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Hi! I’m Rebecca, 33F, 5’5, SW 153lbs, CW 133lbs, working on the last 10ish lbs of baby weight.
I’m a strong believer in CICO, but am having trouble sticking to my goals right now (I think I’m just getting too much into a rut), so I’m going to try 18:6 IF this week and see how I feel. Anyone else find they need to shake things up every once in a while?
Anyone else find they need to shake things up every once in a while?
I can definitely get streaky. If I’ve had desserts for three nights in a row, it’s very easy to have it that 4th time. So to shake things up, I try not to repeat things two nights in a row. Sometimes, when I need to drop a pound or two, I try to do it by shaving calories instead of dropping down to a definite deficit. However, it’s usually the case that dropping down to a definite deficit is the right way to go.
IF can definitely help to shake things up, good luck with that this week! Have you done any fasting before?
I’ve been doing CICO and using macrofactor to help. I like it a lot so far even though it’s a bit expensive. (I just started with macrofactor in June, I was previously using chronometer intermittently).
I’ve noticed that every so often I am just HUNGRY. Other days I’m fine. I can’t always seem to correlate it with anything like carb vs protein intake or my period though. The good news is that the next day I’m usually not as hungry (for example 2 days ago I ate 2200 calories and yesterday only 1600, my goal is around 1800-1900 so it’s not that far off when you average it out).
I HAVE been having a really hard time in general reaching my protein goals, even when it’s set to “low” protein. It’s really hard for me to reach anything above about 80g and my target is 120-150g. Protein-rich foods are just really not some of my favorite foods and (for example) I would greatly prefer a bowl of cereal with blueberries instead of eggs and veggies and/or any kind of meat/sausage.
My goal this week is to just keep tracking and stay curious to see what I can learn about how my body responds to different foods and to different stresses at work.
It used to be my natural inclination. I just wasn’t a breakfast person so my first meal would be a late lunch at work. But when I got pregnant, eating first thing in the morning really helped with the nausea, and then when I was nursing I was hungry all the time, and now it’s just habit.
I have to make a conscious effort with protein, and even then I know I over-rely on protein powder. I do 175g plain 0% Greek yogurt with 15g vanilla protein powder, 20g of granola, and 100g of berries pretty often. That’s 30g protein for under 300cal.
Good luck with your week :) I hope it’s not too stressful!
