I logged my caloric intake as "Poor" for yesterday. I consumed 1,870 calories which is 125% of my daily RDI. Anything above my intake goal but below 120%, I log as "Reasonably Well." Anything above 120%, I log as "Poor." Anything below my my goal RDI, I log as "100%." I have never found any rules for judging "how closely I followed" my intake, so I made up my own.
After several days at "100%" I usually see a weight loss. After a day or several days at "Reasonably Well," I usually remain the same weight if I keep my activity up. I almost always see a weight gain after one day of eating "Poor." I'm wondering how does everyone else do it?
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155.8 lb
Lost so far: 29.2 lb.
Still to go: 0.8 lb.
Diet followed poorly.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 15 January 2016:
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1475 kcal
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Fat: 53.31g | Prot: 117.89g | Carb: 133.58g.
Breakfast: Kroger Traditional Turkey Sausage Links, Egg Beaters All Natural 100% Egg Whites, Borden Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Ketchup, Egg Omelet or Scrambled Egg. Lunch: Great Value Greek Nonfat Yogurt - Plain, Nature's Harvest Dry Roasted Edamame with Sea Salt. Dinner: Archer Farms Garlic Naan Bread, Cooked Kale (from Fresh, Fat Added in Cooking), Mahatma Jasmine Rice, Kroger Chicken Cordon Bleu. Snacks/Other: Toll House Ultimates Chocolate Chip Lovers, Nature's Harvest Dry Roasted Edamame with Sea Salt. more...
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2295 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Calories Burned From FitBit - 1 minute, Resting - 15 hours and 50 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours and 9 minutes. more...
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gaining 1.4 lb a week
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Comments
Wow -- I hadn't even considered establishing 'tiers' like you for determining which of those descriptions to select . . . I've never felt comfortable selecting 100% - even when I stay within my established daily cal intake all 7 days (I only weigh in once/week) because I feel there's always room for me to improve the 'contents' of my diet/eating. So, I've basically only selected 'Reasonably Well' or 'Poorly' (though I forgot to plug in 'Poorly' for this latest weigh-in).
15 Jan 16 by member: losinit1655
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You're doing pretty well at maintenance, John, I would say. Weight is bound to go up sometimes, the thing is not to let it get out of control - that's my view, anyway. I'm still losing. If I stay within whatever my daily limit is, then for me that's 100% on plan, whatever I've eaten or drunk. I don't have hard and fast rules about what's 'reasonably well' or 'poor'. But if I'm still in calorie deficit, I'd probably give myself a 'reasonably well', I think.
15 Jan 16 by member: heidij123
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My FatSecret RDI is set by me. It is slightly higher than my FitBit RDI generated by FitBit before daily activity. After a days worth of activity my FatSecret RDI is usually lower than the FitBit RDI. By quantasizing the status, it allows me to judge my performance at a glance...
15 Jan 16 by member: John10251
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You've done an awesome job so far. The holidays gave many of us a little more work to do. Regarding the tiers, I never change my recording from "reasonably well". Maybe I need to upgrade my recording. Thanks!
15 Jan 16 by member: LISfifty
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I log my food but just leave it on reasonably well as I'm never perfect. My calories are 1400 now instead of the 1200 when losing and average over a week. So some ups and downs are fine with me. I'm still averaging in the 1200's most months but staying steady.
16 Jan 16 by member: wholefoodnut
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I only use 100 when my I stay within my carbs fat protein ratios and have exercised for whatever period i determine i am doing per week. Fluctuations do happen but generally a loss when focused.
16 Jan 16 by member: shallid
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I have always used "reasonably well" except for the holiday weigh in which i used poor. My standard has been that I am always trying and trying to be aware of what's going in so on any given day I have done reasonably well. The holiday weigh in was a complete lack of trying so it was poor.
16 Jan 16 by member: Rckc
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I usually leave it where it is, reasonably well. Sometimes change it but don't really pay much attention to it.
16 Jan 16 by member: jmb3450
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Where do you clock to say you did it reasonably well, poor or 100%?
16 Jan 16 by member: monsoonlady
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16 Jan 16 by member: monsoonlady
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when you weigh in it a question on that page
16 Jan 16 by member: Rckc
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