Today was a long day. But I have committed to my two weight control habits and will complete them, no matter the hour!
- Regulate your food intake
- Weigh yourself regularly
My plan is to do these two things for as long as I want to be in control of my weight. That’s pretty much as long as I live. There are many different ways to do the first. My system is calorie counting, with a lot of self knowledge along the way. To keep doing this, I had to find a way that didn’t suck away willpower. I don’t have enough to force myself to lose 120 pounds! Let alone last my whole life. No, I had to transform my thinking.
My food intake and calorie count
Breakfast – 2 x Pork carnitas wraps with yogurt (200); Grilled pork loin, plain (100)
- 500 calories
Lunch – 6 x pizza slices (100)
- 600 calories
Dinner – 5 ounces spaghetti, cooked (250); meatballs (230)
- 480 calories
Snacking – Snickers ice cream bar (180)
- 180 calories
Total for the day: 1760 calories (limit 1800)
Another perspective
Yesterday’s post included describing the weight loss system of Keto Kelly (and Scott Adams). I wrote a comment to her post, asking a few questions:
The Doctor’s comment:
Congratulations on losing 100 pounds! It is really impressive that you were able to do that by changing how you thought about food and eating.
The post says you had a successful three month break with no weight gain. Were you following the keto rules then? When you are at a weight you like, will you stay on keto afterwards? What about calorie counting, will you keep that up?
I am half way to my own goal. Thanks for your answers!
Kelly nicely replied with her own comment answering my questions:
Thank you!! And congrats on your losses!
I stayed on the keto diet during that 3-month period. When I reach my goal weight, I plan on sticking to keto (with some popcorn here and there ;)) and a fasting regimen yet to be determined. Probably one meal a day except on weekends. And I plan to do the fasting regimen in place of calorie counting. It’s less effort to watch the clock, and keto helps me feel satiety signals easier.
What a nice answer. And very useful. Kelly says elsewhere on her blog that she plans to lose another 30 pounds, having lost about 100 already. When she has reached her goal, or whatever her final weight will be, she plans to keep on the keto method. This includes a fasting regimen. Notice that she does not plan to monitor calories! I would worry about that, but she has three months of experience using keto and not counting calories. She says she didn’t gain or lose weight, so she has found a calorie balance.
So long as she keeps weighing herself, it will probably work. Go Kelly!
Never argue with success. Clearly there are several paths to this goal.
-The Doctor