories
1438, the year the Transylvanian peasant revolt ended.
Thursday
breakfast
yogurt 80
cereal 100
blackberries 60
snack
2 plums 60
lunch grits 200
raisins 120
dinner avocado 230
2 eggs 142
cheese 120
bread stick 190
a little tomato sauce, homemade, no sugar, just boiled down tomatoes 30
watermelon 46
snack
cherries 60
Total 1,438 calories
1438, the year the Transylvanian peasant revolt ended.
Never a pretty moment
Good to see those calories though!What rotten luck, to be drowned on your way to defend yourself! I'm glad his writings, though censured, survived enough that he still gets the credit for his practice.
More's the pity - about the revolt, not the calories!
I am very much enjoying your calorie-led tour of medieval history.
alligatorob
Respected Member
Another good day, I ate well and feel good. When I added the calories up I was surprised, just a little over 1,000. I feel full and didn't deprive myself, so I guess it is ok. I am sure my count will go up tommorrow.
Friday
breakfast
1/2 avocado 115
1 egg 71
cheese 50
strawberries 40
lunch
sardines 180
snack cherries 60
dinner
tuna 120
lettuce 15
pita bun 120
cheese 100
crackers 40
snack
cherries 80
one bite of my wife's cheese on a cracker 50
Total 1,041 calories
In 1041 Byzantine Emperor Michael IV and was succeeded by his wife, Empress Zoe. Zoe managed to serve as Empress alongside 3 husbands, her adopted son and her sister.
Friday
breakfast
1/2 avocado 115
1 egg 71
cheese 50
strawberries 40
lunch
sardines 180
snack cherries 60
dinner
tuna 120
lettuce 15
pita bun 120
cheese 100
crackers 40
snack
cherries 80
one bite of my wife's cheese on a cracker 50
Total 1,041 calories
In 1041 Byzantine Emperor Michael IV and was succeeded by his wife, Empress Zoe. Zoe managed to serve as Empress alongside 3 husbands, her adopted son and her sister.
All hail Empress Zoe! I need to learn more about her, she must have been a fascinating person.
If you were set to be done with your weightloss journey in a month or so you might be right. As it is maybe you should try logging your food in a nutrition app like Cronometer for a week or so to see if you're missing out on important nutrients. It's hard to get enough of everything on these low calories and while a 50 kg girl may get away with only hitting 85% of everything your body needs those vitamins, minerals, trace elements, healthy fats, and amino acids.
with LaMa. (with the possible exception of Empress Zoe. 3 husbands? Eek! )
alligatorob
Respected Member
Ok, I signed up for Chronometer and gave it a try. I put yesterday's food in, the calorie count came out about the same but I got a whole lot of information I am not sure what to do with. For example:
Macronutrient Targets, I was at 54% on energy, 48% on protein, 28% on carbs, and 48% on fat. Is this good or bad, I assume I have to be under on these to lose weight.
Carbs, I am 56% on fiber
Lipids, I am over in all categories except Omega-6 where I am at 45%
Vitamins and minerals I am under on most, but I take a multivitamin that should put me over. Do I need to worry about this?
This is interesting, I had no idea such a calculator existed, showing my age I guess.
Macronutrient Targets, I was at 54% on energy, 48% on protein, 28% on carbs, and 48% on fat. Is this good or bad, I assume I have to be under on these to lose weight.
Carbs, I am 56% on fiber
Lipids, I am over in all categories except Omega-6 where I am at 45%
Vitamins and minerals I am under on most, but I take a multivitamin that should put me over. Do I need to worry about this?
This is interesting, I had no idea such a calculator existed, showing my age I guess.
You have to be under on energy, but in order to be healthy long-term you still ought to try and make your protein, fat, mineral, trace element, fiber, and vitamin levels. Which isn´t easy on calories as low as yours. It´s ok to be a little under today on some things if you´re over another day but it should generally even out. Going over water-soluble vitamins is not a problem as long as your kidneys are healthy and you drink enough because you just pee them out. Fat-soluble vitamins are more likely to cause problems if eaten in extreme amounts but there´s supposed to be a decent safety buffer between the recommended daily amounts and toxic amounts.
PS: You can add your vitamin supplement into the app as well.
overlandflyer
Well-known member
i'm always curious when it comes to fruit... so checking...
Type: cherries, red
Quantity: 1 cup, without pits
...does anyone else see the humor in this?
It´s definitely a weird thing to say when you´re talking about cups, but I usually use weight instead of volume and I sometimes wonder if I should use the full weight or weigh pips/shells/bones afterwards and deduct them from the original weight because it often doesn´t say. So maybe the calculator you use has the possibility of switching between weight and volume?