HHCG weight loss journal

**mrsstrong** · November 30th, 2020, 11:58 AM

P3 Day 16

Weight 168.6

Yesterday was a baby day (3 in 8 days!) and the second day in a row of long fasting in between meals. Both days I had breakfast and then dinner. Yesterday it was 10pm and decided to call to good with a second piece of pie with whipped cream and some lox with cream cheese. Breakfast (more like brunch) was bacon, scallops, and avocado and I was not hungry all day which was good because I got called to a birth around 2 and didn't have time to eat till I got home at 10. No idea what my calories were, but hopefully the fatty choices added to a decent amount. I was not hungry at any time so that is good.

Saturday was kind of like this as well but the call was for volunteering at the Red Cross blood drive as another volunteer had to cancel last minute. I did have a bigger and better dinner that evening though, and earlier, and managed to get my calories in.

I am not sure this is good or bad, and as long as I am not gaining, I am OK with it and the food choices, albeit fatty for some perhaps, are mostly full of nutrition, even the pumpkin pie! I actually didn't log my intake at all 11/26 & 27 and the 29th. Yay me.

Had whipped cream and pumpkin pie for breakfast and I felt like a small child giggling about having that this morning. LOL Lunch will be shaved beef, salsa, avocado, and roasted Brussel sprouts.

Lounging today, writing holiday cards.

**DivineMissM** · November 30th, 2020, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by mrsstrong

P3 Day 16

Weight 168.6

Yesterday was a baby day (3 in 8 days!) and the second day in a row of long fasting in between meals. Both days I had breakfast and then dinner. Yesterday it was 10pm and decided to call to good with a second piece of pie with whipped cream and some lox with cream cheese. Breakfast (more like brunch) was bacon, scallops, and avocado and I was not hungry all day which was good because I got called to a birth around 2 and didn't have time to eat till I got home at 10. No idea what my calories were, but hopefully the fatty choices added to a decent amount. I was not hungry at any time so that is good.

Saturday was kind of like this as well but the call was for volunteering at the Red Cross blood drive as another volunteer had to cancel last minute. I did have a bigger and better dinner that evening though, and earlier, and managed to get my calories in.

I am not sure this is good or bad, and as long as I am not gaining, I am OK with it and the food choices, albeit fatty for some perhaps, are mostly full of nutrition, even the pumpkin pie! I actually didn't log my intake at all 11/26 & 27 and the 29th. Yay me.

Had whipped cream and pumpkin pie for breakfast and I felt like a small child giggling about having that this morning. LOL Lunch will be shaved beef, salsa, avocado, and roasted Brussel sprouts.

Lounging today, writing holiday cards.

LOVE this! You're doing GREAT! And doing great things for your community as well. FWIW, I actually think it's quite healthy at this point for you to not be so obsessed with calories. I totally understand the value of logging, especially initially--and part of me wonders if my gain isn't because I wasn't getting enough calories earlier in P3 and then the influx of calories in the past few days is not biting me in the butt. But now you have the hang of it. You know what you need to eat, and so does your body. If you're not hungry you're getting enough.

**mrsstrong** · November 30th, 2020, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by DivineMissM

LOVE this! You're doing GREAT! And doing great things for your community as well. FWIW, I actually think it's quite healthy at this point for you to not be so obsessed with calories. I totally understand the value of logging, especially initially--and part of me wonders if my gain isn't because I wasn't getting enough calories earlier in P3 and then the influx of calories in the past few days is not biting me in the butt. But now you have the hang of it. You know what you need to eat, and so does your body. If you're not hungry you're getting enough.

Thanks for the cheer, MissM!

Getting there! Somehow logging and planning tend to go hand in hand for me, and it leads to conscious choices which means I register what I eat and eat more veggies. So it is a good thing for me as I am trying to eat more fruits and vegetables.

ETA: It is not so much as planning since I check at the end of the day. More like seeing what I could have more of!

I agree: no hunger means I am good wherever I am calorie-wise (why on earth is it not calory??) but I am still checking to make sure I can actually trust the signs.

Learning!
I do notice that I revert to keto on busy days! No time to make veggies and not in the habit of grabbing an apple!

**FlirtyFlo** · November 30th, 2020, 10:18 PM

MrsS
Yip keto is an easy go-to for situations where I cannot be in control of whats available
But this scare i am having now is forcing me to do a lot more and bigger veggie portions
I see so much of me in you.... the planning and logging puts us in control

Making a new pot of caulli of brocolli soup but instead of cream i am going to use coconut milk... might as well enjoy my soups in our rainy day week!!

**mrsstrong** · November 30th, 2020, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by FlirtyFlo

MrsS
Yip keto is an easy go-to for situations where I cannot be in control of whats available
But this scare i am having now is forcing me to do a lot more and bigger veggie portions
I see so much of me in you.... the planning and logging puts us in control

Making a new pot of caulli of brocolli soup but instead of cream i am going to use coconut milk... might as well enjoy my soups in our rainy day week!!

Yeah, I am happy to see that I am OK on days that I can't/don't check what I ate and I don't fret. And on days that I can check I actually have been good! Around 1600. There was one day last week that I was around 1400. I could have had an apple and full-fat or 2% yogurt and I would have been fine so now that I know I am doing better! Then there was also a day that I was at almost 2000. It is good to see the stable weight.

Enjoy the soup!

**FlirtyFlo** · November 30th, 2020, 11:05 PM

Good on you!!
I would love to do the soup today but I think I may have to let it stand over till tomorrow... today is an up and down day as I am printing and the printer can be a pain with the thick board I am printing so might be sore by the end of my day.. turns out to be a sunny morning, but the area I live in is renowned for its PM thunderstorms haha

Enjoy!!

**mrsstrong** · December 1st, 2020, 10:17 AM

P3 Day 17

Weight 168.8

Back later!

**FlirtyFlo** · December 1st, 2020, 10:45 AM

Dont get down on yourself....
Its all part of the process....
Tomorrow is a new day.

**mrsstrong** · December 1st, 2020, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by FlirtyFlo

Dont get down on yourself....
Its all part of the process....
Tomorrow is a new day.

I wasn't? I am not sure what you are referring to!

**mrsstrong** · December 1st, 2020, 09:37 PM

OK, hit the ground running today! Well, not exactly running. It was quite sedentary but I had no time to lose to get a project out the door. Done! Made a meal for a new family and delivered it, too.

I didn't log anything today but I may want to know where I am at so I may get to it later. I am actually not sure it bugs me that I like doing this. I find it to be anchoring.

I still need to go to the store with a list for a few meals to prep in advance. Planning on a batch of creamy chicken chili verde, a beef stew, and some kind of ground beef (Korean, Italian, Morrocan, we'll see!) so that I can just top some roasted or pan-fried veggies.

**FlirtyFlo** · December 2nd, 2020, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by mrsstrong

I wasn't? I am not sure what you are referring to!

I must have misunderstood

**DivineMissM** · December 2nd, 2020, 03:49 AM

Busy times, but all good! I just pulled some ground beef out of the freezer, too. It's so versatile!

Glad you're popping in when you can. Sometimes it's a good thing to change our routine (ie logging). It can provide good perspective (do I need to do this? Is it helpful? Is there a better way?), even if you end up going right back to it as soon as life allows.

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