In Half
I'm still struggling to shed the weight I want to. I'm walking (briskly) regularly, tracking my food carefully (birthday cake, Jitterbugs, and all) - and never going over my "recommended" daily intake, and I've given up eating after 7pm.
Still, the scale Does Not Move. Rather, it does move, but in a bizarre pattern: it plunges down 4 pounds, then shoots up 6 pounds, then limps back down a lowly 0.5 pounds at a time. At times, I wonder if I should look around for a hidden camera. Or, buy a new scale.
Part of the reason I got the Band was portion control. My understanding was that you'd learn quickly how much was "too much" and would even barf if you ate too much on accident. I also cut my portions in half.
Problem is, I can still eat much more than the 1/2 to 1 cup of food at each sitting that Bandsters are only "supposed" to be able to eat. More fills don't help (in fact if anything, I need a little bitty unfill at this point). Just a word to those out there getting the Band - for some of us, it doesn't really restrict portions. It DOES help a lot with hunger between meals, and my meals are much much smaller, but from the scale's perspective, apparently they are not small enough.
So today I decided to cut all my food in half again. I really hope this works.
By the way, I've started using My Daily Plate to track my food. I used to use Fit Day, but the amount of data entry I had to do was daunting. My Daily Plate allows people to upload things to the group database (increasing your chances of finding a food you've eaten), and it also has data for many restaurants and grocery store items. [h/t to Beth for the suggestion!]
Still, the scale Does Not Move. Rather, it does move, but in a bizarre pattern: it plunges down 4 pounds, then shoots up 6 pounds, then limps back down a lowly 0.5 pounds at a time. At times, I wonder if I should look around for a hidden camera. Or, buy a new scale.
Part of the reason I got the Band was portion control. My understanding was that you'd learn quickly how much was "too much" and would even barf if you ate too much on accident. I also cut my portions in half.
Problem is, I can still eat much more than the 1/2 to 1 cup of food at each sitting that Bandsters are only "supposed" to be able to eat. More fills don't help (in fact if anything, I need a little bitty unfill at this point). Just a word to those out there getting the Band - for some of us, it doesn't really restrict portions. It DOES help a lot with hunger between meals, and my meals are much much smaller, but from the scale's perspective, apparently they are not small enough.
So today I decided to cut all my food in half again. I really hope this works.
By the way, I've started using My Daily Plate to track my food. I used to use Fit Day, but the amount of data entry I had to do was daunting. My Daily Plate allows people to upload things to the group database (increasing your chances of finding a food you've eaten), and it also has data for many restaurants and grocery store items. [h/t to Beth for the suggestion!]
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Squee! How much FOOD does a bandster eat? Like 2 cups, what? I don't know. "Friend" me no TDP so I can watch you eat. It's "fun." You can watch me eat donuts.
I'm going to try the daily plate thing because I need to get losing again...... thanks for the tip!
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