by AnnetteW » Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:48 am
I put 100% in yesterday, and am really going to focus on 100%. But I've already decided to think of it in individual meals or snacks (if necessary) instead of for a day. If I blow one meal, there is no need for me to blow the next. And actually, I haven't blown very many meals. A few where I said "what the hell" and on my trip I did just give up a few times, I don't do well in social situations AND starving.
I watched a video with Doug Lisle and plateaus, and he said there's no such thing as a setpoint, and that our body is in equilibrium. I love that, it resonates with me. Over the past years as I've gained and lost weight, there are weights my body stayed at for long periods of time, so I considered them setpoints. But now I can throw that idea away.
183 has always been a high weight, where I've gone to a few times before starting a new diet.
164 was always a prior high weight, so definitely an equilibrium point
144 is another one
Interesting, interesting. They are all in 20 lb increments. I've considered my goal to be to get under 130 and see where my weight might go. Perhaps 124 is my true goal, which is quite possible for my body, and quite slim and trim.
In that same video he also said 3 things determine our body/weight/equilibrium (I don't remember exactly so don't want to quote incorrectly). They are our genes, the food we put in our body and the amount of exercise we get, exercise being the least important. Our genes we can't change so that makes food most important. But then when you get to an equilibrium stage (where I've definitely been this past month) you have to change something. Some people have genes that need to exercise to lose weight.
Once again that is such an interesting concept to me, because when I look back throughout the years, my best weight loss has always been with lots of exercise. And usually the exercise needs to be relatively easy on my body and for extended periods, like lots of walking. One summer, friends and I did daily 4 miles walks, with one 7 mile walk a week. I lost weight so nicely and felt so good.
I hate to exercise in the Kansas summer heat, I easily get heat rashes. But I do have a gym membership and need to do more easy cardio at the gym, rather than only my exercise classes. I need to work on this, I just need to do it. My foot (had surgery a few years ago) has been acting up a bit, and it was sore when walking the dogs the other night, and sore at dance class, and sore when we walked the dogs when we got home. That bothers me so much, scares me....as I know I need to walk.
I'll plan on doing the elliptical for 30 min today, not too hard, just to keep moving. Then I have an exercise class. Also I have to take my car in for a recall service, and instead of sitting and reading in the waiting room, will take myself out to walk around town. Luckily there is a town in that area.
And focus on each meal individually....and try to keep any gluten out of my diet for at least a week. I know it should be longer, but I don't want to think longer yet.
Yesterday I only had potatoes as my starch and it wasn't too bad at all. I ended up eating potatoes with parsley and home grown tomatoes as a late night dinner, and still my weight dropped this morning.
Plan for today:
Breakfast - brown rice and canteloupe
Lunch - black beans and potatoes and some veggies
Snack - apple if necessary, I'll be out of the house at my munchie time so hope to avoid a snack
Dinner - baked potatoes with toppings of some sort or other, salad