Psymonkee is getting thinner....

How many days in a row have you been under or at your calorie allowance, and how many days have your breached it. It averages out over a week in general - are you keeping a close log?
 
Working off the number MFP calculated and what a few sites suggested I'm way under the 'target' 3200 on a consistent basis. usually in the 1900 - 2200 range, sadly mostly without any exercise.

Tracked as much as possible. This weekend has been hard with eating out however.
 
under 2k again today - easy enough to manage like this :)

shattered today after a couple of bad nights sleep and a night out last night (oops :p)
 
Not tried the scales yet, perhaps tomorrow.

Clothes are definitely looser so something is going right :)

Lack of exercise is killing me though - of to the doctor tomorrow to see about my knee however.
 
After a bad start to the day (woke up with a lovely cold :D) and not eating or drinking enough (pee was dark yellow :eek: ) I've brought myself back up to roughly 2k cals (slightly over) and had plenty to drink. Feeling much better already oddly....

Doctors in the morning to be told to lose weight and my knee will fix itself - honestly not sure why I bother going but nevermind :/
 
another 2 days without issue.

Doctor was largely pointless as expected with a thinly veiled 'you are really fat' - real helpful there! No actual attempt to workout what I'd hurt or why it keeps hurting though :/

Been rather rough with a cold the last 4 days but I think I'm on the mend now though :)
 
Another 2 days in the bag successfully :)

Self diagnosis on the internet is a) really dangerous and b) really scary! Best guess is I've done something nasty to the meniscus but I have no idea really :( Went again at work and took me all my composure not to swear loudly right outside the managers meeting :eek:

Did go and have a play with my weights/rack to remind myself what they look like. Seems like I'm joining the bench press club for now though :/
 
Go back to the Drs and tell him to sort his **** out, overweight or not you need to get it properly looked at something like your knee isn't very forgiving when you injure it and it'll only cause you more issues down the line if you can't get it sorted.
 
The doctor will most likely be useless even when you have lost weight, as from my experience (and those of others around me) they seem to know very little about the musculo-skeletal system.

So... go to a physio if you want something useful (i.e. a good, sport-oriented physio), and have a think about your joint mobility.

Depending on your professional history (i.e. sedentary/active job), you probably have issues around your hips that are preventing correct and painless movement around your knee; similar problems can also afflict your ankles, too, and can all stack up to make any back pain pretty obnoxious.

So yes - losing weight will help knee pain (if we're talking osteoarthritis, here): last time I looked (around 7-ish years ago when finishing my PhD), a 20% reduction in weight could lead to up to an 80% reduction in pain (studies vary from 30% weight to 70% pain, etc.)... either way, losing weight is not just a health issue, but a misery issue, too. So you are going about this the right way. Good work. :)
 
cheers for the advice on the knee guys :)

In other news a totally crap day today and it's all my fault! :( I brought cookies/flapjacks home from work on a whim and thought I could deal with it.

EPIC FAIL.

I've not exceeded my suggested defecit by much but I've eaten ~1000 calories more than other days this past month. Needless to say I feel pretty bummed out about such. :(

Back to it tomorrow - 1 day won't kill me right? :/
 
One day will not kill you... The point is the downward trend... And are you have more '1 day' issues than good days?

If not, carry on. Healthy eating is one thing; becoming a hermit is another.
 
Nah, the good days far outweigh the bad ones. Other than my dads birthday and a couple of impromptu nights out (no takeaways mind :p) I've breezed through the first month of the year :)

Yesterday was fine as was today. Today has been epic - STEAK :D
 
Last few days have been just fine. Definitely walking around easier already. Also been a week since my knee was acting up so may try some weights tomorrow :)
 
Did some weights, kept the squats light at just the bar and I feel fine today :)

Hopefully ratchet up the weights (slowly of course) and possibly do some boring cardio if I get bored :)
 
Keep going mate - had a good read of your thread today. I would recommend maybe uping your kcals slighting from the 2000 you are hitting at the moment but that's just my view really
 
Been mostly OK the last few days although Thursday night didn't go so well with me pulling a near all nighter for utterly farcical reasons I shan't go into. Needless to say with 2 hours sleep on the sofa that night I'm still catching up with my sleep.

Sluggish is how I would describe myself....
 
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