The wife and I have really been struggling with anything even vaguely diet-related during lockdown. We were on keto just before everything went to shit, and that was going reasonably well for me (but not for my wife, who was hardly seeing any results); then we decided to try and take the Slimming World Approach, but without going to the meetings (because there weren't any at the time) but found motivation for that non-existent.
Now I've switched to simple calorie-counting, at least partly inspired by "Guru" Larry Bundy Jr. on YouTube, who has lost a frankly astronomical amount of weight over the course of the last year or so, purely by following a "CICO" (Calories In, Calories Out) model. In other words, the good, old-fashioned, proven "calorie deficit" thing, where you ensure that your daily intake of calories is below a particular baseline corresponding to your base metabolism, and doing so should ensure that the weight drops off naturally.
I'm only a few days into following this seriously so far so can't speak for the long-term commitment, but a few things are definitely working for me. Firstly, and probably most importantly, is the fact that I'm logging things using MyFitnessPal (which is a lot more annoying with "PLEASE UPGRADE TO PREMIUM!" ads than I remember it being, but I'll deal) and thinking carefully about what I want to eat or drink.
Secondly, following a simple calorie plan means that nothing is really off-limits, which is one of the main things I always found difficult about both Slimming World and keto in particular. In Slimming World, not much is off-limits, but there are still things you need to avoid where possible. And in keto, so much is off-limits thanks to the need to restrict your carbs.
Today, meanwhile, I had a Wispa earlier and a fried chicken burger for dinner and am still within my calorie goal for the day. I bought some cereal earlier, too, because my God I've missed cereal. I always used to think of cereal as "the boring breakfast", but since deliberately depriving myself of it for quite some time, I'm now craving it. Bring on the Choco Shreddies and the Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes — in carefully measured portions, of course.
So it remains to be seen if this will work in the long term, but recording my calorie intake daily and my weight fluctuations on a regular basis are, so far, proving to be good habits to get into. Now if it was just a little less damn hot here, I might be able to motivate myself to do some Ring Fit Adventure again without melting into a puddle of stale-smelling sweat. It did rain for a little while here earlier, but it's still pretty monstrously hot in the house.
Anyway, that's your life update for today. I'm off to sit in bed to enjoy the air conditioning and play some Atelier Rorona. Because after the emotional ordeal that was writing that Nurse Love Addiction piece on MoeGamer today, I think I need something with a bit of joy in it!
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