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I checked back through my diet calendar, and set up a spreadsheet to compare average calories consumed and expended for each month, with weight lost each month. I also noted the number of days that I had NOT recorded intake each month.
I was interested to know how my calorie deficit now compares with previous months. A couple of interesting things came out.
1) The months when I recorded the most days, I lost the most. The more days I didn't record, the less weight I lost.
2) When I started out, I had bigger daily deficits, as recorded, even though I was probably exercising less, so the deficits were due to being heavier. I now need about 200 cals/day less than I did, just to maintain. However, I now seem to be losing weight a little faster. I think it's because of all the little activities that I don't record, and the fact that I now spend more up and doing, rather than sitting. Interesting!
And the moral is:
1) Record every day if you possibly can, even if (or especially if) you know you are over.
2) The more weight you lose, the more active you become in daily life, and the easier it is to lose weight. Obviously the reverse has also been true in the past: putting on weight had led me to become sedentary, which made me put on more weight.
I guess it's obvious really! But I still felt like saying it 😁
View Diet Calendar, 14 January 2016:
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1508 kcal
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Fat: 34.88g | Prot: 74.88g | Carbs: 183.98g.
Breakfast: Gala Apples, Alteza Cereales Integrales, Cinnamon, Alteza Fat Free Yogurt, Bran Flakes, Tea with Skimmed Milk. Lunch: Tea with Skimmed Milk, El Pozo Bien Star Jamon Cocido Extra, Mercadona Entrepinares Light, Hellmann's Mayonnaise with A Pinch of Mustard, Lettuce, Tea with Skimmed Milk, Bimbo Silueta 8 Cereales (Bread). Dinner: Colman's Classic Mint Sauce, Tea with Skimmed Milk, Bimbo Silueta 8 Cereales (Bread), Sainsbury's Mixed Vegetables, Lamb Leg (Sirloin Half, Lean Only, Trimmed to 0.65 cm Fat, Choice Grade). Snacks/Other: Tesco Mince Pie, Sainsbury's Dry White Wine, Cava, Strawberry Ice Creams, Alteza Galletas Maria Integrales, Tea with Skimmed Milk. more...
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1887 kcal
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Exercise:
Housework - 30 minutes, Walking (exercise) - 5.5/kph - 22 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 5/kph - 22 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 46 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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 Comments
Doh fat fingers ...... should have said weather
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Doh again, sorry lots of typos in my message, I'm sure you can work out what I meant :-)
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Interesting journal entry Heidi, thank you for sharing your knowledge! I am not sure that the more weight you lose the more active you become, but I do know that I find it easier to maintain when I am more active, not necessarily exercising just moving more generally. The little things like taking the stairs instead of the escalator or parking the car slightly further away can make a difference.
14 Jan 16 by member: eclipsesolaire
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Heidi,I love your post.I log everyday even when I eat off plan.
15 Jan 16 by member: UmmBilal
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I'm glad you said it. It does work when we work at it...
15 Jan 16 by member: John10251
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You're going great Heidi!
15 Jan 16 by member: KellyM25
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Overall, you're doing great!
15 Jan 16 by member: Scalewatcher3
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1/ Is always a good idea, however unless you write everything down at all times, then you do loose track.
The main problem with most people is that they don't stick to just 3 meals a day and tend to eat bits during the day. The main meals may well be within the calorie limits, but its the bits you forget about that are the tipping points as regards to over the top calories.
I agree that making yourself write everything down does help you to stop picking as it gets you into the correct frame of mind to monitor what you are eating more closely.
2/ This of course is the hardest part of all, as you say, if you have too much weight to carry, the exertion it takes to do things is a lot more than when you are lighter. Power to weight is bad to begin with as exhaustion becomes a factor. It is this time that is critical to eat the correct types of foods which will have the right glycemic index and glycemic load to allow sustained effort. The problem here is that people tend to eat foods that have a high glycemic index and low glycemic load, things like so called enegy drinks and bars.
15 Jan 16 by member: Mindfull_Body
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heidij123's Weight History
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