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It's crazy how accurate CICO is!
I've been 150 lbs for almost a week now which, for anyone who knows me knows I lose or gain .5 - 2 lbs daily.
Okay, okay... so maybe that's not so unusual. I mean, hey - I eat the same thing everyday 90% of the time. So what's the big deal?
I switched my routine a bit recently: instead of eating the same amount of calories regardless how much I burn (which - effectively - caused a constant up/down with a net result of balance), I've started eating to match my predicted burn.
I've been thinking about what I'd be doing on a day, plugging the numbers into Fat Secret, and eating within +/- 100 calories of that number.
The result? No weight change. I'm 150 lbs regardless the fact that my caloric range this week has been from 2000 - 2800 calories! THAT'S AN 800 CALORIE DIFFERENCE!! There's folks on here who swear they'll gain 5 lbs just adding 100 calories on a given day 🤔.
This week is vacation for me, so I'll be relaxing, getting caught up on projects, and doing a lot of reading. However, I've developed a special workout that will give me well over an hour a day at the gym. My burn will be higher than when I work, so I'll be eating closer to 3000 calories all week.
My prediction is I won't gain much (if anything), but we shall see...
If anyone read this far, congratulations! We BOTH have no life! 😜
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150.0 lb
Lost so far: 8.0 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 16 January 2019:
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2920 kcal
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Fat: 94.58g | Prot: 152.73g | Carb: 383.93g.
Breakfast: Publix Quick Cooking Oats, Isopure Zero Carb Protein Isolate (Creamy Vanilla), Winco Foods 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk. Second Breakfast: Wendy's Chocolate Frosty (Junior), Now Sports Carbo Gain, Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry Juice, Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Powder, Isopure Zero Carb Whey Protein Isolate (Strawberries & Cream). Elevenses: Winco Foods 1% Low-Fat Chocolate Milk, Isopure Zero Carb Protein Isolate (Creamy Vanilla), Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Now Sports Carbo Gain. Dinner: Ice Cream Sundae with Topping (with Whipped Cream), Denny's Orange Juice, Denny's Scrambled Eggs, Denny's Biscuit & Sausage Gravy. Supper: Vitafusion Extra Strength Melatonin Gummies, Dr. Tobias Triple Strength Omega 3 Fish Oil, Vitafusion MultiVites Gummy Vitamins. more...
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2958 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Grocery Shopping - 15 minutes, Showering - 15 minutes, Heavy Weight Lifting - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Driving - 1 hour and 15 minutes, Resting - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Cooking - 15 minutes, Housework - 30 minutes, Watching TV/Computer - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours. more...
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steady weight
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 Comments
l'm joining your club called
People with No Life😎
16 Jan 19 by member: murphthesurf
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Your journal was way too short if it was a test for no life. But I've been thinking the same way on calorie intake per day, that it should go up and down based on my activity for the day, instead of a set schedule. Glad to have a little confirmation. :)
16 Jan 19 by member: LZenn
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16 Jan 19 by member: Keilin_4
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A 70 calorie cookie will add 5 pounds of fat and 1 pound even if you look at it, man. It's science. Grats on the maintenance! :P
16 Jan 19 by member: -Diablo
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I think I need to sit still and read a book like you because I had 3200 calories yesterday yet my workout sucked because my deficit was too large. Literally cut my endurance in half. 255x10 on bench turned into 255x4 yesterday. :(
16 Jan 19 by member: -Diablo
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Great idea D! Read a book and log it here as a exercise 😜
16 Jan 19 by member: Keilin_4
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What book weighs 255 pounds?!? Holy Paper weight.
16 Jan 19 by member: Terrapin12
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C’mon man....plenty of time to catch up with your journey!!!
16 Jan 19 by member: srossca
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Arnold's encyclopedia of bodybuilding is pretty large but not quite that heavy, lol!
16 Jan 19 by member: -Diablo
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Another reason we're getting so soft and weak. Hahaha!
16 Jan 19 by member: -Diablo
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Bub, I love your entries! Always good information and humor. 🤔😁
Have a good vacation and gain some pounds! 👍
16 Jan 19 by member: Becc@
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16 Jan 19 by member: Runescrift
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i don't think it was long enough ;) enjoy your vacation and calorie consumption!
16 Jan 19 by member: kaylinrenee
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Hey I have a life and I read it all!
16 Jan 19 by member: rosio19
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16 Jan 19 by member: rosio19
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Gotta love 💕 trusting cico, it does take a while, but once u know what u are doing 💞
16 Jan 19 by member: rosio19
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I definitely adjust my WOE depending on activity. The days I swim, have errands to do, go hiking— clean house are the days I make sure I hit my RDI or at least close. If I am going to be in school all day or have no exercise for whatever reason, those are the days I try to be a little more careful with my meal planning. My goal is to maintain my weight not gain much but Definitly do not want to loose any either.
16 Jan 19 by member: Kenna Morton
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CICO always works and is independent of the particular diet plan. They all come back to CICO at some point.
16 Jan 19 by member: houndish
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Last month I lost 2.2 lbs one week, then cut 100 Cal/day during the next one and lost 2.4. So one fifth of 3500 calories caused exactly a fifth of a pound difference. (I'd averaged a few days of weigh-ins so I know it was legit.) All models are wrong, but some are useful.
16 Jan 19 by member: johncip
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Hey we have lives! Lol FS is just a big part of it and that’s great because it means we are trying to get/stay healthy ;).
Good job holding steady!! I’m one that if I add in a bit I’ll gain a pound or so but it always comes off in a couple days. It’s not like 100 kcal can make you gain even one pound of true weight or fat. Maybe if that 100 was jerky then you could gain 1# in water. Sodium seems to be a big factor in my weight temporarily going up and I always forget to check that.
17 Jan 19 by member: peeperjj
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