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I would MUCH prefer vegemite to mushrooms. Even batter-dipped, deep-fried, sauce-covered mushrooms. They are just TOO closely related to athlete's foot for me to enjoy.
I'm working on it, but still don't really like them.
As for your plateau... Do you feel like you are really not improving? Even with your dodgy measurements?
If you feel like you are truly plateaued, then consider dragging out your old, misfunctional scale for a week or two, and see what it says, or find a spot that has a scale (I go the the mall or the movie theater
) and weigh yourself there around lunchtime every couple of days for a week or two.
The exercise of getting out and doing it will make you feel good, AND it will give you an idea if you are really on a plateau and need to make some changes or not.
That'll be 2 cents, please.
I'm working on it, but still don't really like them.
As for your plateau... Do you feel like you are really not improving? Even with your dodgy measurements?
If you feel like you are truly plateaued, then consider dragging out your old, misfunctional scale for a week or two, and see what it says, or find a spot that has a scale (I go the the mall or the movie theater
) and weigh yourself there around lunchtime every couple of days for a week or two. The exercise of getting out and doing it will make you feel good, AND it will give you an idea if you are really on a plateau and need to make some changes or not.
That'll be 2 cents, please.
Sprite1
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I love mushrooms, hate vegemite... hate marmite but love twiglets. (Sorry, just had to join in with this!)
Don't worry too much about the gain... as others have said, you fluctuate a bit, or it could be muscle gain from excercise.
I can't believe how closely you are monitoring everything...!! You're bound to get good results when you know what you're doing and eating in such detail. Have a great week.
Don't worry too much about the gain... as others have said, you fluctuate a bit, or it could be muscle gain from excercise.
I can't believe how closely you are monitoring everything...!! You're bound to get good results when you know what you're doing and eating in such detail.
Have a great week.hey you i think i need to start counting my calories every day. just writing them down and then see the entire week. i will from monday till sunday. just to see where i'm going.
that gain is probably some water or just regular fluctuation since you're not weighing yourself at the same time
Lena
i think i need to start counting my calories every day. just writing them down and then see the entire week. i will from monday till sunday. just to see where i'm going. that gain is probably some water or just regular fluctuation since you're not weighing yourself at the same time
Lena
felici
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Hello Beckie.
It worked! Thank you wishes.
I value your opinion - and I believe I will make it too.Sent it PayPal.I would MUCH prefer vegemite to mushrooms. Even batter-dipped, deep-fried, sauce-covered mushrooms. They are just TOO closely related to athlete's foot for me to enjoy.
I'm working on it, but still don't really like them.
As for your plateau... Do you feel like you are really not improving? Even with your dodgy measurements?
If you feel like you are truly plateaued, then consider dragging out your old, misfunctional scale for a week or two, and see what it says, or find a spot that has a scale (I go the the mall or the movie theater
The exercise of getting out and doing it will make you feel good, AND it will give you an idea if you are really on a plateau and need to make some changes or not.
That'll be 2 cents, please.
Nope - I'm not sure that this is even a plateau.
For now I will keep on as usual but I like your idea. It would work. Also I'm glad to be the recipient of one of your ideas once again!
Thanks Sprite. After saying just this afternoon, that I will record calorie info this week I ended up eating take-away Asian food tonight - probably healthy but impossible to calculate!!I love mushrooms, hate vegemite... hate marmite but love twiglets. (Sorry, just had to join in with this!)
Don't worry too much about the gain... as others have said, you fluctuate a bit, or it could be muscle gain from excercise.
I can't believe how closely you are monitoring everything...!! You're bound to get good results when you know what you're doing and eating in such detail.
Hi Lena. Thanks. I have only counted calories from time to time so far - just enough to make an educated guess that they were probably ok. I always thought there might come a time when I needed more info though and this was the time. Now that I have the numbers - rough as guts though they are - I'm quite comfortable about what's happening - if it's a plateau I'll wait it out and if it's a dodgy measurements thing - it will sort itself out.hey you
that gain is probably some water or just regular fluctuation since you're not weighing yourself at the same time
Lena
TomO
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Need some consolation, Felici. You can cry on my shoulder, if I can cry on yours. Turns out I'm on a 25 day plateau, with an accumulated deficit of 9,500 calories. In the past, it took 12,000 deficit calories to bust it, so we can keep each other company until then.
In the meantime burn that incense and those chicken wings!
In the meantime burn that incense and those chicken wings!
kezzypear
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Hi!
It doesn't sound like a plateau to me either as it's only been 1-2 weeks? You clearly still have your eyes focussed on the bigger picture which is great
Maybe your calories are TOO low? And your body is hanging onto them? Do you think it might be worth trying 1700 cals a day next week, AND upping your exercise a lot, to see if that helps. I'm not saying from my experience, but I've heard it might shake your metabolism up a bit and get it burning lots of fat again!
It doesn't sound like a plateau to me either as it's only been 1-2 weeks? You clearly still have your eyes focussed on the bigger picture which is great
Maybe your calories are TOO low? And your body is hanging onto them? Do you think it might be worth trying 1700 cals a day next week, AND upping your exercise a lot, to see if that helps. I'm not saying from my experience, but I've heard it might shake your metabolism up a bit and get it burning lots of fat again!
Hey felici, I'm also on a plateau. I'm up to a 12,600 calorie deficit with no loss. What is your calorie deficit since your last loss?
I personally dont take the gains seriously so long as I've had a weekly calorie deficit or ate at maintenance. Generally there's always a deficit so I dont view any gain as a fat gain, but of course overall our numbers should be following a downward trend. So to me any gain is more like a plateau than a gain. I've been ranging between 140 and 143 for 6 weeks now despite my accumulating calorie deficit.
I find if you can keep in mind that our weight absolutely does fluctuate a bit, usually for no apparent reason, then you shouldn't have a problem with the number on the scale for that morning. Tracking in a spreadsheet helps so you see the downward trend and start to not worry about the daily movements. Of course when the downward trend stops, despite one's best efforts, its discouraging. Let's work through this plateau together!
I personally dont take the gains seriously so long as I've had a weekly calorie deficit or ate at maintenance. Generally there's always a deficit so I dont view any gain as a fat gain, but of course overall our numbers should be following a downward trend. So to me any gain is more like a plateau than a gain. I've been ranging between 140 and 143 for 6 weeks now despite my accumulating calorie deficit.
I find if you can keep in mind that our weight absolutely does fluctuate a bit, usually for no apparent reason, then you shouldn't have a problem with the number on the scale for that morning. Tracking in a spreadsheet helps so you see the downward trend and start to not worry about the daily movements. Of course when the downward trend stops, despite one's best efforts, its discouraging. Let's work through this plateau together!
cinderelly
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Thanks for the messages Cerella and Tom.
Be that as it may I did some calculations anyway:
As far as I can tell my calories for last week were:
1395 + 1338 + 1295 + 1382 + 1549 + 1176 + 2080 = 10215
and extra exercise was:
430. + 440. + 442. + 404. + 376. + 290. + 0.000 = 2382
Per day the deficits were:
1140 + 1207 + 1252 + 1127 + 932. + 1219 + 25 = 6902 (or an average of 986/day)
I estimate my BMR at 2105 / day and my weekly deficit at 4519 - 2382 or a deficit of 985 cal / day or -5.6 calories per pound. Typical individual days are -7.15 / day at the most.
WOW girl I dont even understand all of that - after all this time of working on loosing weight and after being here all this time I still dont understand all the deficit stuff...
sleeplessinsc
New member
Wow on the measurments! Hey thats inches adding up! Your scale may be crazy but it sounds like your shrinking!
felici
Well-known member
You can cry on my shoulder any time.
Though I know you are already well experienced at dealing with your plateaus and keeping on losing what you're aiming at and more. It's good to know I have yours and other people's experience to look toward if (probably when) I need it.I really don't know if I have anything to deal with just yet. I am kind of expecting a plateau some time but still hoping it might be closer to my goal weight.
Hi!
It doesn't sound like a plateau to me either as it's only been 1-2 weeks? You clearly still have your eyes focussed on the bigger picture which is great
Maybe your calories are TOO low? And your body is hanging onto them? Do you think it might be worth trying 1700 cals a day next week, AND upping your exercise a lot, to see if that helps. I'm not saying from my experience, but I've heard it might shake your metabolism up a bit and get it burning lots of fat again!
Thanks kezzy. I am thinking it's a bit soon to tell what's happening.PS, thanks for everything, you know what I mean!
I'm gonna go off and give you some rep for being so great
Hi Blancita. Nice to see you. I really just looked at this issue because I was being a bit twitchy and wondering if I'd started to be overly careless without noticing. My deficit since my last loss is only 6-7000. Mind you that was only a 0.1 kg loss. However prior to that my graph had a nice downward slope.
I agree that as long as we know we're eating right and getting in the exercise that's what really matters. I've checked that out and I'm feeling quite comfortable.Basically I just used a rough guide to work out how many calories my body is probably using every day without extra exercise (BMR), added on extra calories for the deliberate exercises I did, then took off the calories I ate to work out the difference. Seeing as I ate less calories than I needed for each day the difference was a deficit. As I eat less calories than I use every day - I reckon I will lose weight. It just may not show up on the scales at a predictable time.
I definitely have shrunk!! I took the first measurements at 84.5 kg 9 1/2 weeks ago and now I am (at worst!) 79 kg and noticeably slimmer.Wow on the measurments! Hey thats inches adding up! Your scale may be crazy but it sounds like your shrinking!
felici
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Breakfast 9:00 2 weetbix (107 cal), 1/3 C diced peaches (~40 cals), 1C low fat soy milk (122cal). 1 slice wholemeal toast (70 cal) with minimal margarine (18 cal) and marmalade (12 cal) . Boiled egg (71 cal). 1/2 C tomato juice (25 cal). 2C coffee with 40 ml Hilo milk each (40 cal).
Snack:11:30 1/2 large orange (40 cal).
More food : 3:45 1 Salada cracker (54 cals). 26 almonds (122 cal). (Yes, I counted 26 I didn't think I was still counting until I finished the handful and realized I was up to 26. )
Dinner:6:35 2 bowls Asian food. About 1 C steamed rice, ~ 1/4 C fried egg noodles, 20 gm "Japanese" fish (shallow fried?), a few prawns, some chicken and seafood balls, pork (all stir fried but the pork was in a coconut curry sauce) drained all sauces - hopefully about 150 gm protein all up? Sundry stir fried veges.
Edit: Guessing 205 + 75 (?) + 40 (?) + 300 (?) +100 - I really don't know 700 cal? 4 dates. (80 cal)
Exercise: Walk/jog. 35 (?) min. (200 cal) 3.2 kms / 2 milesLocal walk. I half jogged because I was short of time and half because I felt like it. I hope it doesn't make my knee hurt - if not ... well it felt good at the time - I hope it's ok to do again.
12:45 30 minutes or so on body weight exercises. (200 cal) I increased the reps on 3.
Snack:11:30 1/2 large orange (40 cal).
More food : 3:45 1 Salada cracker (54 cals). 26 almonds (122 cal). (Yes, I counted 26 I didn't think I was still counting until I finished the handful and realized I was up to 26. )
Dinner:6:35 2 bowls Asian food. About 1 C steamed rice, ~ 1/4 C fried egg noodles, 20 gm "Japanese" fish (shallow fried?), a few prawns, some chicken and seafood balls, pork (all stir fried but the pork was in a coconut curry sauce) drained all sauces - hopefully about 150 gm protein all up? Sundry stir fried veges.
Edit: Guessing 205 + 75 (?) + 40 (?) + 300 (?) +100 - I really don't know 700 cal? 4 dates. (80 cal)
Exercise: Walk/jog. 35 (?) min. (200 cal) 3.2 kms / 2 milesLocal walk. I half jogged because I was short of time and half because I felt like it. I hope it doesn't make my knee hurt - if not ... well
it felt good at the time - I hope it's ok to do again.12:45 30 minutes or so on body weight exercises. (200 cal) I increased the reps on 3.
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Cannon 2006
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You are most definitely shrinking. You can see it in your pictures.
felici
Well-known member
Thanks. I see others far beyond me to keep me feeling more can be done - and didn't start out with anything like the motivation I have now. It seems the longer you keep going with it the more motivated you get.
If it helps you too that's a nice bonus.
It helps me when I feel like doing what I think I should do that's for sure. Thanks Skinny. Yours always looks good to me too. It's also reminded me to have another try at spacing my food out more.Cool, you and Blancita have the exact same goal weight. How are you Felici? Your food and exercise looks good today
How did you come up with a pretty name like Felici anyway?
Felici? Well that's kind of a long story to do with another site. I actually chose it to be a naughty alter ego, not really myself, and I meant it to be Feli, not felici (which I forgot), and it was short for Felicity, and because I'd never actually used it and had it in mind that it would be my nic next time and not the boring nic I used on impulse the first time...that's what I keyed in here when I arrived ... despite that on here I am not some alter ego, just me, and usually me trying to be good, not me trying to be naughty!
Thanks Cannon. Fitting into new sizes does it for you and me too doesn't it?
felici
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Breakfast 9:00 2 weetbix (107 cal), 1/3 C diced peaches (~40 cals), 1C low fat soy milk (122cal). 1 slice wholemeal toast (70 cal) with minimal margarine (18 cal) and marmalade (12 cal) . Boiled egg (71 cal). 1/2 C tomato juice (25 cal). 2C coffee with 40 ml Hilo milk each (40 cal).
Snack:10:30 1/2 stalk celery (3 cal). 1/8 pear (11 cal). 2 pieces mandarin. (5 cal)
Forgot my own pear, didn't I?
Lunch : 12:30 2 slices wholemeal bread. (140 cals) Large grilled chicken thigh fillet. (120 cals) Tomato. (19 cals) Sugar snap peas (15 cal). Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Snack: 4:15 375 gm "winter vegetable" soup (154 cal). White coffee (20 cal).
Dinner: 7:00 150 gm lean grilled lamb steak (315 cals). 80 gm tinned 4 bean mix.(100 cal) 1 slice wholemeal toast. (70 cals) Broccoli (~ 1/4 head) (30 cal), 2 small carrots (20 cals) , 4 small mushrooms (8 cal), sugar snap peas (20). 2 tspns low fat french onion dip(20 cal). 1 tub diet apricot yoghurt (83cal).
Total: 1659 cal.
Exercise: Local walk. 5.7 km / 3.5 miles. 1 hour. It felt like a brisk walk to me but not really pushing it or jogging. I was rather tired, and stiff. Anyway I properly timed it for once and it was 17.8 minutes / mile - which I might want to know some time (like now, to work out the calories). (374 cal).
Snack:10:30 1/2 stalk celery (3 cal). 1/8 pear (11 cal). 2 pieces mandarin. (5 cal)
Forgot my own pear, didn't I?
Lunch : 12:30 2 slices wholemeal bread. (140 cals) Large grilled chicken thigh fillet. (120 cals) Tomato. (19 cals) Sugar snap peas (15 cal). Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Snack: 4:15 375 gm "winter vegetable" soup (154 cal). White coffee (20 cal).
Dinner: 7:00 150 gm lean grilled lamb steak (315 cals). 80 gm tinned 4 bean mix.(100 cal) 1 slice wholemeal toast. (70 cals) Broccoli (~ 1/4 head) (30 cal), 2 small carrots (20 cals) , 4 small mushrooms (8 cal), sugar snap peas (20). 2 tspns low fat french onion dip(20 cal). 1 tub diet apricot yoghurt (83cal).
Total: 1659 cal.
Exercise: Local walk. 5.7 km / 3.5 miles. 1 hour. It felt like a brisk walk to me but not really pushing it or jogging. I was rather tired, and stiff. Anyway I properly timed it for once and it was 17.8 minutes / mile - which I might want to know some time (like now, to work out the calories). (374 cal).
great looking day and nice speed on the walk most impressive...
most impressive...