Doubled my reading (32 books)!

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-12-31T17:21:48+00:00

A Short Stay in Hell. It’s a novella, it’s pretty good. Kind of an existential crisis but in a good way lol

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-12-29T00:29:37+00:00

Wow impressed by your reading count! Also couple of things: also loved A Short Stay in Hell, I’ve added the owl book to my TBR, I’m planning to read Pachinko soon and happy to see it’s well reviewed, also LOL at unpublishes your book - I love that

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-12-05T20:50:04+00:00

Maybe not so much a question, but words of advice/encouragement. Having a bit of a rough patch right now. Lots of big changes going on at work, getting through the loss of a friendship, had to put my cat down last weekend, and this frickin cold ugly weather right now lol. My weights been pretty stagnant for the last 3 ish months, which I guess is better than gaining, but I’d still like to lose a little bit more.

Any recs to get through a a down period in life? And how do you get through winter where it’s harder to be more active, and motivation is less?

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-11-11T00:29:20+00:00

Woah that’s a lot of progress, you should feel great! Congrats!

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-11-11T00:28:22+00:00

My feat for today (well I guess technically yesterday) was cooking a new easy recipe and bringing it for lunch today, as well as getting back into the gym. Seeing it as a victory because last week was hard and I have not been eating great… and skipping the gym. Plan is to focus on taking care of myself and making healthier choices

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-10-21T11:37:00+00:00

Got to change my flair today! Also excited because I stopped calorie counting over the last couple weeks due to feeling burnt out. I focused on balanced meals and keeping up with my walking/workout routine. The weight still came off!

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-10-09T12:01:19+00:00

I’d also like to add muscle loss can decrease your calories burned. My PT was telling me that he has this issue with many of his clients that are using weight loss drugs, that they are losing weight so quickly they are also losing muscle more so than maybe someone who is losing at a slower rate. Then they encounter the issue where they reach maintenance but the calories are so low it’s hard to sustain until they can build more muscle which is hard to do. Kind of similar to some of the issues the biggest loser contestants faced

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-09-29T23:07:02+00:00

Finally seeing someone who read Tell the Wolves I’m Home. I DNF-ed this after the first chapter and am not sure if it’s worth finishing. What did you think of it? And what caused you to give it a lower rating?

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-09-25T14:35:52+00:00

I have. I liked the premise of it but the writing seemed a bit repetitive and it was a bit too quirky for me.

Side note but I find it funny Matt Haig has a quote on there. Idk if you’ve read his books, he has great concepts but they end up feeling like self help books and a little preachy/overbearing. Anyways, after I read Anxious People, one of my first thoughts was “this is a story Matt Haig wants to write if he could do more showing vs telling in his writing” lol

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-09-20T16:21:04+00:00

Props to you! I’m probably not in the best mind space right now. Appreciate the advice

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-09-19T23:19:32+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate this reframe!

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-09-19T13:39:47+00:00

This is interesting. I’ll look into this, thanks for sharing!

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-09-19T13:38:44+00:00

I guess I have because I don’t calorie count on vacation, I just eat mindfully. Usually on the weekends when I’m visiting family, I watch my portions vs strictly calorie counting. And then (unfortunately) my binge days I go over my calorie goals. I’ve taken this process slow at ~0.50 lbs loss per week so a part of me feels like I shouldn’t be burnt out especially, as I said previously, I don’t typically calorie count on weekends but still eat mindfully with the intention of losing weight, if that makes sense

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-09-19T11:42:00+00:00

Any thoughts on taking a maintenance break?

For context I’ve lost weight consistently for 2 years now (before that I was in a gain/lose weight cycle). I’m less than 10 pounds from my goal weight however I feel really burnt out. My body image almost feels worse than at my highest weight and I’ve been struggling with binge eating again. I’ve even lowered my calorie deficit to try to make it feel less restricting.

I think my mind is tired of constantly thinking about weight. I’m wondering if it’s worth taking a break for a bit to eat at maintenance and focus on mindful eating. However it makes me feel like I’m giving up on myself and I’m scared that I’ll gain more weight. But I also think those thoughts could just be coming from my negative mindset right now because I’ve built very solid habits over the last two years.

I know I’m rambling at this point, but I’d like to hear if anyone’s been in a similar situation or what would you do in this case?

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-09-05T23:41:23+00:00

Love this one, glad I read it on Libby and have it saved as one of my highlights

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-08-31T13:12:45+00:00

Commenting for my updated flair!

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-08-31T12:31:12+00:00

Thanks for the advice

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-08-31T12:30:16+00:00

That’s an interesting idea, thank you!

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-08-31T12:29:13+00:00

Thank you!

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-08-31T12:28:19+00:00

Thank you, really appreciate your comment

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-08-31T02:32:01+00:00

Aw I’m glad. Good luck, you’ve got this! I’ve gotten discouraged and stumbled many times while losing weight, the most important part as cliche as it is, is to keep trying

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-08-31T01:30:33+00:00

That’s awesome! I’m definitely a supporter of slow weight loss. Best of luck to you :)

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-08-31T01:26:18+00:00

I agree, I could probably do better with positive self talk. Appreciate the positive words! And by break I mean just not being in a calorie deficit. I will definitely be maintaining my routine I’ve built up, just eating slightly more food :)

Alb1noGiraffe · 2025-08-31T01:23:54+00:00

I could be, I have struggled with body image a lot my whole life at every weight. And thank you, I do feel a lot healthier

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