MegaDeuce's Weight Loss Journal
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I think the weight approach can work well if you consistently eat the same kind of food where calorie density is concerned. The disadvantage is that the only way to lose weight doing so is to reduce the amount of food you eat, likely leading to hunger. Reducing the calorie density while keeping the amount of food the same (probably more fruit and veg, less fat and refined carbs) would also lead to weightloss but with less hunger.
The question is how would I set "reducing calorie density" as an actionable goal without directly counting calories?
Goal / Weight for today:
Dec 31st, 2019
Weight: 241 lbs / 109 kg
Goal: 1100 g food / 6 oz drink / 15 mins walking / 1 raw fruit or veggie serving
Was surprised I finally got to 241, despite the large number of calories yesterday... without reading too much into one data point, that would suggest my old daily average would have been even higher.
alligatorob
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Good for you, congrats!
It might be easier to just count calories. You can probably eat more food on a weight basis than you eat now and lose more weight if you set a calorie goal. I eat a lot of lettuce and broccoli, both of which are very low calorie density but still fill me up. You could try something similar. When I started this diet the sound of lettuce without any dressing sounded awful, I have learned to like it.
Apples are good!
Really interesting experiments, Mega! I love that you've struck out a whole new path, and are test-driving it, and now cross-checking it against the calorie-counting model.
Adding my voice to the fruit-and-veg lobby, and also suggest that many soups are nutritious and filling and not especially fattening (unless you add bulk cream).
Cheers for dropping to below 110! Bit by bit, little by little, you're advancing on the goal!
Adding my voice to the fruit-and-veg lobby, and also suggest that many soups are nutritious and filling and not especially fattening (unless you add bulk cream).
Cheers for dropping to below 110! Bit by bit, little by little, you're advancing on the goal!
Thanks Rob and thanks Aiminglow 
A year late (!) but here's the update from last night:
Overdid it on the drink (2% milk), underdid it on the walking. The calories weren't too bad until I had this danish thing as a dessert which was 500 calories.
But it's a new year! Let's take it one day at a time:
I've already got a short 5 min walk in today so will definitely hit my goal this time!
A year late (!) but here's the update from last night:
Dec 31st, 2019
Weight: 241 lbs / 109 kg
Goal: 1100 g food / 6 oz drink / 15 mins walking / 1 raw fruit or veggie serving
Food: 1130 g
Drink: 12 oz
5 mins walking
1 star fruit
*Calories: 2720
Overdid it on the drink (2% milk), underdid it on the walking. The calories weren't too bad until I had this danish thing as a dessert which was 500 calories.
But it's a new year! Let's take it one day at a time:
Jan 1st, 2019
Weight: 241 lbs / 109 kg
Goal: 1100 g food / 6 oz drink / 15 mins walking / 1 raw fruit or veggie serving
I've already got a short 5 min walk in today so will definitely hit my goal this time!
Thanks Cate, good luck with your goals too and Happy New Year!
Lol and yes Amy I'm drinking more water than I used to! The "drink" means caloric drinks like milk, non-diet soda, or juice.
Update for Today:
I think in the back of my mind I was overcompensating for yesterday, so I ate way under my goal of 1100 g. Also - I'm tinkering with a new system that might make calorie counting simpler for me in the long run (but a little more complicated at first!)
Lol and yes Amy I'm drinking more water than I used to! The "drink" means caloric drinks like milk, non-diet soda, or juice.
Update for Today:
Jan 1st, 2019
Weight: 241 lbs / 109 kg
Goal: 1100 g food / 6 oz drink / 15 mins walking / 1 raw fruit or veggie serving
Food: 791 g
Drink: 6 oz
15 mins walking
1 apple
Calories: 1634
I think in the back of my mind I was overcompensating for yesterday, so I ate way under my goal of 1100 g. Also - I'm tinkering with a new system that might make calorie counting simpler for me in the long run (but a little more complicated at first!)
I'll definitely share it here when it's ready
Goal / Weight for today:
Jan 2nd, 2019
Weight: 241 lbs / 109 kg
Goal: 1100 g food / 6 oz drink / 20 mins walking / 1 raw fruit or veggie serving
To stay on target for losing 24 lbs by April 10, I need to reach 239 by Monday... that might not happen. However, the scale read 240.6 this morning so I could definitely hit 240 at least.
Cate
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Hi, MD. Occasionally I chat to my husband about different people & things in the forum & I told him that a newbie doesn't eat fruit & veg. I must say he does almost all of the cooking, so I am thoroughly spoiled, but most of our diet is vegetables and fruit, so it shocked him. I would love to see what veggies or fruit you add. I'll make sure to tell him. I told him you when you had an apple
Have you joined one of the tracking apps for your weight & inputted all your data yet? They can give you a guided plan on losing at the rate you want. I have mine set to lose 1/2 kg a week & my cals for the day are 1450. The apps get easier & less time consuming as you use them. I use My Fitness Pal, but some use Cronometer (has more detail re macros). I like MFP as I have saved lots of meals & recipes & I just find it easier. If you join that let me know & you can add me if you want. Let me know.
Have you joined one of the tracking apps for your weight & inputted all your data yet? They can give you a guided plan on losing at the rate you want. I have mine set to lose 1/2 kg a week & my cals for the day are 1450. The apps get easier & less time consuming as you use them. I use My Fitness Pal, but some use Cronometer (has more detail re macros). I like MFP as I have saved lots of meals & recipes & I just find it easier. If you join that let me know & you can add me if you want. Let me know.
I would love to see what veggies or fruit you add. I'll make sure to tell him. I told him you when you had an apple
Hey Cate! Well you can tell him I had another apple today
I actually haven't downloaded any of the apps yet, I have a little blue notebook where I track my food and log my daily weigh-ins. For me it's sort of like... using an app equates to something temporary, that I'll use for a month and then quit. But if I can fill up a notebook that's a sort of physical proof that I can look at on my desk and know I'm in for the long-haul. That being said, if I *did* ever use an app it'd probably be MFP and I'd absolutely add you!I do like broccoli and carrots, I'll try to work some in to the meals next week...240.6!
I'm (in theory) totally against being fixated on the numbers on the scale, but they are great motivators.
Update for today:
Jan 2nd, 2019
Weight: 241 lbs / 109 kg
Goal: 1100 g food / 6 oz drink / 20 mins walking / 1 raw fruit or veggie serving
Food: 1742 g
Drink: 6 oz (milk)
22 minutes walking*
1 apple
*Includes taking the damn Christmas tree out as 10 mins walking equivalent
Calories: 3050
I messed up today. But I know what happened. I was recording everything but I wasn't adding up the totals as I went. And because yesterday had such low numbers, in the back of my mind I *assumed* I was on track and didn't check.
alligatorob
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Good for you! And apples are good also.
Like you it took me a while to get used to eating fruit and veggies, not that I didn't like them but my pre-diet food was much richer, most of my greenery consisted of pickles or lettuce and tomato on a burger. Now that I have been doing it for several months I find I like eating a lot of green stuff.
Hey you should look into the 200 to 250 lb club https://weight-loss.fitness.com/threads/club-200-250.113321/page-3 . Kyle and I are the only active members right now, though we do get much appreciated visitors from time to time. Lots of room for one more.
Just joined the club, Rob!
Weight / Goal for today
Looking further ahead, December would get me within 6 pounds of my final goal, and 2021 would be about very very gradually reaching that goal and maintaining
Will definitely need more notebooks...
Weight / Goal for today
Jan 3rd, 2020
Weight: 241
Goal: 1100 g / 6oz / 20 mins walking / 1 fruit or non-starchy veggie serving
Very excited at the prospect of reaching my weight goals this year. If all goes well, I should be down to my pre-move weight by April, and down to a 10 year low by August!Looking further ahead, December would get me within 6 pounds of my final goal, and 2021 would be about very very gradually reaching that goal and maintaining
Will definitely need more notebooks...
Cate
Long term member
This is exciting! I love your attitude MDVery excited at the prospect of reaching my weight goals this year. If all goes well, I should be down to my pre-move weight by April, and down to a 10 year low by August!
Looking further ahead, December would get me within 6 pounds of my final goal, and 2021 would be about very very gradually reaching that goal and maintaining
This is exciting! I love your attitude MD
Oh, that's great, about the ten-year low! We'll all be waiting excitedly for it - go, you!
Thanks guys! It does feel like August is *forever* from now, though!
Update for today:
Jan 3rd, 2020
Weight: 241
Goal: 1100 g / 6oz / 20 mins walking / 1 fruit or non-starchy veggie serving
Food: 1012 g
Drink: 6 oz V8
10+ mins walking
No fruit or veggie...
Calories: 2130
No fruit or veggie today but my drink was a V8 so maybe I got at least a couple vitamins? I need to work on breaking my walk into chunks so I can get the full 20 mins in...
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