Official August 1st to November 1st Weight Loss Challenge

[cakesandcream]

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That's motivating stuff! Although I do look fatter at 255 than you do. Nice work and hope you and I both reach our goals.

Just ate my chicken Tikka Masala. So so tasty!

[royalmike]

IF isn't a diet. It's a style of eating. IF works great for me. My choice of diet while doing IF and other decisions based around food are what set me back.

I will never again go back to eating 4-6 smaller meals per day or eating breakfast. I enjoy eating larger meals and later in the day.

I've failed in years past because I let other events in my life knock me down too much and push my nutrition to the sidelines.

Fair play if it works for you that is all that matters, i did try IF though not for me.
Go Sounders

[matthew2474]

IF isn't a diet. It's a style of eating. IF works great for me. My choice of diet while doing IF and other decisions based around food are what set me back.

I will never again go back to eating 4-6 smaller meals per day or eating breakfast. I enjoy eating larger meals and later in the day.

I've failed in years past because I let other events in my life knock me down too much and push my nutrition to the sidelines.

God has that happened to me. Not anymore though.

[live4gs]

Got to do a 3mile walk with slight jogging on Monday. But with Oldest grandson B-day yesterday the celebration was on Sunday & Tuesday. Tuesday was not too bad not too much overindulgence. Today back at keeping diet in place and hope after his football practice today to get home and do some cardio. Gonna try to update more this week and keep my self more accountable.

[rodman1978]

Today was a cardio day but instead i stayed at home and did some meal prepping. Got to be more disciplined when it comes to my cardio.....tomorrow is medium day on all pro beginners.

[matthew2474]

Think I'm ganna get in around 110 carbs today, on my rest day. I've been getting in around 40 carbs a day on workout days. On my rest day I'm up it about 60-70. See how I feel in the gym from this tommorow.

[cakesandcream]

Well my day just went tits up. I had logged something with 0.5 of a portion and thought I had a lot of Kcal left. Later remembered I had had 1.5 and not 0.5. Have two options now: Do a lot of cardio or just let this day go.

Do deficits work in 2-3 days? 2 days ago I had a 400 deficient (than my usual goal). You think that can cover up for it?

[TheNormalMan]

Well my day just went tits up. I had logged something with 0.5 of a portion and thought I had a lot of Kcal left. Later remembered I had had 1.5 and not 0.5. Have two options now: Do a lot of cardio or just let this day go.

Do deficits work in 2-3 days? 2 days ago I had a 400 deficient (than my usual goal). You think that can cover up for it?

Let it go. Mistakes happen. Not the end of the world.

Do cardio if it was part of your plan, but don't do extra cardio simply because you ate too much.

I used to do that and it can really mess with your head.

Daily deficits aren't as important as the weekly or bi-weekly total in the grand picture.

[Strobe57]

Well my day just went tits up. I had logged something with 0.5 of a portion and thought I had a lot of Kcal left. Later remembered I had had 1.5 and not 0.5. Have two options now: Do a lot of cardio or just let this day go.

Do deficits work in 2-3 days? 2 days ago I had a 400 deficient (than my usual goal). You think that can cover up for it?

Calories in vs calories out is a permanent thing, not just day by day. Don't let one day get in your way though. If you feel that bad about it make up for those extra cals the next day or do some extra intensity exercise My eating has actually been terrible this week, but I've been having some amazing workouts so it's a net positive IMO. good luck bro.

[cakesandcream]

Let it go. Mistakes happen. Not the end of the world.

Do cardio if it was part of your plan, but don't do extra cardio simply because you ate too much.

I used to do that and it can really mess with your head.

Daily deficits aren't as important as the weekly or bi-weekly total in the grand picture.

Calories in vs calories out is a permanent thing, not just day by day. Don't let one day get in your way though. If you feel that bad about it make up for those extra cals the next day or do some extra intensity exercise My eating has actually been terrible this week, but I've been having some amazing workouts so it's a net positive IMO. good luck bro.

Thanks for the support guys! Yeah it really is messing with my head. Feel so pissed right now. I think I'm going to add a bit of extra Cardio over the next few days to cover for this.

[costahobo]

True Dat!!. If you deprive yourself from things you like, you will crash and fail. It's not hard fitting things you like in your deficit. And hell, eating at maintenance once in a while so you can eat other things you like helps too. If you want some pizza once in a while, eat it. Just don't go over your maintenance, and make all your other days a deficit.

Yup, exactly. After 3 weeks of dieting, I ate at maintenance yesterday. Gained a pound.

[costahobo]

Thanks for the support guys! Yeah it really is messing with my head. Feel so pissed right now. I think I'm going to add a bit of extra Cardio over the next few days to cover for this.

Do whatever works best for you - there's no set rules, and you only have to answer to yourself. If you want to do extra cardio, then do it. Think about this - a lot of people that use MyFitnessPal do extra exercise just so that they can eat more.

If you want this to be the last time that you will be overweight, then do the extra cardio. Learn your lesson. There's a price to be paid for overeating. It takes a long time to lose weight (and not deal with issues such as loose skin). You might think "oh **** it, it's just one day". Well, those "one days" add up. You give yourself some leeway today, then you do it again twice next week, and again and again, until one day you just say to hell with the diet and you gain back everything you lost.

We're overweight for a reason. Suck it up, pay the price. Your 6-pack abs are worth it, right?

[JaceX]

The girlfriend got some Hot-N-Ready pizza without thinking about it. Had three slices of it. Made me feel kinda meh, but luckily it's the only thing I've eaten today other than some cereal/milk when I got home from work this morning. So, I think I'll survive.

[Strobe57]

The girlfriend got some Hot-N-Ready pizza without thinking about it. Had three slices of it. Made me feel kinda meh, but luckily it's the only thing I've eaten today other than some cereal/milk when I got home from work this morning. So, I think I'll survive.

nice dude, good self-restraint lol. Pizza and ice cream are like my two greatest weaknesses :/

[MrOzymandias]

I'm drinking a cup of coffee to fill my sweet tooth urges instead of running to Walmart and buying a box of fudge rounds that I so desperately crave. I feel like a champion.

[costahobo]

I'm drinking a cup of coffee to fill my sweet tooth urges instead of running to Walmart and buying a box of fudge rounds that I so desperately crave. I feel like a champion.

We don't get the little debbie products down here, but I tell you what, man. After 10 years living here, Walmart started carrying this brand not too long ago:



lil debbie knockoffs, but i bought a box of each kind they had. honey buns, powdered donuts, fudge rounds, buddy bars, and swiss cake rolls. after 10 years, it was so worth it. made myself sick from eating so much of them, ran out within the week, haven't bought anymore since.

[stingray72]

Well I said i was going to cut back but I ended up doing 2 hours of cardio again today but Ill rest tomorrow. I took in slightly under 1800 calories today which is good also. Im resisting the urge to get this ice cream.....

[costahobo]

Well I said i was going to cut back but I ended up doing 2 hours of cardio again today but Ill rest tomorrow. I took in slightly under 1800 calories today which is good also. Im resisting the urge to get this ice cream.....

Oh my dear god...

You guys in the States just don't know how lucky ya'll are. Here, we get some flavors from Haagen Daz, a few flavors from Ben & Jerry (at least we get Half Baked), and some crap local brands. Oh how I miss great ice cream.

[stingray72]

Oh my dear god...

You guys in the States just don't know how lucky ya'll are. Here, we get some flavors from Haagen Daz, a few flavors from Ben & Jerry (at least we get Half Baked), and some crap local brands. Oh how I miss great ice cream.

Yeah the problem is if i let myself I eat the entire container at once. Its that good to me. They have a chocolate version also. Same problem with that one as well.

[stingray72]

http://www.breyers.com/product/detai...ream-chocolate

[cyanotikat]

Nope nope, all about:

[MrOzymandias]

We don't get the little debbie products down here, but I tell you what, man. After 10 years living here, Walmart started carrying this brand not too long ago:

lil debbie knockoffs, but i bought a box of each kind they had. honey buns, powdered donuts, fudge rounds, buddy bars, and swiss cake rolls. after 10 years, it was so worth it. made myself sick from eating so much of them, ran out within the week, haven't bought anymore since.

Those don't look half bad. I'd pound that box down too. Must resist..

[birdlegs]

I'm at 1600 calories and just completed 60 minutes of weights and cardio. I still have 300-500 more calories left for the night. Probably looking at a Wendy's waffle cone (300) and an apple and maybe a cup of Skinny Pop popcorn. Hoping be to below 192 tomorrow morning.

[birdlegs]

The best way to stop the urge of binging.... Take a picture of yourself with your shirt off. When you feel the urge to binge, pull the picture out and look at your fat ass stomach. If that doesn't work, you are in trouble. You have to WANT to change.

[costahobo]

http://www.breyers.com/product/detai...ream-chocolate

Now that's just mean. Combining two of my favorite treats into one, lucky, lucky, lucky!

[costahobo]

Nope nope, all about:

Now we do have some really great gelato joints here. Gelato has become my favorite, so rich and creamy. It's still a treat because the local grocery stores don't sell it, you go to the stores (kinda like baskin robbins style) and you eat it there.

[costahobo]

The best way to stop the urge of binging.... Take a picture of yourself with your shirt off. When you feel the urge to binge, pull the picture out and look at your fat ass stomach. If that doesn't work, you are in trouble. You have to WANT to change.

I dunno, I think the best way to stop binging is to remove the temptation to begin with. If you know that you can have ice cream or candy bars or pizza any time you want, why would you ever binge? Besides, I know exactly what my stomach looks like, thank you very much (and so does everybody else, because I run shirtless outside). :P

[NinaNitro]

Today I thrashed my legs in the gym - great workout I was really proud of.

And then I went to work (seasonal job) which spun off an 8 hour marathon of stress, emotion and some very good news at the end - a wonderful job opportunity for a permanent position with full, excellent benefits.

Normally I would handle this wine, a rich dinner and dessert. I did THIS instead and damn it, it was just as delicious:

Proats with peanut butter cookie whey and egg whites cooked in, topped with sliced banana, natty pb, and "frosting" (greek yogurt, stevia, banana whey, xanthan). It brought my total cals 200 over goal, but still under maintenance.

My legs and my emotions are grateful for the treat, though!

[costahobo]

I'm at 1600 calories and just completed 60 minutes of weights and cardio. I still have 300-500 more calories left for the night. Probably looking at a Wendy's waffle cone (300) and an apple and maybe a cup of Skinny Pop popcorn. Hoping be to below 192 tomorrow morning.

I'm at 2,500 for the day but RunKeeper says I burned 1,051 calories on my run today (I normally run about 4 miles, but I doubled it today). I got this new app on my iphone called "Zombies, Run!" and man, I tell you what, what an awesome game. It's an audio story, and at random times you hear the zombies and you suddenly have to run freaking fast or they get you. You rebuild your city by going out and running, and the more you run, the more you collect stuff to rebuild your city. Fun, fun, fun. One of the most fun times I've had exercising, and each mission takes about an hour to complete. So I have several months worth of missions to run. This weight loss is going to be so easy!

[costahobo]

Today I thrashed my legs in the gym - great workout I was really proud of.

And then I went to work (seasonal job) which spun off an 8 hour marathon of stress, emotion and some very good news at the end - a wonderful job opportunity for a permanent position with full, excellent benefits.

Normally I would handle this wine, a rich dinner and dessert. I did THIS instead and damn it, it was just as delicious:

Proats with peanut butter cookie whey and egg whites cooked in, topped with sliced banana, natty pb, and "frosting" (greek yogurt, stevia, banana whey, xanthan). It brought my total cals 200 over goal, but still under maintenance.

My legs and my emotions are grateful for the treat, though!

That looks strangely delicious!