Lindafitter's Journal, 27 Jul 23

Adding exercise may help. I don't know about you, but I am a lazy slug and hate to exercise. I only go there when all else fails. 

Don’t underestimate the value of adding in daily walks after each meal. Over time it makes a big difference vs. Going to sit somewhere else after eating, which is what most people tend to do… It doesn’t have to be long. Even 10 minutes is enough. If you’re not incorporating post meal walks, it may be worth a shot for a few weeks to see if it’s helpful for you and your lifestyle. Either way, whatever you decide, best of luck figuring it out 😎 

I've found that changing the macros you eat (higher ratio of fat and lower carbs) and potentially a few more calories than you normally intake for a week or two confuses the body nicely, kicks it out of survival mode and helps to reset a stall/set weight point. Not to extremes of course, but enough to convince it that yes, your body machine is adequately fuelled and is alive. The primal brain and all it controls is a magical, mystical thing. Needless to say, I'm still a long ways to goal and could bump into harder to break stalls down the road, but so far it has worked for me. Would help if we could see your intake log. 

don't get discouraged! it's the long game results as much as we all try to record it by the day. there are so many factors, including something as simple as a poor sleep, minor flu, or even a bit more salt. generally you can feel it on those days. in the back of your mind, you have that feeling it's not a good day when you step on the scale. go to bed early on those nights if you can, eat a solid but small breakfast, and hydrate a little extra. it will turn around. as much as you feel like it's backwards, it's probably not. it's pretty unlikely to gain "fat" over a small period of a measurable amount. It's very likely water retention which will correct itself over time. immediately after eating, do some form of movement, even a small walk. it has a lot of benefits from fighting off sluggishness, letting your meal settle in and avoid post meal snacking, and helping regulate blood sugars, even for people who aren't diebitic (which has a bigger impact that we may think). 

Thank you FS friends who took the time to post a comment! Your support means alot to me!! You’ve made me rethink some things - always good! I do exercise daily (walking pooch x2-3/d and yoga and exercise classes weekly), I also lift weights and drink water. The only difference lately is my dang toothache disrupting my sleep and being on pain pills that are hurting my tummy and causing constipation. Talked to my pharmacist and switched pain pills and have extraction potentially on Monday - if we can figure which of two teeth hurting it is. (at the back so I won’t pay $1600 for root canal). disrupting sleep. and love it  

Lol sure wish this app had an edit comment function don’t you? Ignore my typos at end of my below comment. I literally couldn’t see what I’d typed or deleted there. Back to orajel, aleve, sensodyne and soft food on one side only. Fun fun fun!