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15 Oct 15

Tatmummy's Journal, 15 Oct 15

 
Grr despite dropping my calories!

I have been eating nearer 1400 than 1300 on some days , but well under the original 'slow loss' estimate of 1600. Tempted to just fast for a week (kidding).

I think it's getting harder to lose as according to all the BMI charts I'm in the normal range, right in the middle now.(BMI 21.9 ) I would rather be nearer the under weight end (not actually underweight obviously) I'd like a BMI of 19.7 ish.

I am not keen to eat 'differently' while dieting (in the sense of weird foods or products that I wouldn't eat if I wasn't dieting) so I'm stuck with making healthier choices and eating less. Both of which things suck - easy to do, they just suck :-)

I will ignore calories etc altogether when I go on holiday too, and at Christmas. I guess really I'm at an odd stage of being an OK weight but wanting something different. Tempted to reset my target (again!) to refect how well i've done, but to show a blue line. I have done what I set out to do afterall.

I think I'm feeling a bit 'meh' today. Some work stuff hasn't helped my mood either. I need a boost (not the chocolate bar! a boost to my dieting thinking!)
63.0 kg Lost so far: 7.3 kg.    Still to go: 0 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
View Diet Calendar, 15 October 2015:
1462 kcal Fat: 41.25g | Prot: 59.36g | Carbs: 197.91g.   Breakfast: Coffee with Semi-Skimmed Milk, New York Bagel Cinnamon & Raisin Bagel, Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Lunch: Heinz Baked Beans, Mashed Potatoes (Whole Milk and Butter Added). Dinner: Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Tesco Cheddar Medium, Beck's Blue Alcohol Free, White Rice, Onions, Red Kidney Beans (Canned), Asda Smart Price Chopped Tinned Tomatoes, Quorn Mince. Snacks/Other: Oreo Peanut Butter Oreo, Coffee with Milk. more...
1958 kcal Exercise: Desk Work - 7 hours, Resting - 6 hours, Sleeping - 6 hours and 59 minutes, Driving - 3 hours, Watching TV/Computer - 1 hour and 1 minute. more...
Gaining 0.3 kg a Week


Comments 
what about some retail therapy? a new top of jeans could give you the boost you need  
15 Oct 15 by member: annmarie1987
also 1lb in weight is 3500 calories so the extra 2 to 300 calories you have dropped may take a while to equal more weight loss. have you done your bmr? (basal metabolic rate) that say how many calories a day your body need by age and how active you are. then to lose a lb a week reduce cals by 500 a day to make 3500 cals down by end the week  
15 Oct 15 by member: annmarie1987
apparently I have a BMR of 1339.9 (but I don't stay in bed all day - more's the pity!) so I should have 1600 calories a day to play with (based on little exercise - I have a desk job) , but I'm actually consuming about 1400 ish so that's only 200 fewer a day? curses :-) - I don't think 1100 calories a day is feasible tbh I used this site for info btw http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/ 
15 Oct 15 by member: Tatmummy
1339 is what yor body uses each day without any exercise. it usually says under what you should be having. if normal activity its 2400 to stay same so at 1600 you will lose atleast 1-2 lb a week 
15 Oct 15 by member: annmarie1987
sadly it says 1600 to stay the same. Don't forget I'm a healthy BMI - so it's hard to lose, at 1600 (the diet I started at) I lost 1lb a week until I got down to 140lbs, now I'm not losing on that so I reduced calorie intake further 
15 Oct 15 by member: Tatmummy
thanks for the info though annemarie1987 it's all news to me :-) 
15 Oct 15 by member: Tatmummy
my bbr 1500 but with exercise its 2400 so i stick to 1400 and lose 2 lb a week the 1000 cals i save a day add upto 7000 cals whcih 2 lb loss. i just did a personal nutrition diploma before that it was a ll confusing to me lol 
15 Oct 15 by member: annmarie1987
www.thecalculatorsite.com/health/bmr-calculator.php 
15 Oct 15 by member: annmarie1987
Yes, It says the same Your BMR value is: 1339 This means that your body will burn 1339 calories (5606 kilojoules) each day if you engage in no activity for the entire day. Your daily calorie requirement is 1607 calories (6728 kilojoules). These calculations are for a female of 49 years of age with the height, weight and lifestyle you specified. 
15 Oct 15 by member: Tatmummy
yeah if you add n some exercise you will create the extra you need to lose more. you bmi is great so you doing the right things :)  
15 Oct 15 by member: annmarie1987
With a BMI of 21.9.....you should be in really good shape and have a good figure??? Perhaps you are being overcritical with yourself and getting hung up on numbers? Maybe a good look in the mirror and a pat on the back for doing so damn well and getting to a healthy weight! 
16 Oct 15 by member: foodfight-nomore
HAHAH FOODFIGHT-NOMORE you may be right, maybe it's my midlife crisis and I'm trying to be a teen again!! 
16 Oct 15 by member: Tatmummy
Awe... don't be so hard on yourself. You are doing great! I also have a desk job and I've started taking 10-15 minutes walk breaks in the morning and afternoon instead of the usually staff coffee break. Just an idea!  
16 Oct 15 by member: me3amigos
Don't ignore the calories over Christmas! That's the most important time to be strong, when everyone around is stuffing their faces.....and they will be moaning in January that they have put on weight!! :-) 
16 Oct 15 by member: Kabella_
haha Kabella_ this diet was specifically so that I CAN ignore dieting during holidays and Christmas :-) I'll diet again in January - and maybe do dry January again 
16 Oct 15 by member: Tatmummy



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