I guess what I meant was I usually weigh with a t-shirt on so thatās what Iāve recorded trend-wise! Like itās not accurate to say Iāve ālost 0.4kg from yesterdayā just because I took a t-shirt off
Weight: 50.7kg time to deal with the aftermath; itās not like I didnāt see weight gain coming tho
Food Intake: (5000+kcal in)
Lunchā1/2 MochaFS Huel + 1 Huel Bar
Snackā1/2 MochaFS Huel + 1 Huel Bar
3x chicken slices, carrots
2x bp
Activity: (1702kcal out)
7826 steps total
Other Observations:
2 days of 100% Huel before going to Berlin leggo
Had a lil bit of self sabotage today because I had to firstly get used to caring about weight again, then deal with the weight having increased, then realised that dealing with christmas yesterday actually did take quite a bit of effort. Itās aight, no harm no foul Iām setting my mind on this I got this! Wanna feel amazingly stable on Huel again.
Iāve noticed a trend: every single day that Iāve bpād Iāve had so little activity, which probably correlated with lack of self belief & exhaustion. Another reason to stop.
@Moon thanks and welcome! I used to write ā1/2 of (112g Huel, MochaFS)ā but that took too much time haha. 1/2 liquid Huel+chewable Huel bar or granola because the full serving makes me too full at a go haha
Gotcha! Iām gonna try that when I get my next order, 3 scoops is a lot to drink. Do you have anything with the granola or do you just nom straight out of the box?
@Moon yeah Huel is ridiculously filling!! also I like something to crunch on which takes ages to eat haha. Sprinkling it on Huel is great, sometimes with Greek yogurt/milk, but I mostly just peck away at it like popcorn while I work
Lunchā1/2 MatchaFS Huel, Tom Yum Soup for socialising, was a lovely lunch!
Snackā1/2 MochaFS Huel, ~120g Huel Granola
Dinnerā1/2 MochaFS Huel, 150g
Idkā1 FibreOne carrot cake bar + 3 butterfingers this nearly made me binge but Iām not gonna let it. was for taste & enjoyment.
500ml Monster Ultra Violet bc brain fog and I needed caffeineā¦didnāt work tho
Activity: (1942kcal out)
13,433 steps total
Other Observations:
New Yearsā Food Resolution: Iāve decided that come New Yearsā, the bulk of my food is gonna come from Huel products. The drink, granola, and bar serve all the purposes I require from food and keeps me mentally & physically stable, so I donāt see why I would have to look for alternatives as my staples. Weāll also see how RTD fits into my routine or if Iām just gonna try it for novelty.
Nutrition (the shake)
Cost (the shake)
Portability and convenience (the bar)
Texture (granola & bar)
Boredom & study snackables (granola & bar)
Taste (the shake, granola, and bar :ā)
Mental satisfaction (the shake & bar)
Iām not gonna do this āas a dietā (although it makes CICO so dang straightforward), but truly because it makes me feel great, helps me function in life, saves time on washing & groceries & cooking. Iām literally not even gonna bother buying groceries anymore since I can get most of what I need from Huel. Iām not gonna mindlessly buy stuff out of habit, if I do itās gonna be intentional with a food-purpose in mind.
On occasion, if I truly do want something else Iāll eat out/some non-Huel foods, or cook a balanced meal with the kinda-bf.
The only food function it doesnāt serve is socialising (easily solved if we have Huel Parties, guys! )
Novelty/trying new foods and cuisines
Occasional treat
As Huel purports, itās not that you want to deprive yourself from the pleasure food can bring, but thatāll be on occasion to satisfy those food-purposes, being flexible to not miss out on social events and potentially cravings
Ah another thing is the brain fog!! idk why I keep getting such a clouded brain on Huel; could be lack of sleep but Iām not sure bc the brain fog is always more pronounced on Huel. Any ideas? Just because of this I might try Keto in Summer to see if it sharpens my cognitive functions (and Iād have time to cook in summer at home).
I am SO DAMN PROUD. Went out to lunch with a Friend and DIDNT BP. Ate non-Huel food and DIDNT BP even though the urges were strong af. This just takes practice to solidify! Tough asfck but if I keep going, Iāll get there.
Lunchā75g cottage cheese, 3 eggs mostly whites, Bol Japanese salad , 1/2 protein bar
Snacksā4 chocolates, 1/2 tub ice cream, 20g Huel Granola
Dinner
cheeky NYE alcohol
Activity: (2386kcal out)
14,746 steps total
Other Observations:
Becoming more aware of WHY I eat certain things and dayUm i didnāt realise i felt so much accomplishment from āfinishing foodā. And also leftover habits like impulse-buying 13638191 protein bars every time I went to DM. Wanted to buy a lot of nostalgic German foods too bc itās my 2nd last day in Berlin haha.
AlRIGHT so the festive season is over, and from 25/12-2/1 (~1.5 weeks) Iāve gained 1kg. I donāt think itās the eating-out per se (because I AM able to eat out! Just be mindful of choices and portions), but mostly because I binged q a bit after. The upward trend is scaring me and Iām annoyed because I was 0.3kg away from 50kg. Not altogether too terrible, since I just told myself to not gain past 51.5/52kg. BUT Iāll draw a line; New Yearās a time for new beginnings anyway.
Todayās gonna be a Huel day to get back into routine!
I overestimated my ability to immediately snap back into routine after changing locations. Had overly high expectations from the New Year gung-ho (do all my work, be productive, do 2 workouts, 100% Huel, no bingeing). Will keep trying tho and ease into it. Progress, not perfection!
Also I was out of Huel Granola which threw me off track since it was part of the routine & also exhausted aka ineffective prefrontal cortex
Start Weight: 51.3kg its still 10.1kg lower than my SW last March!
GW1: 50kg (by end Jan)
GW2: 48kg (by end Feb/mid-March)
GW3: 45kg (just before 2019 ends hahaha)
Just curious, but why is your goal weight 45kg?
Iām the same height as you, and find a healthy weight if Iām doing lots of exercise and have some muscle mass (which you definitely do! I can see from your diary you are very active) is 52-56kg. Iām currently 65kg and even with plenty muscle definitely feel over-weight. The lightest Iāve ever been as an adult was 47kg and that was with very little muscle mass and I was classed by my GP as very underweight. Are you sure youāve calculated your goal weight correctly? The weight you are now seems ideal or possibly low for our height. I know we are all different builds, but with lots of muscle mass, Iām not sure 45kg is even possible?!
Edit: I just had to scroll to the top (took a veeeeeery long time ) to check we are actually the same height lol and actually you are like a tiny inch shorter than me, oh and twenty years younger. So yeah 45kg is probably possible lol. But youāve reached your initial goal weight that you set at the beginning of this thread which was 52kg down from 60kg Wooooo way to go!
@ChristinaT HAHHAHA that dedication to manually scroll to the top tho
I guess bc my lowest weight was 45.5-46kg and I got there using unhealthy restriction, so part of me kinda wants to show that I can do it with a moderate calorie deficit and CICO is really all that matters.
Also I still had extra flab then and Iād like to be leaner if possible. Itāll still be within the healthy range, around BMI 19.22
Iāll probably just evaluate as I go depending on how my priorities shift with life, so for now itās a rough guide! Thanks haha I canāt believe I actually hit 52kg when back then it was but a lofty goal :ā)) My goal then was to not be overweight, and I guess now itās shifted a bit more to becoming leaner & cutting body fat %. Couldnāt do it without you guys, some of whom have been here since the way way way way way beginning!
Are you sure? Sometimes we lose our sense of proportion. I personally (and of course, Iām no expert, just a concerned bystander) would suggest getting a āsecond opinionā on this as you near the target.