Krispy, I am going to jump on the wagon with the folks who are encouraging you to try diet alone. Go for it. Also make sure you are forcing water. If you are only sometimes hydrated that could make for scale variations that suck.
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Why are you guys avoiding fruit again? Hi/Lo GI has been found to be pretty non-relevant.
Krispy, I am going to jump on the wagon with the folks who are encouraging you to try diet alone. Go for it. Also make sure you are forcing water. If you are only sometimes hydrated that could make for scale variations that suck.
Only reason I'm avoiding fruit is that I'm following the OPTremix, and it says only fruit on certain days.
Only reason I'm avoiding fruit is that I'm following the OPTremix, and it says only fruit on certain days.
Ditto that.
Believe me, I otherwise ate fruit every chance I got, PWO and on refeed days.
I'm not doing OPT Remix anymore, though. It was too restrictive about what you could eat when. I've welcomed fruit back into my life.
I am really hoping that this diet only thing works. It makes sense to concentrate only on that because I never miss a training session but I struggle a lot with the diet. I try to stay pretty hydrated, too; I drink at least 3 liters a day. It wouldn't hurt to up it a bit, though, so thanks for the reminder!
I'm with you here. I only meant silent in that even if I don't post a comment, I'm still cheering you on.
Ditto that. I tend to post in spurts in different logs with no rhyme or reason. I like to pretend it's just because I'm a quirky genius type but, in reality, it's only because I'm an airhead who forgets where I've been and not been.
Not much to log from yesterday. Diet was OFF due to the cookies. No weights or cardio as I'm still in the 2 week rest period. I played around on our new Wii Fit last night with some yoga, running, balance and rhythm stuff.
I'm debating dropping from the challenge because the logging and accountability is becoming more of a negative than a positive. I'm still on the fence, though.
Dont quit! This is a 6 month challenge, so just knock down the first 2 months and concentrate on the next four. I quit the last challenge, and was close to quitting this one because I couldnt be accountable to myself and acknowledge my diet downfalls. You will gets lots of support here. Have a look at your goals, do you still want them as badly now as you did when you started?
I'm debating dropping from the challenge because the logging and accountability is becoming more of a negative than a positive. I'm still on the fence, though.
I would be to see you stop logging, but if it is becoming a negative, you should drop it. Maybe you could keep up the conversation (how you're doing) without the reporting?
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I'm cheering you on, too. I am sorry you are frustrated and I hope this new plan will work for you. I can relate to a lot of what you are saying and I would also be sad, if you dropped from the challenge.
Hang in there!
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I also think it would nice if you'd stay in the challenge. Also as far as I know the only logging required for the challenge is the monthly progress report and stats. My understanding is that anything outside of that is up to you and you can do as little or as much or in whatever format is helpful to you.
Still no exercise. Only activity was Wii Fit in the morning (yoga, balance, rhythm and cardio) and some Wii bowling and tennis at night.
I was reading through Leigh's Meta Repair Manual last night and took the test in it. The results were a level 3 out of 4 (4 being the worst). I started a thread about it on JP because I'm not sure whether I need to do that program or not. For one, the starting calorie recommendations are a couple of hundred calories less than I'm already eating, as are the carbs. Also, I'm able to maintain on higher calories, it's only on the deficit that my metabolism seems off. I'll be curious to see what she says.
The water retention seems to be a tiny bit better today; although I didn't weigh myself, I look and feel a little less bloated. I didn't really connect it until I was reading the book but for the past few weeks, I've had deep indentations on my hips when I wake up in the morning that take several hours to go away, and when I wear knee highs, they have been painfully tight at the top, a definite indication of water retention.
I also had my allergy shot yesterday from the medical assistant from hell. I had a huge bruise there this morning and it's a little painful. I also have a rash there, my chest, and on my upper thighs (the latter is I think from my pants being a little tight in that area yesterday, particularly when I was sitting). Between the rashes and the water, it is getting harder to get dressed in the morning.
to see you stop logging, but if it is becoming a negative, you should drop it. Maybe you could keep up the conversation (how you're doing) without the reporting?
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