Jié Xī
Full Member
Weight loss Attempt #534.
I've been on a diet since I was 14 years old. Now I'm 41. Ugh. I've reached goal 3x in my life and am back up again, though I have already lost about stone so far this year. I'm ADHD and an emotional eater, so I eat when I'm happy and when I'm stressed. And I binge eat when I'm devastated . . . and this past year (March 2019-March 2020) has had quite a few devastating things. I put on 36 pounds. Fortunately, I've lost 13 of that.
Anyway, I have 3 goals.
Initial Goal: Get to 12 stone ASAP, like next week if possible.
Next Goal: Get to 11 stone by the summer.
Final Goal: Get to 9.5 stone by September.
I hope to maintain between 9.5-10 stone.
DIET. I'm not really sure what my diet would be called. I don't measure anything, so it can't really be calorie counting. I'm eating lowish carbs, but not counting them either. My creamer is sugar-free, I make my own honey mustard (honey Dijon mustard, light mayo, and a drop of liquid splenda) which I eat on almost everything (hahaha). Most of my carbs come from rice cakes (with veggie cream cheese) or the breading on chicken and of course veggies. I make potato wedges (and eat with honey mustard) but don't bread them, though I do have tater tots on occasion. And on weekends I eat thin crust pizza or lean burger on 100 cal roll and I let myself splurge on 90% cocoa chocolate bars.
My guess is that my calories are around 1200 on weekdays and 2000 on weekends. My weight is always up on Mondays, but my weigh-in days are Friday mornings, so I pretty much ignore what the scale says on Mondays.
EXERCISE. I'm also trying to up my protein intake because I want to start lifting weights again. I tend to lose pretty steadily when I strength train -- it's just getting myself to do it everyday.
I've been on a diet since I was 14 years old. Now I'm 41. Ugh. I've reached goal 3x in my life and am back up again, though I have already lost about stone so far this year. I'm ADHD and an emotional eater, so I eat when I'm happy and when I'm stressed. And I binge eat when I'm devastated . . . and this past year (March 2019-March 2020) has had quite a few devastating things. I put on 36 pounds. Fortunately, I've lost 13 of that.
Anyway, I have 3 goals.
Initial Goal: Get to 12 stone ASAP, like next week if possible.
Next Goal: Get to 11 stone by the summer.
Final Goal: Get to 9.5 stone by September.
I hope to maintain between 9.5-10 stone.
DIET. I'm not really sure what my diet would be called. I don't measure anything, so it can't really be calorie counting. I'm eating lowish carbs, but not counting them either. My creamer is sugar-free, I make my own honey mustard (honey Dijon mustard, light mayo, and a drop of liquid splenda) which I eat on almost everything (hahaha). Most of my carbs come from rice cakes (with veggie cream cheese) or the breading on chicken and of course veggies. I make potato wedges (and eat with honey mustard) but don't bread them, though I do have tater tots on occasion. And on weekends I eat thin crust pizza or lean burger on 100 cal roll and I let myself splurge on 90% cocoa chocolate bars.
My guess is that my calories are around 1200 on weekdays and 2000 on weekends. My weight is always up on Mondays, but my weigh-in days are Friday mornings, so I pretty much ignore what the scale says on Mondays.
EXERCISE. I'm also trying to up my protein intake because I want to start lifting weights again. I tend to lose pretty steadily when I strength train -- it's just getting myself to do it everyday.