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I ate 1235 kcal yesterday! In the year 1235, construction started for the St. Elizabeth's Church in Marburg, the oldest Gothic church in Germany, which later became a model for the Cologne Cathedral!
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
I'll just start formulating these as riddles for y'all! :D
Today, I ate as many calories as the UN number identifying a certain hazardous material!
It's highly flammable (its flames are invisible in daylight) and toxic – the median lethal dose for humans is 100 mL. 🔥
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Dieting, weight loss, logbook
That's where you come in! :D Having accountability here is extremely helpful for me. I'll re-start a 1000 kcal deficit, and aim to eat 1200 kcal/day.
Going to post fun facts about the numbers themselves this time! Yesterday, I ate 1216 kcal.
And 1216 is the serial number that the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) uses for a type of electric locomotive that set the current world record for the fastest conventional electric locomotive: 357 km/h!
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
I ate 1235 kcal yesterday! In the year 1235, construction started for the St. Elizabeth's Church in Marburg, the oldest Gothic church in Germany, which later became a model for the Cologne Cathedral!
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Quick recap of the last 1.5 months:
Finished the half-tato diet! In one month, I ate 27.5 kg of potatoes. It didn't seem to have any special effect for me – weight loss correlated neatly to my calorie deficit. Still fun!
And in Japan, I stopped tracking what I ate entirely; I think that would've overwhelmed me. I expected to gain some weight, but it was more than I thought! :O
No hard feelings, just gotta get back to tracking. :)
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
That's where you come in! :D Having accountability here is extremely helpful for me. I'll re-start a 1000 kcal deficit, and aim to eat 1200 kcal/day.
Going to post fun facts about the numbers themselves this time! Yesterday, I ate 1216 kcal.
And 1216 is the serial number that the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) uses for a type of electric locomotive that set the current world record for the fastest conventional electric locomotive: 357 km/h!
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
I'm also starting to notice differences between different potato varieties! :D
I like "Linda" (or the very similar "Belana") for their sweetness and their waxy consistency.
And "Queen Anne" tastes a bit like roasted chestnut! :O
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Quick recap of the last 1.5 months:
Finished the half-tato diet! In one month, I ate 27.5 kg of potatoes. It didn't seem to have any special effect for me – weight loss correlated neatly to my calorie deficit. Still fun!
And in Japan, I stopped tracking what I ate entirely; I think that would've overwhelmed me. I expected to gain some weight, but it was more than I thought! :O
No hard feelings, just gotta get back to tracking. :)
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
In addition, I still try to eat 50% of my calories from potatoes, as part of the Slime Mold Time Mold community trial! 🥔
This is pretty challenging for me, and feels like it's interfering with the way I usually eat a lot. Also fun to try a lot of new recipes, though! I especially liked a veganized version of "Erdäpfelkaas" (mashed potatoes with sour cream and onions)!
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
I'm also starting to notice differences between different potato varieties! :D
I like "Linda" (or the very similar "Belana") for their sweetness and their waxy consistency.
And "Queen Anne" tastes a bit like roasted chestnut! :O
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Interestingly, eating at a 500 kcal deficit seems harder to me, compared to a 1000 kcal deficit. :O I don't have to be super strategic, and in theory, it's okay to snack here and there, but if I'm not careful, I simply eat exactly the calories I burn.
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
In addition, I still try to eat 50% of my calories from potatoes, as part of the Slime Mold Time Mold community trial! 🥔
This is pretty challenging for me, and feels like it's interfering with the way I usually eat a lot. Also fun to try a lot of new recipes, though! I especially liked a veganized version of "Erdäpfelkaas" (mashed potatoes with sour cream and onions)!
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Still aiming at 1800 kcal/day, but I haven't been very consistent in the last weeks.
A big irregularity last week was my marathon on Sunday! You can see in the graph that I tried to eat as many carbs as I could the day before. Certainly an interesting feeling to be very full. Haven't experienced that in quite a while.
(Graph created with https://github.com/blinry/nom)
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Interestingly, eating at a 500 kcal deficit seems harder to me, compared to a 1000 kcal deficit. :O I don't have to be super strategic, and in theory, it's okay to snack here and there, but if I'm not careful, I simply eat exactly the calories I burn.
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Fun fact! The "Bundessortenamt" tightly regulates which potato varieties can be sold in Germany – you can find the full list here (~250 varieties): https://www.bundessortenamt.de/bsa/sorten/beschreibende-sortenlisten/download-bsl-im-pdf-format
Had fried potato cubes for breakfast; leftover potato soup for lunch; and yesterday evening, these smashed + roasted potatoes, suuuper recommended!!
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Still aiming at 1800 kcal/day, but I haven't been very consistent in the last weeks.
A big irregularity last week was my marathon on Sunday! You can see in the graph that I tried to eat as many carbs as I could the day before. Certainly an interesting feeling to be very full. Haven't experienced that in quite a while.
(Graph created with https://github.com/blinry/nom)
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Fun fact! Potatoes are 80% water, 15% carbs, 2% protein, 2% fiber, and a tiny bit of fat. With that much water, no wonder they're so satiating!
@piko@chaos.social and I made potato soup. Puréeing made it a bit slimy, but the taste is great!
Turns out getting 50% of your calories from potato is a lot of potato! All my meals have to be potato-centered. I'm not so sure I like that.
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Fun fact! The "Bundessortenamt" tightly regulates which potato varieties can be sold in Germany – you can find the full list here (~250 varieties): https://www.bundessortenamt.de/bsa/sorten/beschreibende-sortenlisten/download-bsl-im-pdf-format
Had fried potato cubes for breakfast; leftover potato soup for lunch; and yesterday evening, these smashed + roasted potatoes, suuuper recommended!!
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Fun fact! The potato plant was chosen as the "poisonous plant of the year 2022" by a botanical garden in Wandsbek, because all of its green parts are slightly poisonous to humans. #halftato
@zormit@chaos.social and I made Hasselback potatoes today! So good!
Dieting, weight loss, logbook
Fun fact! Potatoes are 80% water, 15% carbs, 2% protein, 2% fiber, and a tiny bit of fat. With that much water, no wonder they're so satiating!
@piko@chaos.social and I made potato soup. Puréeing made it a bit slimy, but the taste is great!
Turns out getting 50% of your calories from potato is a lot of potato! All my meals have to be potato-centered. I'm not so sure I like that.
blinry