Toni Bourlon's Journal, 01 Feb 24

Feb. 1st weigh-in - awful!😡 So mad at myself! This is the most I've ever weighed in my LIFE, and I don't like it one bit! Here's the frustrating thing, I've been strength training for over a year. Strength training was supposed to be the magic bullet for weight loss & body recomp, but it hasn't worked for me at all. (Note to self: stop believing in magic bullets!) I'd like to pretend that it's muscle gain, but I have one of those hand-held body fat analyzers and sadly, it isn't.😥

So I'm going back to cardio, specifically running. There are 2 5K races in March that I'm going to start training for 3 days/wk. Do some alternative cardio for 2 days/wk, there's my Treadclimber or maybe a dance class at the YMCA where I work. I'll still keep lifting weight, but probably cut that back to 2 days/wk. As for diet, well I do a fair amount of meal planning in vain hope that I won't have to track meals. Clearly not working in it's current form, so that's why I'm back. I'll still meal plan, but will look specifically for 400 calorie meals, and yes I will track them. Maybe I'll even track the snacks I'm consuming, LOL!

And here's my pledge for February: There's this really cute dress I saw online that I don't need that costs $100. IF I track at least 5 days/wk for the month of February, THEN I can buy the dress. This actually worked well with a long to-do list I have for this week, involving some expensive lip gloss😉 Okay, enough with the chit-chatting, time to get going - have a great Feb. 1st, everyone!
72.3 kg Lost so far: 0 kg.    Still to go: 8.4 kg.    Diet followed: Poorly.

View Diet Calendar, 01 February 2024:
1415 kcal Fat: 61.50g | Prot: 70.77g | Carbs: 153.74g.   Breakfast: Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Designer Whey Chocolate Whey Protein Powder, Silk Pure Almond Milk - Dark Chocolate, Quaker 100% Whole Grain Oatmeal. Lunch: Smart Balance Light Original Buttery Spread with Flax Oil, Sara Lee Whole Grain White Bread, Great Value Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, Baby Spinach, Egg White, Kroger Eggs (Large). Dinner: Dove Silky Smooth Dark Chocolate Promises, Chicken Fried Rice. Snacks/Other: Stok Cold Brew Iced Coffee, Fairlife Chocolate 2% Reduced Fat Ultra-Filtered Milk. more...
2117 kcal Exercise: Elliptical - 40 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
Gaining 0.1 kg a Week

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Sounds like a good reward! 
01 Feb 24 by member: AncientHippie
well if it is not working then change it up! And I agree there is no magic. Sounds like you have some good plans there.  
01 Feb 24 by member: liv001
Don’t be mad at yourself, take as a learning opportunity and use it to your advantage. The other day I complained and was angry over a 5lb loss, after the comments and support I received from it I realized that there was nothing to be upset about. 
01 Feb 24 by member: RobHendershot
Try a calorie deficit ? 
01 Feb 24 by member: mschaar2020
It really just comes down to a few things almost all the time. If you're in a caloric deficit you will lose weight it's just science. If you burn more calories than you consume in a day you'll lose weight. So at 160 lbs you're probably eating anywhere from 1700 to 1800 calories a day. Your journal entries show 1300 to 1400 roughly then a drop off recently to under 1000. I would be sure to log everything you put in your mouth. Also keep an eye on the foods that are already listed in the data base here. Some are outdated or have been changed by others to an incorrect amount. So you could really be doing everything by the book. Not even knowing the calories are off or whatever for certain foods you regularly eat. Caloric deficit, physical, activity, lots of water. Along with good sleep and keeping stress levels down will change your life. But you have to commit to actually doing all of these things more times than not. You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be consistent. 
02 Feb 24 by member: Joe Not Exotic

     
 

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