Looking to lose an extra human I apparently picked up along the way
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MrVee
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Thanks Q. I'm still here and still in reasonable condition (167 on the weight). Had a massive meltdown two weeks ago and ate (and drank) so much I got the number up to 179 (water assisted of course).
Going through some personal struggles and having to go through them at the worst possible time work wise (there is no busier time of the year for me than right now). But if I could pick and choose when to have them they wouldn't be much of a struggle. I'll manage.
Head out of town for my yearly business trip a week from today. Last year when I left for the trip I was 162, and 177 when I got back a week later. It's amazing how much not being able to control your environment can throw you off. When I get back I get about a week to calm things down and then I go on another short trip I am not looking forward to.
Going through some personal struggles and having to go through them at the worst possible time work wise (there is no busier time of the year for me than right now). But if I could pick and choose when to have them they wouldn't be much of a struggle. I'll manage.
Head out of town for my yearly business trip a week from today. Last year when I left for the trip I was 162, and 177 when I got back a week later. It's amazing how much not being able to control your environment can throw you off. When I get back I get about a week to calm things down and then I go on another short trip I am not looking forward to.
MrVee
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Well I'm back! Just got back home from my yearly business trip and my massive workload run-up has eased some.
Just like last year I completely lost the plot on my business trip and weighed 182 yesterday morning (31.5 inches on the waist). This morning it's down to 178 (31.1 inches on the waist) and it should drop some more in the days ahead as the "water weight" leaves. Gonna try and go old school and track my weight while I try and undo some of this damage. Did a good job on my workout this morning
The next three weeks or so are going to be difficult for other reasons (which I'm not going to go into), but by the start of July, I should be through the worst.
Going to try and post daily here for a while about some of the things I've learned in the last year and some of the goals I'm setting moving forward. Have to do some chores (including taking my dress shirts to the cleaners) and will catch up on some other diaries when I get back.
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Just like last year I completely lost the plot on my business trip and weighed 182 yesterday morning (31.5 inches on the waist). This morning it's down to 178 (31.1 inches on the waist) and it should drop some more in the days ahead as the "water weight" leaves. Gonna try and go old school and track my weight while I try and undo some of this damage. Did a good job on my workout this morning
The next three weeks or so are going to be difficult for other reasons (which I'm not going to go into), but by the start of July, I should be through the worst.
Going to try and post daily here for a while about some of the things I've learned in the last year and some of the goals I'm setting moving forward. Have to do some chores (including taking my dress shirts to the cleaners) and will catch up on some other diaries when I get back.
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MrVee
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Thanks guys. Am getting by. 177 this morning, 30.9 inches on the waist.
Didn't get much sleep last night, probably going to do some internet research today and try and come up with a sleep plan. I need to sleep more to help with stress, and as a side bonus it also helps with the workouts and muscle building.
For a while now my strategy has been to control my home environment (and since I work out of my house it's my work environment too) so that there's not too much in the way of temptation to eat too much or to eat junky stuff. This does work and works quite well actually, and I recommend it 100% for anyone who was in my position and needed to lose significant amounts of weight.
But this trip (and some of the stuff that went on leading up to it) as well as what happens when I visit my parents highlights theu ltimate limitations of this approach. Once I'm in a situation where I can't control my environment and food and calories are cheap and in abundance, I tend to go right back where I was four years ago and tend to eat everything in sight, particularly if I'm feeling stressed or bored. Since I'm not always going to be able to have an environment free of temptation, I'm simply going to be better off learning how to resist temptation than the current practice of eliminating it.
For example, I had for months resisted buying much of anything that could be easily snacked on, because i found when I did have raisins or boxed cereal or protein bars around, I had trouble keeping away from the stuff and wound up either eating too many calories or (more commonly) would have 1200 of my 2000 calories for the day in the form of protein bars. That's no good.
So the goal now is going to be to instead develop the skill of controlling myself and eating what I'm supposed to eat, when I'm supposed to eat it. For a while I'm guessing I'm going to have the occasional slip-up, but if I keep at it, I should ingrain the habit of more self-control when it comes to consuming calories. Currently have raisins (for my oatmeal) and protein bars (for dessert) in the house. We'll see how I do.
Didn't get much sleep last night, probably going to do some internet research today and try and come up with a sleep plan. I need to sleep more to help with stress, and as a side bonus it also helps with the workouts and muscle building.
For a while now my strategy has been to control my home environment (and since I work out of my house it's my work environment too) so that there's not too much in the way of temptation to eat too much or to eat junky stuff. This does work and works quite well actually, and I recommend it 100% for anyone who was in my position and needed to lose significant amounts of weight.
But this trip (and some of the stuff that went on leading up to it) as well as what happens when I visit my parents highlights theu ltimate limitations of this approach. Once I'm in a situation where I can't control my environment and food and calories are cheap and in abundance, I tend to go right back where I was four years ago and tend to eat everything in sight, particularly if I'm feeling stressed or bored. Since I'm not always going to be able to have an environment free of temptation, I'm simply going to be better off learning how to resist temptation than the current practice of eliminating it.
For example, I had for months resisted buying much of anything that could be easily snacked on, because i found when I did have raisins or boxed cereal or protein bars around, I had trouble keeping away from the stuff and wound up either eating too many calories or (more commonly) would have 1200 of my 2000 calories for the day in the form of protein bars. That's no good.
So the goal now is going to be to instead develop the skill of controlling myself and eating what I'm supposed to eat, when I'm supposed to eat it. For a while I'm guessing I'm going to have the occasional slip-up, but if I keep at it, I should ingrain the habit of more self-control when it comes to consuming calories. Currently have raisins (for my oatmeal) and protein bars (for dessert) in the house. We'll see how I do.
Cate
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Sleep deprivation is awful.When I'm tired I only want to eat junk & sweet things & get really grumpy. Have you thought about going to a yoga class and/or a meditation class Vee.
It's bloody hard maintaining. When you are losing weight it is easier to be strict. It's black and white. My brain needs that structure. I need to learn more self-control too. When G is not at home I am so tempted to snack. It's awful!
It's bloody hard maintaining. When you are losing weight it is easier to be strict. It's black and white. My brain needs that structure. I need to learn more self-control too. When G is not at home I am so tempted to snack. It's awful!
MrVee
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Sleep problems can be hard. One lesson I learned (after a long time) is that even when you wind up on very short sleep, try to make it through the entire day the next day without napping. You should be able to sleep easily the next night and remain on the same sleep schedule.
Anyway 175 this morning, 30.5 on the waist. I've mentioned this before, but if for some reason you go on a binge and see the scale skyrocket, remember that it takes a long time and a lot of work to actually "gain" 15 pounds. So if that's what the scale is telling you after a binge of a week or less, get back on track and most of it will come off as quickly as you put it on.
Anyway 175 this morning, 30.5 on the waist. I've mentioned this before, but if for some reason you go on a binge and see the scale skyrocket, remember that it takes a long time and a lot of work to actually "gain" 15 pounds. So if that's what the scale is telling you after a binge of a week or less, get back on track and most of it will come off as quickly as you put it on.
cowboy48
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The older I get it seems the less I sleep. I haven't had an uninterrupted sleep in years. I just learn to live with it. I have tried a lot of things to no avail. Always a constant struggle to eat properly especially when you are away from home. My wife and I just came back from a holiday in Mexico. She gained 7 pounds in a week but a week after we came back it was all gone again so you are right about the getting back on track and it coming off as fast as it went on.
Polly1
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Porn on Youtube? Polly you must have an interesting browser history! I never get offered anything quite as specific as that
All my friends complain about the porn No such luck for me! Mind you, I think you to be very careful about you put in a search engine. My friend wanted to make a donation to an emergency appeal following a natural disaster and put 'relief' in her search engine....
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