Zeejane's Daily Check-In Thread
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:22 pm
3/15/21
Starting weight- 146.6lbs/would like to get back down to my pre-covid maintenance weight of around 130lbs.
After maintaining a 50ishlb loss for around 7 years, (with various IF/low carb protocols), I hit a maintenance wall last spring when covid arrived in my state. Now, one year later and several false re-starts, I'm around 16lbs heavier than what I was last March, and solidly out of my maintenance comfort zone. I've heard the 'No S' diet mentioned before on different dieting forums and for some reason it popped into my head yesterday. Went ahead and bought the (e)book on a whim and read it in one sitting last night. The common sense approach gave me a much needed kick in the bum. I've been at this whole weight management thing long enough that I know where I've gotten lazy, (mostly snacking on sweet things). I'm ready to get back at it and get the weight creep under control.
Day One-SUCCESS
-Breakfast was two slices of Daves Killer thin cut bread, toasted, with a triangle of Laughing cow spread and 2 smoky links/drizzle of ketchup. Had room to spare on my plate.
-Lunch was a large chicken potpie and a side of Wheat Thin crackers. Filled the plate but not overly much.
-Supper was two packets of instant oats, (one flavored/one regular), with a packet of walnut/cranberries mixed in. With a side of two brown n' serve sausages and three Schwan cheesy tots/drizzle of ketchup. Ok, so I put the oatmeal in a bowl separate from the meat/tots because some things just cannot be on the same plate ha! But, eyeballing it I think it would have all fit, and I did not grab my usual seconds and thirds of the tots. Big win there!
NO snacks today, which is a biggie. I also decided to eliminate the packets of sugar in my tea. The book says to not worry about this, but I did the math and those little packets add up to over a thousand calories every month. I don't really mind my tea without it, more of a habit to add it than anything. Otherwise lots of water and a couple cans of diet coke to round out the day.
Starting weight- 146.6lbs/would like to get back down to my pre-covid maintenance weight of around 130lbs.
After maintaining a 50ishlb loss for around 7 years, (with various IF/low carb protocols), I hit a maintenance wall last spring when covid arrived in my state. Now, one year later and several false re-starts, I'm around 16lbs heavier than what I was last March, and solidly out of my maintenance comfort zone. I've heard the 'No S' diet mentioned before on different dieting forums and for some reason it popped into my head yesterday. Went ahead and bought the (e)book on a whim and read it in one sitting last night. The common sense approach gave me a much needed kick in the bum. I've been at this whole weight management thing long enough that I know where I've gotten lazy, (mostly snacking on sweet things). I'm ready to get back at it and get the weight creep under control.
Day One-SUCCESS
-Breakfast was two slices of Daves Killer thin cut bread, toasted, with a triangle of Laughing cow spread and 2 smoky links/drizzle of ketchup. Had room to spare on my plate.
-Lunch was a large chicken potpie and a side of Wheat Thin crackers. Filled the plate but not overly much.
-Supper was two packets of instant oats, (one flavored/one regular), with a packet of walnut/cranberries mixed in. With a side of two brown n' serve sausages and three Schwan cheesy tots/drizzle of ketchup. Ok, so I put the oatmeal in a bowl separate from the meat/tots because some things just cannot be on the same plate ha! But, eyeballing it I think it would have all fit, and I did not grab my usual seconds and thirds of the tots. Big win there!
NO snacks today, which is a biggie. I also decided to eliminate the packets of sugar in my tea. The book says to not worry about this, but I did the math and those little packets add up to over a thousand calories every month. I don't really mind my tea without it, more of a habit to add it than anything. Otherwise lots of water and a couple cans of diet coke to round out the day.