Little John's trying again. And again. Aaaand again.

Good luck in Puerto Rico! It can be very hard at resorts with constant huge buffets (I always love the many selections of pasta!) but it can be done semi healthily and in a calorie range that's workable!
 
LittleJohn - I live in NH and know all about not being able to get outside to workout. I miss walking my dogs, but we're stuck right now. Spring will be here soon though thankfully!! Enjoy you're time Puerto Rico. I've never been. I've only been to the Dominican Republic and am looking forward to going back in 2014. :D
 
Hope your time in Puerto Rico went well, good job on sticking with your goals in February. I think it is hard to make things a habit (well the good habits anyway) but once that happens it seems like things should get easier. At least I sure hope they do!
 
Checking in, I know I'm a little weak on the check-in front lately, but I'm here and still holding steady.

PR went well on all fronts, I ate a lot, but not too much, I drank only one tropical beverage per night, no beer (you don't go to PR for the beer), and if I had anything else it was rum & DC or rum on the rocks. Hit the fitness center one day, briskly walked the resort perimeter another (about an hour), and spent a lot of time on my feet. End result: one notch out on the belt, mainly blaming humidity and sodium cuz I was back by Monday.

Slowly forcing myself to eat better. It ain't easy, and I don't know why I'm having such a tough go of it this time - I can only blame so much on February, right? Exercise is still going really well, at least.
 
Welcome back buddy! I'm just recently back on track with food. I overate and I even had some adult beverages. Like you I kept the exercise together and that has made getting back on diet a bit easier. Good luck!
 
Hello my ISTJ pal! I understand and have the same issue. Exercise has been good...food choices are a struggle! But one struggle instead of two struggles means there is 50% less to worry about ;)
 
Great job losing weight/inches while on vacation!! That's a hard task to accomplish!
It's hard to get on track after being off track, just keep at it and you'll get it done!
 
Hi, sorry, I've been lurking! Seems like the same story as always - exercise good, diet not so much. I came to a conclusion last week that I need a more disruptive change, so today (after a weekend of bad decision in NYC) I'm starting a 3-weeker of low-carb-high-fat to break my love of sugars and breads. That means no pizza night, no late night chocolate chips, no bread roll with my salad, no sandwiches. I'll ease them back in, but not nearly to the levels as before. Sorry I've been a bad logger and supporter, I've been embarrassed with my not-so-stellar behavior. I want to change that. Thanks!
 
I know how you feel about writing here when you feel you´ve got nothing to show... But in my case it just gets worse when I allow myself to hide my "sins"! Good luck with the low-carb time :)
 
Little John said:
Hi, sorry, I've been lurking! Seems like the same story as always - exercise good, diet not so much. I came to a conclusion last week that I need a more disruptive change, so today (after a weekend of bad decision in NYC) I'm starting a 3-weeker of low-carb-high-fat to break my love of sugars and breads. That means no pizza night, no late night chocolate chips, no bread roll with my salad, no sandwiches. I'll ease them back in, but not nearly to the levels as before. Sorry I've been a bad logger and supporter, I've been embarrassed with my not-so-stellar behavior. I want to change that. Thanks!
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Nah. Everyone is allowed to participate as much or as little as they like. I get as much (probably more) from commenting on the threads of others as I do my own silliness, so I don't think there needs to be any transactional give and take. Do whatever makes you feel the best at the time.

In any event, food can be a tricky thing. I've had several food meltdowns over the last few years, but only one exercise meltdown so I'm guess it probably is the harder of the two to be strict with. The reality is that if you keep working on it, even having slip ups more often than you like gets things going in the right direction more than simply pitching in the towel. Keep at it.
 
Good to see you! I've gone through times of not logging much or even if I log on my own diary and not on anyone elses. I usually find that when I am just logging on my own diary and not taking the effort on others I'm usually not quite solidly on track. Even if I might be seeming to be doing ok on paper I'm not actually totally serious about it and I usually end up back off track. Not that I need to force myself to post on other people's diaries, that won't help me, but when I don't feel like posting on other's diaries it gives me a clue as to my mental state in regards to weight loss at the time.
 
Oaks, it was a blast. Hotel room itself was worth the trip - a direct view of the Millennium Tower, Hudson River, and really all of downtown west. And we found a firefighter bar with a very generous mixed drink policy ("I'll have a Tito's & tonic with a lemon." (pouring the vodka) "Just say when!" "I ain't sayin' s#!t" "OK, have to stop - there's hardly any room for the tonic...")

Well-said, Maria, I was hiding my sins, and since I had no good news to go with the bad news, I had a hard time reporting on my status.

Vee, food's always the hard part - you only have to exercise an hour a day, but you have to avoid needless hunger all day long.

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when I don't feel like posting on other's diaries it gives me a clue as to my mental state in regards to weight loss at the time.
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Yup, that's part of it for me. I've noticed I'm not posting on the weekends - usually when my behavior is at its worst - not necessarily a correlation, but maybe one can set the other in motion? Dunno...

Yesterday was day 1 of LCHF, I think it went well. 57g of carbs, 42 net carbs (total - fiber & sugar alcohol) 22g of sugars. Daily goal is 60g carbs, 22g sugars. Need to up the fiber count, but these things take time.
 
When you're away for a while I miss my New England drinker friend.... But I realize that's not the healthiest reason to miss you, haha. That being said, that bar sounds amazing! I never post on the weekends either, but that's more of a factor of where I post from (my phone, on the bus, while commuting.) Maybe we should both be better about checking in on a Saturday now and then!
 
Sounds like you had a heck of a trip. Always sucks to have to go back to regular life, but nothing feels quite the same as your own bed at your home. Nice additions there with your counting. 60 range is pretty good range. You'll get the fiber up eventually, no worries! Keep disrupting your body from getting a comfortable routine, that was a great move. Keep fighting the good fight!
 
Day 2 of LCHF is a little tougher, apparently. I was able to eat as required, but I had zero-point-zero motivation to work out, so I watched an episode of The Americans instead and crawled into bed. Hoping to break through this thing in the next couple days, especially with the MMM(KK) challenge. Day 4 of that, and no miles. Not good! Did the math to catch up for the week, it's doable, me thinks.

Oaks, I pretty much only post from my work PC. I should at least check in from the phone during the weekend. Anyway, I will jump on Saturday and Sunday, if only to post to my own diary to stay honest and on track!

Dude, the bed in our hotel was gobs nicer than the tired thing at our house. Then again, we beat them on showers and cute kids, so it was nice to be home!

Mystic, thanks! Two days in a row now - not really a big victory, but gotta start somewhere.
 
Sounds like a big victory to me! Those first few days getting back on track are always the hardest as you fight off cravings and such!
 
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