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Originally Posted by kfisherx
 Thanks Bytsi for replying. It seems you and I both fight our respective demons this week and lost. I too am mad at myself right now because I have to go face my trainer with my mis-doings. It is so embarassing to stand there and try to explain why I am not eating when there is no good explanation. I hate it.  But that is also why he is in my life right now. If I did not have that medicine to face I would tank my body again.
The scale goes up and down for me on a daily basis. But on a weekly basis you should see movement downwards. And yes that is only if you are consistent throughout the week. If you have cheat meals or days then it could do whatever. And by cheat meals I mean meals where you don't really factor in what you eat or make up for it any other way. For me the big numbers are all in my weekly averages. My goal for this week is to eat 1700 cals a day average. I can have a 2000 cal day if I want provided that somehow I make that up before end of week. I can eat cake or brownies or whatever provided I can fit it into my macros for the day. It is actually a pretty liberating way to diet.
And YES the fiber and filling foods are a BIG deal to me as well. If I eat empy and dense foods during the day I am starving all the time. Not cool. |
I need to look at my weekly averages a bit more... although I'm being so anal lately, my daily numbers are pretty much dead-on (except for Saturday). Seems like it doesn't matter which side of the coin we fall on - this is hard. I have noticed that allowing myself a fudgesicle (60 kcal) or some other treat in the evening helps me from feeling too deprived... as long as I leave room for it!
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Originally Posted by sidonia
Balance is key…if you can’t live and have a fun and rewarding life in the meantime and you feel tortured then you can’t be consistent like you need to. Everything is down to personal choices…what works for you! Keep it up tho…sometimes I think when we have a bad day/week is only makes our resolve stronger the next time we’re in that situation. I look at it like a 401K…if I looked at every statement and watched it go up and down and freaked out every time I’d make myself miserable. I’ve learned that it’s going to go up and down…but in the long run…it will be where I want it to be. I know…weird analogy…but it works for me…lol 
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Your analogy works too well! My DH tends to check his retirement funds way too often... it's almost like his version of the scale - if they suck, he's cranky. If they're doing well, he's in a good mood...
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Originally Posted by SpacecityPaula
This made me laugh.
I totally hear you on the hunger issue, especially today.
Dumb question here, but you are measuring in grams when possible right?
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I measure in grams whenever I can, but on a few items I have ounces for my basis. But my scale is digital, so I can get to 3.0 ounces on those few things... Sorry you're hungry too
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Today is my 19th wedding anniversary... part of my stress is the desire to go out with DH after work, but not having the calories left to do so. I already blew it so badly on Saturday that I don't want to "cheat" today... I'll figure it out though. Somehow.