suma-ya-c's Journal, 23 Jun 21

Do you like IF? I find it very hard. I naturally don’t eat in the evenings as in pick after dinner, thankfully, & I work out fasted in the mornings. You could maintain for a week. Eat some nice foods allow yourself a break without going too cray cray & then return to deficit when you feel 💪🏻. No point in blowing it but relaxing a week might give you the shove you need to restart. X 

I usually don't mind IF PiggyW. I like the discipline it brings. Without it I can eat until midnight like I'm doing tonight🙄. I might do what you suggest and see how the week goes..just worried I'll slip down the slippery slope. 

You won’t Suma. You are a clever lady. You don’t really want to shoot into reverse. I know you don’t. You just want a break from weighing & measuring.Just give yourself extra maintenance calories & enjoy them xx stay strong 💪🏻 & keep posting to chat. Helps x 

I've felt just the same this week, and it's been a strange old week with stress and other things too. What works for me is listening to both my body and mind. If I'm hungry then I will have a glass of water and then if still hungry eat a snack that I know will fill me up and not make me want to keep eating. If it is more like mental exhaustion then I will just eat the ice cream or whatever it is that I would like, and be kind to myself. I figure that this is a long term lifestyle change and it has to work both mentally and physically. A few extra calories don't hurt every now and then when you're looking at it over the course of months. Also I'd say if you take a bit of a holiday from measuring etc, by now you should have a good idea of portion sizes and healthy options, so as long as you don't go crazy and sweep the whole fridge into your mouth then it's a good chance to see how well your new eating habits are established?  

brilliant response Janus - gave me encouragement thank you 

Thanks PIggyW and Janus. You both make very good points. I'm on a 32 hour oncall and very tired this morning. Still trying to make good choices, but dreading weigh in next week. I just need to keep going, your posts have really helped xx 

Agree with janus- also sumaiyamc just see how well you have done losing nearly 10pound even though there's been ups and downs days but your doing it and doing great. Don't give up gorgeous 😘 

Thanks bubblegum, I just need to get my head back in the game somehow. Will try and get back to the app this weekend. I find this community so inspiring, but I've been in a weird headspace all week, so couldn't even face that. 

This probably isn’t going to help! But I pretty much do the opposite of ‘IF’, I eat every 3 hours, so, weekdays, 6am , breakfast, 9am fruit, 12pm lunch, 3pm fruit or a healthy snack, 6pm dinner, 8pm, yogurt with fruit or dried fruits and nuts, all within 1750 calories when I was going for the deficit, the idea being that, I’m constantly fuelling my body with good nutrients and energy that it uses throughout the day, plus then I’m only ever 3 hours away from eating something again, so, it kind of kept me away from snacking. (These times to eat aren’t important, you just move the times that fit in with your day) I’m certainly not disagreeing with any of the other methods, the 5/2, the IF, but this is the one I chose to do and it has done, and continues to work for me. Most importantly though is, your doing it, your already achieving, we all have these weeks where it all seems too much, the counting and weighing, but as you said, you just need to get your head back in the game, and I’m sure you will. Good luck! 

Jamied I like what you said. Fuel your metabolism! Suma. Eat the food! Within your CICO obvs. Lol x 

Thanks Jamied, I love hearing about what works for everyone...I could try something similar to you, but restrict the eating window. I think there is an element of stress and self sabotage going on. Trying to work on both without entirely losing my way. Old conditioned ways of thinking are so hard to break. And food can be such a source of comfort. 

PiggyW, I wish I had some magic beans to fuel my metabolism😊🤣 

Suma if you find some please share!! 🙃 

Apparently a boy called Jack has some! Finding him is another matter😅 

😂😂 well climbing the beanstalk after him will be a good workout until you catch him!!!! 

PiggyW you're a genius! I'll do just that! And rev up my metabolism in the process🤣🤣 

Suma. We so got this sorted! ✌🏻😂