Hi all my daily diary.

I did warn you about this week´s loss not being likely to be very high.
LaMaria said:
Ah, that´s right, you said so. In that case I´m afraid you´re unlikely to see a big drop this week. Water in your leg muscles and all that. I do like the look of your calories a lot more today: 2000 or so?
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When you go from not moving very much to moving a lot more your muscles retain water. That´s normal and has nothing to do with fat but it is very frustrating from a scale perspective. Next week should be better (the extra water weight won´t drop for another couple of weeks but it doesn´t stack either so your "real" loss should show on the scale). A sweat belt doesn´t make you burn more calories, it just inhibits your body´s ability to cool down by evaporating sweat normally. A separate steamer is really only worth buying if you steam veggies a lot and have plenty of room in your kitchen; otherwise a 5€ steamer basket to set into on of your normal pans is plenty. I rarely steam things though: I usually just boil them using only a thin layer of water, which is pretty much the same thing.
 
Hello LaMaria, yes you did warn me, and I kind of expected it lol. Was just a huge disappointment when I look down and see -1lb. Thanks for the tip on the steaming. How much water would you normally use? Would you leave the pan lid on top? Thanks
 
It only works with the lid on, otherwise no steam gets caught. Depending how long you´re boiling/steaming stuff it can be anything between less than a centimeter and a full inch, just enough so it doesn´t boil dry.
I fully understand the disappointment looking at the scales! Water fluctuations are super annoying. I guess it´s good to get used to them, since they never really stop and it´s good to know what your normal range is. For me it´s around 2.5 kg from no bloat at all to water balloon...
 
Maximus180 said:
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Dinner 6PM .... then NOTHING until Breakfast.

Exercise is at least a 5 mile walk every morning around 9am,,

Breakfast after your walk

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i you want to increase the rate of your weight loss, i would suggest a slightly different schedule.
every day you cheat... add 2-3 days to your goal... minimum.

easy? ... not really, but what is.
 
Hey Overlandflyer, are you suggesting I should cheat everyday? Or that I do cheat everyday? And what do you mean add 2-3 days to my goal? Thanks
 
I'm guessing he means that the calories you eat on one cheat day need two or three days to compensatd for. Which is usually true, although it can be more. And he's suggesting you should try intermittent fasting, because it works for him. That last bit isn't very clear from his message but he suggests it to everyone. I personally feel miserable on IF and it makes me binge but if you're insuline resistant it looks like a good option.
 
LaMaria said:
I'm guessing he means that the calories you eat on one cheat day need two or three days to compensatd for. Which is usually true, although it can be more. And he's suggesting you should try intermittent fasting, because it works for him. That last bit isn't very clear from his message but he suggests it to everyone. I personally feel miserable on IF and it makes me binge but if you're insuline resistant it looks like a good option.
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Hello Lamaria, haven't been inkine lately been super busy. I bought the 800 calorie book, but not to keen on the recipes. So back to drawing board again. Weigh day tomorrow so hoping for a little change.
 
Thank you LaMaria. Will keep you posted. Hoping to be under 15 stone Lmao. Just kidding. I'll be happy with any loss, I've gotten bored when results dont go my way and end up repeating the same cycle. Not anymore, I'll do it if it takes me years.
 
That´s the right mindset. If you want to keep the weight off after you lose it you´ll be minding what you eat at least to some extent for the rest of your life anyway so might as well get into the groove now.
 
I truly find that writing here regularly, especially when I struggle, helps me stick to my plans better. Not perfectly, but better.
 
I am over the moon this morning, checked scales this morning to see a 7lbs loss. Checked on 2 sets of scales on different areas of my floor. So I am very very happy with that. Hard work has paid off. Straight back to it this week. Thanks for all your continued support everyone, been a huge help to me.
 
Thank you LaMaria, you guys have helped me to achieve that with all your great advice. I've learned alot these last few weeks.
 
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