LYNNABEL's CalorieKing blog
Sunday, Apr 3 2011
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I am going to try something new.
I've set my calories at 1600. I am not going to try to lose any weight. I am going to try to maintain and make eating healthy my first priority rather than second or third or fourth to the number of calories. Today wasn't ideal in the macros dept, but I will be learning as I go. Frankly, I've never paid much attention to macros except to focus on protein once in a while.
I am just so tired and disheartened by the effort involved in trying to restrict in order to lose that I am going to be done with that for a while. The effort isn't paying off, and I'm not willing to be as strict as I suspect I need to be to see progress.
I'm going to keep working out of course and I, for once, am going to attempt to live with my body as it is. I may look into better or more effective workouts, but not to lose weight.
So there, body. I'm done getting mad at you. Well, I am going to try not to get mad at you and to remind myself when I do get mad that it just isn't worth it, and life is literally too short to spend so much mental energy on disliking the thing that actually lets me live.
I've set my calories at 1600. I am not going to try to lose any weight. I am going to try to maintain and make eating healthy my first priority rather than second or third or fourth to the number of calories. Today wasn't ideal in the macros dept, but I will be learning as I go. Frankly, I've never paid much attention to macros except to focus on protein once in a while.
I am just so tired and disheartened by the effort involved in trying to restrict in order to lose that I am going to be done with that for a while. The effort isn't paying off, and I'm not willing to be as strict as I suspect I need to be to see progress.
I'm going to keep working out of course and I, for once, am going to attempt to live with my body as it is. I may look into better or more effective workouts, but not to lose weight.
So there, body. I'm done getting mad at you. Well, I am going to try not to get mad at you and to remind myself when I do get mad that it just isn't worth it, and life is literally too short to spend so much mental energy on disliking the thing that actually lets me live.
4 comments so far.
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a decade ago
This sounds like a great approach for mental as well as physical health. One thing I've really felt a need for is a break from the constant obsessing--it's harder than almost any other part of the weight-loss roller coaster.
:thumbu2:
Like anything else, macros make more sense as weekly averages than daily--because if they're a bit off in one direction one day, they might swing the other way another day.
Are any of your new shoes flats, or kitten heels? Six new pairs at once must be like a dream come true!
by CLOE
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a decade ago
Wish I had some words o' wisdom to share but I don't. My nutritionist wants me to focus on calories and ignore macros so long as my calories come from good sources. (Are M&M's a good source? Kinda doubt it. Bummer.) She wants me to drop 22 pounds this year and then take a break and try to maintain that before attempting to drop the next (final) 22 or so. She says it'll be important to: a) give my body a break from weight loss when the climb (fall?) is so long (far?); b) help get my head around staying at a goal weight.
by JAY
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a decade ago
I'm so with you. I am trying the same while working really hard on dealing with my emotional eating. I need to get my head in shape before my body can follow. Here's to actually living!!
by KLWALK
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a decade ago
by PATTIXOXO