What's this "short term goal" BS? Sounds like you're getting weak! Weak, I tell ya! Weak!!

 

Just wanted to lower my weight for a while before getting on the cruise ship. Therefore being able to fit my clothes when I return home.

 

Two cheeseburgers are OK, even starting with 1/2 pound each - all the trimmings, maybe 1400 calories? Still lose weight. The "late dinner" part you mention, well that's different, now you're not losing any weight, tips the scales.

That's why all the "Lunch: 1/2 slice dry, whole-sawdust toast and a cup of raw spinach" diets are unrealistic, if not impossible. Who the hell wants to live like that? Drive ya nuts.

 

That's why I like my low-carb diet. Eat a huge steak, a bunless burger, and a chicken breast with a side of broccoli for supper and still lose a couple pounds the next morning . There's no calorie restrictions, just eat until your full and keep the carbs under 20 per day.

As for late night snacks, I agree that those aren't useful at all during weight loss. I try to stick to intermittent fasting and only eat in a 6 hour window every day. Keeps the snacking on garbage to a minimum and makes it easier to stay within my carb count for the day when I'm only eating twice.

 

You are exactly right. Well, maybe not about the "couple pounds" the next day part, still.

I'm on track to hit long published height & weight tables specification pretty soon, maybe not by Turkey Day but certainly before New Years. So my "New Years Resolution" isn't going to be "Go On A Diet" it's "Don't Gain It All Back" which seems to be both a lot more realistic for a resolution, if still really, really tough.

 

Nah, I've literally lost a couple pounds a day in the past by eating that exact meal. Once "ketosis" is reached (I don't care for that term much anymore, seems to just be a selling point for low-carb products) the pounds really start falling off. The first month of keto I did last year netted me a 30 lb loss in the first month, 10 lbs the next month, 8 lbs the next month, etc.

I'm in a "maintain" mode right now where we'll eat carbs on the weekend and possibly go up 6-8 lbs but then lose a pound or two a day during the week when we go back to low-carb. I know in that case it's basically water weight loss, but that first month of the diet I was shedding off the real pounds while still eating a lot of good, protein and fat packed foods.

 

Same here, the next two months are going to be brutal to even stay with a consistent weight. Too many good foods that my wife bakes up every year, and I 'm not going to say no to her cinnamon rolls

My plan is to hit the keto super-strict for the month of January, then go back to maintaining. I'll count macros again, cut out the items that are "ok" on the diet but can create a stall (diet pop, sugar alcohols, real alcohol) and just really pay attention to every single thing I put in my body.

It'll be difficult (compared to what I'm doing now) but I'm hoping to drop my consistent weight from 220 to at least 210, and keep it there!

 

Yes, BUT, you're not actually losing 2 pounds on a consistent basis day after day. The world record for weight loss was a guy named Angus (really) who in 1965 fasted for 382 days, under medical supervision. Went from 456 pounds to 180 pounds. Just water, and minerals, coffee & tea. He averaged .78 lbs per day.

That's why I weigh in weekly, too many variables day to day, hydration for one and number two, number two.

I've read the human body treats alcohol as a kind of poison or, at least burns any alcohol first preferentially to anything else, even carbs/glucose, which itself is also burned preferentially to fat or protein. So booze & beer really puts the gut on, when coupled with junk food especially. "Beer gut".

 

I completely agree with that line of thought. I also quit "micro-managing" my weight daily a few months ago and started weighing in weekly. It was too stressful trying to chase down variables of why my weight was going up and down.

Alcohol for sure seems to put the brakes on weight loss, it makes sense that the body has to "hit pause" to deal with the poison being introduced. I never was a heavy drinker, but dieting has really helped me push the stuff away almost entirely.

 

I am starting to get back to my pre cruise weight slowly, but haven't focused on it yet, that may change with three Christmas dinners coming up soon.

 

howdie!
still in the 170s here, about to start a fresh regimen - heavier weights, more cardio, and more veggies!!! i'm getting ahead of the Christmas week festivity foods, i'm all in!

 

I'm at an all time high for weight, but I am not bigger around, I think I may be adding some muscles possibly, from all of the walking we did, and all of the unusual work that I have had to do since coming back.

 

I thought the idear here was to lose weight, not "all time highs", isn't it?? Jus' Sayin'.

Will say the last ten pounds is beeyotch. Or about every ten pounds my body protests. Once I get a good head of steam going ... "Wig out and pig out". I don't mind the hassle of losing weight and counting calories, but I really don't like to revisit numbers on the scale that I thought were safely in the rear view mirror.

I bet it's like alcoholics too - when they fall off the wagon, they go on a three day bender. With food, it's "Let's Eat Everything In The Kitchen Right Now", plus a bowl of popcorn.

 

Oh.. that is so me.. I am a food aholic, my father was as well. I didn't get taught much about nutrition growing up, and I am mostly unfamiliar with it now. I mostly eat what I think sounds good at the time, whatever I am craving at the time. Right now I am craving Mexican food.. so bad.. It is Taco Tuesday!

 

Chili-Mac. Best of Gringo-Mexican Cuisine. One can of Hormel Hot is 506 calories. 200 calories in 1/2 cup of dry elbow macaroni, 58 calories in 2 Tbsp. of flour, 200 calories in 2 Tbsp butter, 80 calories 1 oz. Velveeta, 150 calories in 1 cup milk. Make a roux with flour and butter, stir in milk (half and half, canned condensed, whatever) and thicken up, melt cheese, you can figure it out. Monterey jack is good too, whatever you like.

A pretty good chip dip is a can of chili, and roughly equal parts Velveeta & Sour Cream, and only a gazillion calories. I can't believe the $@&t I used to eat.

I penciled it out, and a small or medium potato or serving of instant mashed has more carbs (sugar) than a can of soda pop. Can you believe that? I looked it up, suspicious, because I noticed carbs starts me to get hungry in a few hours, just like a sugar high/crash and that's what causes trouble. "Hungry" - for more carbs, not really hungry.

I like making potato wedges. These are trouble ... Slice longways into 8 pieces and rinse well or better parboil 'em. Dry and coat with salt, pepper and onion/garlic powder & cayenne. Drizzle with olive oil, bacon grease, whatever. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Place 'em flat side down in a cast iron pan in a 400° Oven. Turn them after 1/2 hour, cook for another 20 to 30 minutes or longer till deep golden brown. Serve hot with ketchup.