Journey, Not A Destination

"I would be so much further along in terms of progress if I didn't slip up last year. Gosh, why did I do that?"

These are things she was saying to me.

You see, if you allow your perception to travel into these "dark areas" often enough, the general atmosphere of your mind becomes "dark." Your thoughts become negative. Negative thinking is overwhelming. By allowing it to consume you repetitive thoughts, you lose sight of the good stuff. You lose sight of the accomplishments you've already had. How far you've come. You forget that this IS a journey. A journey that you have to be in love with.

In this specific case, she is so close to her end goal. Just a little bit of body recomposition and she has it nailed. Yet, she is still thinking negatively. Imagine what it's like when you HAVEN'T experienced this kind of success YET.
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I'm a bit late chiming in here, but it's been a crazy week. I totally needed to read/hear this Steve. Thank you for posting about your friend. I am so there. I keep thinking about how I'd be at my goal weight right now if I hadn't been slacking for the last couple of months. But I totally lose sight of how far I've come, how much I've already lost. Thank you for helping me put it all into perspective. :)
 
dariqueen said:
I'm a bit late chiming in here, but it's been a crazy week. I totally needed to read/hear this Steve. Thank you for posting about your friend. I am so there. I keep thinking about how I'd be at my goal weight right now if I hadn't been slacking for the last couple of months. But I totally lose sight of how far I've come, how much I've already lost. Thank you for helping me put it all into perspective. :)
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Glad it helped a little DQ. Let me know if you need anything. :)
 
Quotes of the Day

Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can.


One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the statement be true of false. It comes to be dominating thought in one's mind.


What we need are more people who specialize in the impossible.
 
maleficent said:
that'd be you- right? :)

(and no that wasn't snotty that was sincere)
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I guess.

I've always lived under the ideology that nothing is impossible. That comes from my mother. She always said to me, "Nothing is impossible unless you let your mind think that it is."

So far, she's been right.

Getting my mind to believe certain "things" has sometimes been a challenge. But I understand that the mind takes work, just like any other aspect of the human body/system.
 
Mornin', Steve.

Question for you. . . I think I probably ought to start refining my macros a bit. Here's how my meals for the past month have broken down:

2,631 calories
Fat: 97 gm, 33%; 26 gm saturated, 9%
Carbs: 274 gm, 38%; 39 gm fiber
Protein: 157 gm, 24%
Alcohol: 10 gm, 3%

Now the calorie part I'm comfortable with. I know, I have my plateaus, but I've more or less accepted that's how I lose weight. And with the level of exercising I'm doing, I start to get really hungry during the day if I drop much below 2,500 calories.

The real issue here is protein. My lean body mass is around 174 lbs., so I know I'm a good 20 gm short. The problem is, if I don't get enough fiber, my digestive system just can't take it. So I really need my oatmeal and veggies and fruit during the day.

About twice a week, just to jack up the protein, I have some meat and eggs for breakfast instead of oatmeal, but I don't want to do that every day.

The problem with adding more protein is partly calories, too. I want to stay around the 2600 range.

I am getting protein in at every meal, except breakfast. Morning snack is usually hummus with bread or veggies; lunches and dinners always have good protein, and I have a protein shake most afternoons.

Any advice?
 
TomO said:
Mornin', Steve.

Question for you. . . I think I probably ought to start refining my macros a bit. Here's how my meals for the past month have broken down:

2,631 calories
Fat: 97 gm, 33%; 26 gm saturated, 9%
Carbs: 274 gm, 38%; 39 gm fiber
Protein: 157 gm, 24%
Alcohol: 10 gm, 3%

Now the calorie part I'm comfortable with. I know, I have my plateaus, but I've more or less accepted that's how I lose weight. And with the level of exercising I'm doing, I start to get really hungry during the day if I drop much below 2,500 calories.

The real issue here is protein. My lean body mass is around 174 lbs., so I know I'm a good 20 gm short. The problem is, if I don't get enough fiber, my digestive system just can't take it. So I really need my oatmeal and veggies and fruit during the day.

About twice a week, just to jack up the protein, I have some meat and eggs for breakfast instead of oatmeal, but I don't want to do that every day.

The problem with adding more protein is partly calories, too. I want to stay around the 2600 range.

I am getting protein in at every meal, except breakfast. Morning snack is usually hummus with bread or veggies; lunches and dinners always have good protein, and I have a protein shake most afternoons.

Any advice?
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I don't think it is too critical at this point... but certainly something to start thinking about. Are your measurements indicating a drastic reduction in LBM?

A solution to upping your protein but still maintaining the fiber is simple. Rely more fiber sources that are not calorie-dense. Let your fiber intake come primarily from veggies.

For instance.... right now I am only eating 2800 cals. I only get oatmeal in 3 times per week. That is really my ONLY starchy carb I am consuming. Everything esle is fruit and vegs.
 
Steve said:
I don't think it is too critical at this point... but certainly something to start thinking about. Are your measurements indicating a drastic reduction in LBM?

A solution to upping your protein but still maintaining the fiber is simple. Rely more fiber sources that are not calorie-dense. Let your fiber intake come primarily from veggies.

For instance.... right now I am only eating 2800 cals. I only get oatmeal in 3 times per week. That is really my ONLY starchy carb I am consuming. Everything esle is fruit and vegs.
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My LBM is staying exceptionally stable at 177 lbs., where it has been for the past 5 months, despite dropping 15 lbs. in that time. So I'm not worried on that score.

I do eat whole grain bread, but only a couple of slices a day. Maybe I should cut that down to 1 slice, and add a bit more turkey meat or something.

I won't fret it too much -- from what you're saying, I infer that I should only get really worried about it if my LBM starts dropping.
 
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