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I've been having a tough time with weight gain and water retention, for probably the past year. I put on 20 pounds over a 6 month period, without changing what I was eating or altering my exercise habits. I even went to the doctor to rule out effects of menopause (not yet, apparently) or thyroid (healthy; said I have a hormone profile of a woman 20 years my junior). If I had the body go with that, I guess I'd be pretty happy! But, um ... no.
I've been carefully monitoring my weight for the past 6 months, hoping that by giving it more attention, I'd be able to figure out what's going on. Over that period of time, I've mostly only maintained that 20 pound (!) gain.
I'm still unsure of the cause. Stress, yes; lots going on. But I can't do much about that: Life is what it is. I've decided to focus more on calories and macros, and see where that goes. I'm using this site to monitor what I actually eat, and trying to keep calories around 1500 (I'd been eating considerably more than that), with fats around 70% and net carbs 8-10%; protein picking up the rest.
But I'm also going to attack "thoughtless eating." How does one eat too many calories, after all? It's not from failing to count calories so much, as failing to listen to my body. I've decided to focus most of all on three simple habits:
1. Drink more water, starting with a large glass of water first thing in the morning, before even my morning coffee. I'm amazed, having only done this for a few days, that I wake up actually looking forward to that tall glass -- I had no idea how much I'd been depriving myself! I'm shocked to discover I actually *like* water. Go figure.
2. Notice when I'm satisfied -- not "full" or "stuffed," and aim to stop eating then. It's easy to cut calories when you get rid of the mindless calorie pile on that comes from "cleaning the plate" and "nibbling," rather than just enjoying a good meal.
3. Make an effort to do one thing -- just one, and it doesn't have to be a big deal -- to move my body beyond what I normally do. I'm not aiming for a sculpted body, nor am I trying to increase my calorie load: I'm just aiming to make a *habit* of moving more.
TL;DR: Something's gotta change. I'm aiming for better habits rather than better numbers. We'll see how it goes.
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1598 kcal
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Gras: 136,01g | Prot: 67,19g | Glu: 35,66g.
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