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What I'm finding with trying to achieve a very slow loss is, that the daily fluctuations are considerably more than the loss I'm trying to achieve, and I think it would take two or three months to be sure that I was seeing a difference. In fact I think I may be just maintaining. So I have cut my RDI for 'normal' days down again by 100 calories, and will see how that goes. It's now set to 1300 for normal days, and that gives me some spare calories in the bank for eating out days.
That does mean that treats will have to be very limited, but that's okay, I've done some of that now, and have found that I'm not that fussed! What has been nice is experimenting with some different foods, and some of them have turned out not to be particularly detrimental, so they can stay 😀 I'm hoping that from next week I will start seeing a bit of a downward trend developing.
View Diet Calendar, 14 January 2017:
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1262 kcal
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Fat: 24.65g | Prot: 57.74g | Carbs: 202.22g.
Breakfast: Cinnamon, Tea with Skimmed Milk, Alteza Fat Free Yogurt, Crownfield Corn Flakes, Bran Flakes, Braeburn Apples. Lunch: Tea with Skimmed Milk, El Pozo Bien Star Jamon Cocido Extra, Hellmann's Mayonnaise with A Pinch of Mustard, Masymas El Ventero Light, Bimbo Silueta 8 Cereales (Bread), Lettuce, Sainsbury's Cherry Tomatoes. Dinner: Couscous (Cooked), Heidi's Spanish chilli con carne. Snacks/Other: Herbal Tea, Pineapple (Drained, Juice Pack, Canned), Masymas Reina Natillas Con Galleta, Tea with Skimmed Milk, Alteza Galletas Maria Integrales, Tea with Skimmed Milk. more...
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1653 kcal
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Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 5/kph - 35 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 25 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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 Comments
Sounds like you have a good plan. And adjusting it in response to results sounds like a sensible idea. I'm sure it'll work. Best wishes.
14 Jan 17 by member: Snoop Puss
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14 Jan 17 by member: heidij123
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I hope that for you as well! I'd found it was the same prior to what I'm doing now (maintenance but with the smallest "buffer" of deficit + history of crazy water retention swings) - that any fat loss I do get is VERY easily masked, and I just trust the numbers, trust the way things fit, trust how things look, etc. That last drop to 59.9 was SUPER sudden and after nearly 2 months of waffling! I've taken to not even weighing more than once a month now, since I'm mostly trying to maintain but with the smallest of deficits "just in case" - even so, I am really due at least a bit of a drop by this point, and we'll see. For sure if it's at all disheartening (and for me it was, but..well I just kept at it), a bit more deficit is worth it if it forces a steadier result! Keep going! :)
14 Jan 17 by member: real_gone_girl
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Good for you for changing things around. Can't wait to see how you progress from here.
14 Jan 17 by member: Mom2Boxers
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RGG, glad to hear things are going well weight-wise. I really learned a lot from you, especially in these last stages. I don't quite trust the numbers, that's why I've made this adjustment. I don't weigh everything, and I have to guesstimate a bit, so there's plenty of room for error. So I thought I'd set my RDI a bit lower. This way I will hopefully see a tangible result over the next three weeks. Then we'll be away for five days, and I won't really be counting, but at least when we get back, I'll know what I should be aiming for. And yep, I do think it's worth a lower RDI to see some kind of result! Well done to you for only weighing once a month. I guess you pick your weigh-day carefully 😉 Having seen the crazy fluctuations lately, I know I would!
14 Jan 17 by member: heidij123
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Sandy, thanks for your support 😀
14 Jan 17 by member: heidij123
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Sounds like you have a good plan there Heidi, look forward to hearing your results in the future.
14 Jan 17 by member: bowd65
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This seems to be agreat idea. It is so frustating when you hit a plateau. Keep it up and do not despair the weight loss willhapen.
14 Jan 17 by member: la mere Marie
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Maintaining its the hardest part and requires a lot of planning. In the past it was my downfall. Well done on being where you are now 🌟
14 Jan 17 by member: Mrs Maths
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@Heidi, I definitely do - I actually feel it when I wake up - it's a visual difference. Annoying to wake up so many mornings and just know that "err..nope, not today". :) You are doing all the right things, you are so close! Hopefully your body won't try your patience too much!
14 Jan 17 by member: real_gone_girl
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It makes sense to make adjustments based on historical data. That's whats so cool about logging everything here on Fatsecret. I think you are smart...
14 Jan 17 by member: John10251
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I'm trying to be smart, John, I don't know if it's working 😊😊😊
14 Jan 17 by member: heidij123
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heidij123's Weight History
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