Think I'm on the right track...

handbells · 11-04-2012, 08:17 AM

Last week was not the best and I knew it. So while my eating was terrible (and it was terrible), my mind was thinking of strategies. I'll be going to the grocery store today and planning meals for the entire week later on so that tomorrow I'll be armed and ready to make this work.

calichris · 11-04-2012, 08:28 AM

Go Jenn! Sometimes observing what we are doing while it's happening is the best time to figure out how to make a change if it's not what we want. When you say "not the best," do you mean you were over calories (up days? down days?), not happy with your food choices, or something else?

Carly · 11-04-2012, 08:30 AM

It surely helps to be prepared and have everything you want in the house.

I'm going to search for an old DD grocery thread and link it here.

Carly · 11-04-2012, 08:43 AM

What's on *your* DD grocery list?

Maybe this will help

handbells · 11-04-2012, 09:08 AM

Thanks, Carly! Will check it out!

Christina-a little bit of everything! lol! My problem has always been not eating enough and then, when I do eat, I make poor choices. For example, I may not eat all morning, realize I'm hungry somewhere in the afternoon and eat say, a candy bar and diet soda. Then at night, I either have a few bites while I'm cooking or don't eat at all. Then there are other times where I won't eat during the day, but I'll have a large supper at night, several days in a row. That's usually on the weekends because the kids aren't home and DH and I will go out.

calichris · 11-04-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by handbells

Christina-a little bit of everything! lol! My problem has always been not eating enough and then, when I do eat, I make poor choices. For example, I may not eat all morning, realize I'm hungry somewhere in the afternoon and eat say, a candy bar and diet soda. Then at night, I either have a few bites while I'm cooking or don't eat at all. Then there are other times where I won't eat during the day, but I'll have a large supper at night, several days in a row. That's usually on the weekends because the kids aren't home and DH and I will go out.

OK, well the good news is, you have a natural affinity for down days! You'd be a perfect candidate for having your first meal in the afternoon or evening. But you're right ... you could get more bang for your calories with some of the options on the DD thread Carly posted.

Do try to get within at least a couple hundred calories of your up day number, too. From what I've been seeing on this forum, it seems to be important to the success of the program. It fuels your DDs, keeps your metabolism up ... and keeps you happy.

gotsomeold · 11-05-2012, 01:46 AM

Planning makes this WOE a lot easier...you are definitely on the right track.

And please respect your UD calories. If they drop too low too often, this becomes just another low cal diet that puts stress your body.

I still have to make sure I planned most UDs high enough, then double-check myself to make sure I actually ate what I planned.

handbells · 11-05-2012, 05:38 AM

Oh, I know! I have such a hard time on UD's! I really struggle to get all the calories in, but I know I have to!

LoCarbGal · 11-05-2012, 06:13 AM

You're doing great to plan it all out, Jenn. And I do firmly believe in the importance of your UD calories. If you're struggling, think nuts, cheese, avocado, nut butters, butter. Lots of yummy choices!

handbells · 11-05-2012, 06:24 AM

I just get so full! lol! My UD calories are 2000 and I average (when I plan it) around 1600-1800.

Joyjoy · 11-05-2012, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by LoCarbGal

You're doing great to plan it all out, Jenn. And I do firmly believe in the importance of your UD calories. If you're struggling, think nuts, cheese, avocado, nut butters, butter. Lots of yummy choices!

Think "come to my house" and I'll show you how to scarf back your UD cals in about two and a half hours.
In my next life I'm going to be like you guys. (No thanks, I'll say during that life, I couldn't manage another cashew. Not even half a cashew. Take them away.)

calichris · 11-05-2012, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Joyjoy

Think "come to my house" and I'll show you how to scarf back your UD cals in about two and a half hours.
In my next life I'm going to be like you guys. (No thanks, I'll say during that life, I couldn't manage another cashew. Not even half a cashew. Take them away.)

You know, I've realized that I had trouble getting my UD cals in at first, but no more! Now I have to be careful not to go over. I think I've adjusted. And I still have 2133 UD cals! I hope I can continue to adjust as my cals go down?

b_lou_who · 11-05-2012, 10:25 AM

seriously. I could do my up day calories at my desk with just the variety of nuts in jars.
planning is your new favorite!

zipp2play · 11-05-2012, 11:03 AM

OH for me, getting in enough UP day calories has never been a problem!

That I am a CHAMP at!

LoCarbGal · 11-05-2012, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Joyjoy

Think "come to my house" and I'll show you how to scarf back your UD cals in about two and a half hours.
In my next life I'm going to be like you guys. (No thanks, I'll say during that life, I couldn't manage another cashew. Not even half a cashew. Take them away.)

11-04-2012, 08:17 AM	#1
handbells Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: traveling through space and time Posts: 5,580 Gallery: handbells Stats: too much/not enough/just right Start Date: today!	Think I'm on the right track... Last week was not the best and I knew it. So while my eating was terrible (and it was terrible), my mind was thinking of strategies. I'll be going to the grocery store today and planning meals for the entire week later on so that tomorrow I'll be armed and ready to make this work.

11-04-2012, 09:08 AM	#5
handbells Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: traveling through space and time Posts: 5,580 Gallery: handbells Stats: too much/not enough/just right Start Date: today!	Thanks, Carly! Will check it out! Christina-a little bit of everything! lol! My problem has always been not eating enough and then, when I do eat, I make poor choices. For example, I may not eat all morning, realize I'm hungry somewhere in the afternoon and eat say, a candy bar and diet soda. Then at night, I either have a few bites while I'm cooking or don't eat at all. Then there are other times where I won't eat during the day, but I'll have a large supper at night, several days in a row. That's usually on the weekends because the kids aren't home and DH and I will go out. __________________ Jenn "Hold tight and pretend it's a plan!" "Humankind is simply materialized color operating on the 49th vibration."

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11-04-2012, 08:28 AM	#2
calichris Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,038 Gallery: calichris Stats: 273.7/207.9/135 5'3" 45yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 5/26/12 carb cycling, 7/11/12 JUDDD (start 262.3)	Go Jenn! Sometimes observing what we are doing while it's happening is the best time to figure out how to make a change if it's not what we want. When you say "not the best," do you mean you were over calories (up days? down days?), not happy with your food choices, or something else?

11-04-2012, 08:30 AM	#3
Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,217 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	It surely helps to be prepared and have everything you want in the house. I'm going to search for an old DD grocery thread and link it here.

11-04-2012, 08:43 AM	#4
Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,217 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	What's on your DD grocery list? Maybe this will help

11-05-2012, 01:46 AM	#7
gotsomeold Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Asheville, NC / Marietta, Ga Posts: 3,287 Gallery: gotsomeold Stats: 175/127.6/GOAL at 128, size six fits! 5'4, 60yo WOE: JUDDD, PHD Start Date: LC/EFGT - 9/15/11, JUDDD - 1/1/12	Planning makes this WOE a lot easier...you are definitely on the right track. And please respect your UD calories. If they drop too low too often, this becomes just another low cal diet that puts stress your body. I still have to make sure I planned most UDs high enough, then double-check myself to make sure I actually ate what I planned.

11-05-2012, 05:38 AM	#8
handbells Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: traveling through space and time Posts: 5,580 Gallery: handbells Stats: too much/not enough/just right Start Date: today!	Oh, I know! I have such a hard time on UD's! I really struggle to get all the calories in, but I know I have to!

11-05-2012, 06:13 AM	#9
LoCarbGal Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,889 Gallery: LoCarbGal Stats: 318.5/206/140 5'4" 46 yrs WOE: Atkins 1/27/12 - 54.5 lbs: JUDDD 9/4/12 - 58 lbs	You're doing great to plan it all out, Jenn. And I do firmly believe in the importance of your UD calories. If you're struggling, think nuts, cheese, avocado, nut butters, butter. Lots of yummy choices!

11-05-2012, 06:24 AM	#10
handbells Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: traveling through space and time Posts: 5,580 Gallery: handbells Stats: too much/not enough/just right Start Date: today!	I just get so full! lol! My UD calories are 2000 and I average (when I plan it) around 1600-1800.

11-05-2012, 10:25 AM	#13
b_lou_who Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: heaviest 200.4 Posts: 1,828 Gallery: b_lou_who Stats: 2013 177.3/169.3/159 5'7" 43 WOE: whole organic low-sugars intermittent fasting Start Date: 1997	seriously. I could do my up day calories at my desk with just the variety of nuts in jars. planning is your new favorite!

11-05-2012, 11:03 AM	#14
zipp2play Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 6,696 Gallery: zipp2play Stats: 206/171.2/164 5'8" WOE: -15 from JUDDD	OH for me, getting in enough UP day calories has never been a problem! That I am a CHAMP at!