Weight maintenance, logbook
Overall, I'm happy that I allow myself to eat what I want when traveling. Counting calories when eating out is difficult, and trying lots of local food is part of the fun for me!
But it seems that those trips are responsible for the most weight gain in the past year.
On my US trip, I tried the rule set "eat what I want, but I have to eat some vegetables every day". It didn't help much, still a bit early to fully evaluate.
Weight maintenance, logbook
In phases where I'm at home and don't track (because I'm in my band), I seem to gain weight less quickly. Possible reasons:
- I'm usually exercising three times per week.
- I feel some social pressure not to snack all the time.
- I cook for myself basically every day.
One interesting phase was April 2024, the potato diet month, where I only ate "potatoes, soy products, and chocolate". My weight stayed relatively level there.
Weight maintenance, logbook
I'm trying a new strategy to count calories:
Each morning, I'm setting a counter ring to the amount of calories I want to consume each that day, and then subtract them as I eat.
Advantages:
- Much faster to use than fiddling with the Cronometer app
- Easier to build an intuition for how many calories are in things.
I've been using a unit of 50 kcal per number, which works really well: A small apple is 1, a slice of bread is 2, and so on. Feels cozy somehow!
Weight maintenance, logbook
Other current rule: Low-calorie vegetables (most things other than legumes, pumpkin and potatoes) and protein shakes are "free".
Because of this rule, I'm losing weight slower than before, but I probably also eat healthier & I'm happier :)
Slowwwly approaching my goal of 64 kg again, from which I drifted up when traveling this year. Bit frustrating. I'll try to remember to make another check-in once I get there!
(Graph made with https://github.com/blinry/nom)
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