lindakay216's Journal, 17 June 2018

N u will continue this throughout ur journey if u don’t come to the acceptance of body fluctuations. Good luck 🍀 

Be patient and kind to yourself. Muscle weighs more than fat so sometimes using how your clothes fit is a better judge then the scale. Don't call yourself that, rather Pat yourself on the back for everything you are doing well and be kind and patient if you don't meet goals one day here and there!  

Make sure you're drinking lots of water! That's usually what does it for me if I don't lose when I've kept my calories at target 

I can relate. drinking water constantly seems to be the key for me 

Excellent progress! Only 10# to go! Let's go! #stillgrindtime #stayhungry  

that is a very minor weight gain and I bet it is just water. I can understand your frustration you are doing great with your diet plan. you will prevail 

Trying weighing yourself one time a week in the morning. Weighing everyday will just lead to frustration  

If you hadn't been doing a similar amount of exercise before, it's likely that you're just developing muscle. It'll add to your weight until your muscles are optimized for your exercise. 

It does lead to frustration the body must act differently every day 

Thanks for the feedback. I won't quit walking and I'll drink more water. My one Coke a day is something I really look forward to. I've had periods of time that the only liquid I had was Coke. Coke addict? Yep. My last vice. 

Try mineral or seltzer with lime juice and some liquid stevia extract if you need it more sweet. That can of coke is nothing but chemicals and an enormous amount of carbs. I haven't had a soda since 2000 and don't miss it at all. 

thank you so much for your reply and help find find my friends on fatsecret. I too have had a busy week with a two hour dentist appointment the next day or three hours in this appointment under nitrous oxide wow 5 immunizations, had to drive one and a half hours to take my dog to an IV at and one and a half hours back. sorry I don't mean to ramble. I just wanted you to know how much it means to me to have your support. it encourages me and always brightens my day to hear from others. 

Maybe your calorie entries are incorrect. Maybe you are exceeding your calorie limit and aren't aware of it. Double check entries using an alternate site. Keep the accurate entries and toss the bad ones. Ex. June 8th, popcorn entry 100 calories...but the macro entries of 20 grams of fat, 85 grams of carbs, and 10 grams of protein would indicate calorie count using the macros provided something isn't very accurate. Is this why calorie counting doesn't work for people? I mean, 20 grams of fat is 180 calories. Toss in the carbs and protein and you have an additional 380 calories. Is it new math? Does 100 = 560?!? Also, if you walk regularly it will improve most health markers including insulin response.  

and the fatsecret sit is a bit overgenerous with exercise activity. I went to check aerobics on another site I use and the number for fatsecret is double what that site uses. their numbers are off for my bike riding, but fortunately my stationary logs the calories used so I can be accurate. I need true numbers to properly plan my day to activitely lose weight. being active during the day was not enough to drop weight for me. I had to actively add exercise.