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pdever

Start Weight:	(25 Aug 09) 192.0 lb
Current Weight:	(20 Nov 09) 174.1 lb
Goal Weight:	175.0 lb

following: pdever's own diet
performance: losing 0.4 lb a week

Wheeee, I'm a Ham like Scout!

FatSecret member since: 11 Aug 09

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Fighting Weight by T-Day

status:	In Progress
currently:	Week 12 of 12
end date:	Saturday 28 Nov 09
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The Not a Diet Diet
The not a diet diet is where I want to get, too, but it's so hard to think of what I'm doing as "not a diet" ... I think that's partly because it takes a lot of effort to keep at it. It's so much easier to eat mindlessly, or to drink too much, or to drink and then enjoy a serving of hummus or something else that puts me over my calorie limit.

Counting calories is a lot of effort and just feels like a diet.

Counting calories is working, however, and I certainly look forward to the day when my 1600 calories seems like just another normal day--rather than a low goal I strive for. How long does that take, a year? More?

I'd love it to be "just the way I eat". I certainly plan to keep it up until I get there. As long as it takes. One thing for sure is that I don't feel like I'm on a diet at breakfast, and a smallish lunch is starting to seem normal. Maybe the shift is near . . .

Congrats on your fantastic loss!

posted 12 Nov 2009, 23:57

Gaining weight
I hear you about the frustrating nature of good progress followed by what looks like a reversal. Especially after working so hard. I hit a low 5 days ago, but it's taken since then to get back down anywhere near it. And I've been below my alotted calories every day! That really makes it seem like the diet's not working. . . Just gotta power through that downer.

posted 15 Oct 2009, 23:27

Gaining weight
It's funny what people see from different perspectives. I was just looking at your weight history and I only see a 2lb. Difference between a 242 low and today's 244. That's less than 1% of your total weight. Take into account that water accounts for about 75% of what you take in and what you put out every day, and that your body is about 75% water. A little extra salt in over a day or two can translate to 2-3% swings in your daily weight--all because of water. Pardon the bad pun, but try not to sweat it too much.

posted 15 Oct 2009, 06:40

protein ideas
The hummus idea is great ... super versatile and super easy to make yourself. Plus, you can make it with any bean (chickpeas is traditional but white beans, black beans, and lentils all work great)

posted 03 Oct 2009, 11:32

HELP - Portion Control
There are only two portion control tricks that work for me: measure everything and put leftovers away immediately after serving and before sitting down to eat. My wife and I try to help each other out with that second point, and I have to say, teamwork rocks. The first point was a hard lesson with surprising results. On the one hand I find that I consistently underestimate how big my serving of peanut butter is in the morning, while also overestimating how much my chicken weighs in the evening. Net result is that my tablespoon measure keeps me from gobbling too much peanut butter, while my kitchen scale allows me to eat more chicken breast than I typically dish out.

posted 29 Sep 2009, 22:32

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06 October 2009

Another celebration with too much food and wine.

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03 October 2009

Yesterday was a day of excess . . . actually the day was fine but the night was exceedingly rough on the ol' calorie count. My wife's sister is in town ...

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	1 serving bob's red mill oats
	1 serving Mixed Dried Fruit
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	Walking (slow) - 2/mph

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