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Alright! 20 minutes of arm work done. I didn't want to work on legs today to give my knee a break, and my old warehouse job had me regularly lifting 30-50 pound boxes, so I figured the first area I worked on could be one I wasn't too rusty on. After I cool down a bit/wash up, I'll cut up some strawberries and have that with some oatmeal, since that's probably the best I can do with what's in the house.
 
Internet War Criminal said:
Have you considered the fact that maybe since you've had to revise your diet half a dozen time literally everyone in chat told you it was terrible and doctors are now telling you about the illness it will lead to a sign that maybe you should consider just stop doing whatever you think is best and instead follow a plan from your physician or professionals who have studied that stuff?

Just saying
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I never quite said I was a professional..

The new plan is 1.5 lbs a week from the doctor.
 
Day 3: Electric Boogalee

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You know those days when you get something and you're like "this is probably healthy, right" and then you have like half of it and then you look online and YOU WERE SO, SO WRONG...

Anyway, I'll be working some of this off tonight, but considering I also got dragged out to eat (filled up on lettuce and cucumbers so I could save more of my actual meal for tomorrow), I guess it could've gone worse?

I'm still not sure whether my big Issue with all of this is food or exercise. Either way, I know the issue is that I'm lazy, but what it boils down to is this-- I grew up in a somewhat controlling environment regarding food. I still remember asking for seconds of dinner as a kid and my mom going through the trash for the box to read off how many calories and how much fat was in a serving until I backed down. Instead of teaching me to eat less, this just taught me to hide what I ate. So cue teenage emotional eater 69 cis men grabbing saltines and hiding away to eat them on a regular basis. I never really hit an overweight point, but when I went to college, I was no longer under the same sort of stressful roof as before.

I began taking more control over myself and what I ate-- and immediately went too far the other way. I was limiting myself to 500 calories a day. If I went over, I'd have to work off all of it. That feeling of gnawing hunger became less of an alert and more of a sign that I was finally doing it right, and that I was finally in control.

Currently, I live at home with that parent, but I'm also an adult, so it's sort of a difficult place to be.

tl;dr of the above: I have no idea of what "normal" eating looks like and have an immensely hard time hitting a balance between "I can eat whatever I want!" and "I should eat nothing at all."

Aaaanyway, huge thanks to IWC for all the guidance and hand-holding these past few days; I'll definitely keep up the food work and workout work, and keep posting here, I just don't want you to feel obligated to help so much, but like I said, I appreciate it immensely and it is helping.
 
@69 cis men, if you work out 20-30 minutes and got a sweat going on tonight, this is actually a really good day. 1400 calories is what someone your weight/height should be eating if they are somewhat active and that's more or less what you are going for now. Again, slightly too many carbs and could do with a bit more proteins, but this is really not a reason to beat yourself up you're right where you want to be calories wise and like, 80% there in terms of macros.

It's not powerleveling at all by the way, and it explains your situation. You definitely need to be aware of why you are in the situation you are in order to combat it and change for the better. The way to get used to normal eating is pretty simple: to eat normally. I know it sounds counter-intuitive but again its basically about knowing how much calories daily you should consume, and same thing for proteins/fat/carbs. That's all it is for the most part. The rest is about the quality of what you eat. Look, I don't know the exact list of what you ate and the exact list of macros down to vitamins and all that, but from what I see you should be happy because you're definitely not doing something wrong (as long as you are logging your calories accurately of course). As long as those calories come mostly from wholesome food (fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats, etc...) and you're not just eating doritos or sugary starbucks drinks you are definitely going in the right direction.

Always remember: you're not on a diet, you are simply going from a sedentary to more active lifestyle and the changes your are making are geared toward that. The biggest thing you have to work on right now is making sure you stay motivated to exercise 3 days a week and go powerwalking 3 days a week with one day of rest, and you are golden. Don't sweat the diet too much just try not to go over 1,500 (and make sure you are logging stuff accurately).

Even what I said about working out and sweating doesn't really apply if you gave it your best two days ago and yesterday. You could just be going for a powerwalk (just walk a reasonably fast peace for half an hour or so with upbeat music to keep you motivated) and draw today as a win. Because it is. You went to eat out and instead of overeating like most people do, you ended up well within your target zone in terms of calories.

So be happy, go for a walk, and keep posting!
 
I'm so glad I have tomorrow off (ten solid days working retail fucking sucks) because that means I can, like, actually go grocery shopping and stuff. I've got my list all made, I found some good recipes to try. At the moment, I'm all about stuff that's easy and not too terrible for you; I spend three hours a day in the car and work anywhere from six to eleven hours a day, six days a week. I don't feel much like cooking when I get home, and that's where I've been running into problems. So I figure if I can find some decently healthy recipes, I can just toss some shit in my crock pot, leave it all day, and not have to worry about it when I get home from work.

Like, last night I managed to actually make food (ramen noodles, no seasoning, with veggies and a soft-boiled egg, it was really good!) but that was only because I'd had pretty much nothing to do at work yesterday. So of course I had the energy. Most nights, though, I'm dead tired and "fuck it, this takes two minutes to microwave" isn't a good diet plan. I'm really, really trying to do better and break my bad habits, but I'm having to work around my shitty, complicated schedule and it'll take some time to figure out.
 
Yeah those all are smart ideas especially the crockpot. I was thinking of maybe making a recipe thread.

Also the tip for cooking is maximizing your time and once you get used to it it's nowhere as much of a hassle as it needs to be. Want to make pasta? While the water is reaching boiling point you prep the stuff you need throw the pasta in and while it cooks get everything ready, clean what needs to get cleaned and boom in 15 minutes you got your meal an only one or two pots to watch maybe. Put the tv or radio on in the background and you barely notice you are cooking

It's all about developing good habits and then it's just second nature
 
Internet War Criminal said:
Also the tip for cooking is maximizing your time and once you get used to it it's nowhere as much of a hassle as it needs to be. Want to make pasta? While the water is reaching boiling point you prep the stuff you need throw the pasta in and while it cooks get everything ready, clean what needs to get cleaned and boom in 15 minutes you got your meal an only one or two pots to watch maybe. Put the tv or radio on in the background and you barely notice you are cooking
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Oh I know. I took culinary classes all through my senior year of high school and my teacher, who was a retired catering chef, taught us all about mise en place and time management. It's just a matter of me getting my shit together. I got lazy cos I live alone and never saw the point in cooking for just myself, even though I love cooking and I'm good at it.

All told I spent about $80 on food today but I'm good through at least next week, possibly the week after, and all I'll have to replenish is maybe milk and half-and-half when I run out.
 
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Whoops, whoops, whoops, almost forgot to finish logging my food. I ended with more protein than carbs, somehow???? Alright, cool. It's probably because the only meat I eat is chicken/turkey and I very rarely eat red meat... still, though.

There's that, going to get in some exercise now!
 
Very nice! As far as proteins yeah it's between .5 to 1g/lb so you are on target not too many carbs, good day then!

Don't spend much time on computers on weekends so I'll just say great job, keep it up, and don't forget to take a rest day so your body can work on repairing those muscles!
 
Very good! What about exercise? Still alternating days for medium to high intensity/more relaxed? Don't forget a rest day, just as important
 
I had a migraine Saturday and didn't eat much or even do much besides making the darkest blanket fort I could fetal position inside. I started to recover Sunday afternoon which was my rest day anyway. Other than the 4 Girl Scout cookies I had, my food was nutritious and kept me on track.

Today I did a couple of miles worth of laps running up and down the hill by my house and some house cleaning and yard work. I could probably stand some more protein that I'll get from dinner, but I'm making enough responsible food choices to stay on point. One more bottle of water and I'll have had my goal for the day.
 
Did fine on calories today, totally bombed as far as carbs vs. protein went. Pasta for dinner happened, unfortunately. But exercise is also continuing tonight, so...well, not a total bust? I kind of have trouble thinking of it as fine if I mess up on something, but I'll work on that too as it comes...
 
69 cis men said:
Did fine on calories today, totally bombed as far as carbs vs. protein went. Pasta for dinner happened, unfortunately. But exercise is also continuing tonight, so...well, not a total bust? I kind of have trouble thinking of it as fine if I mess up on something, but I'll work on that too as it comes...
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You got no reason to beat yourself up! The fact that you are sticking in terms of calories and exercise is 95% of the way! That 5% of macros is just fine-tuning anyway. If this all becomes a chore to you, its gonna be harder to stick with it in the long run. You had some pasta, you enjoyed them while made sure you stayed on point in terms of calories and you exercised? I call that a victory, and that's how you should see it.

You're doing terrific, and there's no reason to beat yourself up. Keep doing what you are doing for a few more weeks and you're gonna start seeing some real changes in your body. In fact, if it helps you stay motivated take pictures of yourself once a week wearing the same clothes/bikini at the same time on the same day (preferably in the morning before you eat breakfast) and you're gonna be surprised at how much you are changing.

You live with yourself on a daily basis, therefore it's gonna be harder for you to see the changes in the mirror but if you keep a log of yourself you'll see the differences as the weeks go by and you'll be shocked at how well you are doing.

It's also a good idea to count your reps/how far you walk when you go powerwalking/take count of whatever exercise you are doing and keep a log of that either, so you'll also see that you are getting fitter and stronger.

All of this should make it easier for you not to concentrate on small inconsequential bumps in the road while concentrating on the big picture

Ja'mie said:
I had a migraine Saturday and didn't eat much or even do much besides making the darkest blanket fort I could fetal position inside. I started to recover Sunday afternoon which was my rest day anyway. Other than the 4 Girl Scout cookies I had, my food was nutritious and kept me on track.

Today I did a couple of miles worth of laps running up and down the hill by my house and some house cleaning and yard work. I could probably stand some more protein that I'll get from dinner, but I'm making enough responsible food choices to stay on point. One more bottle of water and I'll have had my goal for the day.
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Very good! Sad to hear about the migraine but hey, see it as a rest day and fasting, so aside from how annoying/painful it must have been at least you are still on track. And nothing wrong with a couple of girl scout cookies as long as its within your allotted calories. The danger of eating fast food/pastries/etc... while on a calorie deficit is that it will be packed with calories but won't fill you up so you'll be hungry later and cave in and eat mre.

Everything else sounds great!
 
Honestly, just having this thread to post in is a massive help, since it's not just me deciding "fuck it" about food logging and eating right and exercising and that's that, there's a whole group of people here. I know shame isn't supposed to be a good motivator, but goddamn if it's what keeps me from flaking out/eating like shit.

I'll keep all that in mind as I go ahead, too.
 
I could be doing better, I'll admit, but I'm doing pretty good as far as keeping everything balanced. My biggest problem is the days where I'm so busy I don't eat much of anything until I get home. Which, I know that's bad, but it's hard to even shove a nutrition bar in your face when you're stuck explaining to some idiot that, yes, you do shampoo your hair before putting a treatment mask on it, it says right there in the instructions on the tub.

I realized the other day that I've been at this since early November and I even managed to get through the holidays without getting too off-track... It just blew my mind. I've never kept a diet going this long, and I guess I shouldn't call it that because that implies it's just a temporary change, but I've always given up after a month or two in the past.
 
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