Mon Log:

Sausage and Cheese Biscuit: 410

Banana: 105

1lb Turkey meat: 924

4 bell peppers:96

Bell Pepper Salad: 138

Orange: 45

Two Donuts: 400

Total: 2118

Im on track to loose 1.4lbs this week; I got to hit my target 1400-1500 for the rest of the week though. I want to be under 280 by Friday.

I know everyone is saying not to watch the lbs, but I cant help it.....I need something to visualize. Maybe ill focus less on the scale when I do measurements at the end of the month, then I can focus on inches lost.

Today was a very lazy day. I was in bed for half the day and on the couch the other half. I only walked for about 5mins total all day.

Just go with what works for you. When I'm cutting weight, I weigh myself daily. I'm sure that's probably not recommended by anyone, but it works really well for me.

If you find that you start getting discouraged, then maybe focus less on the scale and just hitting your calorie targets.

IMO, if you want to tally up an exact number of pounds you should be losing, you should use a conservative estimate of your TDEE and keep a running sum of your calorie deficit divided by 3500. This can be your scoreboard, and if you constantly eat a 1000 calorie deficit it will go up by exactly two pounds per week.

Your body, on the other hand, is going to have weeks where you lose 4 pounds, one pound, or no pounds. You might even gain on some weeks despite what the math says. Especially in your case considering you're a woman with a menstrual cycle that is going to dramatically affect the water balance of your body depending what part of the cycle you're on. I'm a dude and my weight is remarkably stable give or take one pound, so I pretty damn well know if I'm losing weight or I'm not. For women it is different.

I'll do that Ren.

Today's workout:
400m swim
Bench press
Leg extensions

I'm going to walk 20 no stinging as well.

I don't think I've ever seen a recipe for stuffed peppers where the meat isn't cooked prior to stuffing? We brown the meat, add cooked brown rice, some black beans, maybe some rotel tomatoes and peppers for flavor, and boil the peppers. Stuff, bake for 30 to 45 minutes, top with cheese and bake until melted.

yup, we make them all the time



Been sticking with Emeril's recipe lately.

BAM!

That's looks good w/o the rice.
I don't really follow recipes when I cook; I just make it up as I go.
The ones I made turned out to be amazing! I think some diced tomatoes and onions would make em even better.

Tues food log:

Healthy choice pasta: 270
Banana: 105
Orange: 45
Lobster cakes: 240
Turkey burgers: 650
38 veggie chips: 130

Total: 1440

parboil

I still can't shake off doing this like all the time.

For a while I tried to utilize the strategy of measuring not by set time intervals but instead reducing variance in the perceived physical state each time I stepped on a scale. This was even worse because so often every morning you sort of are in an indistinguishable state.

It is sort of counter-intuitive though as to what demotivates and deflects one from their goals more - seeing the scale go up even though you've worked your ass off or seeing it be lower than you expected.

I found it was when I saw it move down too quickly is what made me have more cheat days or loosen up the restrictions.

I guess everyone has different reactions but I would also go with whatever works or feels best.

I'm going to play volleyball for the first time in years.... Super excited!

Had a blast playing volleyball. I'm going to start going once a week.

I'm definitely feeling old and all the bones in my feet feel like they are broken. I got some good hits in, but I cannot jump anymore.

Why do you think that is?

Weighed in at 282.4 this week; the same as last week.

I was calorie deficient everyday and exercised all week. Maybe next week will be better.

My wife is the same way; she gets anxiety even looking at one while she cooks.

I'm a chemist, so following a recipe is kind of my thing.

Great progress in this log; keep it up!

I haven't tracked my calories in a few days, but there were my dinners for the past two days. I've started cooking a lot more and cooking healthy. I made a turkey meatloaf and grilled mozzarella stuff chicken.

Are you planning to start tracking calories again, or do you think it's no longer necessary?

I'm going to track starting again today. It has really helped with my eating habits. I'm also full on a lot less food now.

Today's log:
6"sandwhich:565

2-fried catfish fillets:400
Tarter sauce: 189

Grilled chicken salad: 230

4-breadsticks:560

Total: 1944cals

Good luck with your goals and don't get frustrated if you either stay flat or even gain a little weight at first. Your trend will be downward in the long run if you keep a calorie deficit and you're able to exercise a couple times per week.

The above sounds like something out of a music video from the 80s.

El d,

Would be great if you can tell me where i was wrong in what i said , especially about the walking rather then exercising for maximum weight loss for MLYLT at this stage, if this is where you are saying my reasoning is very wrong.

Cheers


MLYLT, sorry for derail, but probably useful for you to know also

Bomb,

Will respond to this later when not grilling and drinking beer

Sat log:

Turkey sandwhich: 320

4-authentic tacos: 660

Tuna fish+light mayo: 240

1-piece of pepperoni pizza: 285

1 hot dog: 272

1/2 enchilada: 116

Total: 1893

Activity: 10 min walk, 1 hr volleyball

One month pics. I've lost some inches in my stomach and hips.....going to measure and report in a bit.







Can anyone see a difference?