jilliancreates a journey of releasing weight and attracting health.
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August 4
5,000 steps
Vegetarian 2 of 4
Intentional day not logging
Seeing my natural pattern of being super hungry on ovulation day, I've decided to give myself a pass for this 1 day every month. I did, and will, try to make healthy food choices, but I'm not going to beat myself up for giving in to fried breakfast empanadas or any other foods that I don't typically eat. So no logging for the day and no guilt about what passes my lips. Today feels easier, and I think it's because I'm not feeling burdened by suppressed cravings caused by hormone fluctuations.1 -
August 5
3,500+ steps
Vegetarian 3 of 5
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I'm working on getting back into a healthy frame of mind after about 6 weeks of extremely low energy and motivation. I'm waiting to get to see my VA doctors to find out if I have something going on that might cause lethargy. I'm hoping we can get it figured out soon, but feeling better enough to work on it in the meantime.
Today, my focus is to reach my step goal of 11,000. It's only happened once or twice in these last weeks, so I feel this is a good place to start. I've got almost 3,000 now, and I can feel that might legs aren't as strong as they were. I wonder how long it'll take before I feel strong enough to get back to my long training walks.0 -
Are you taking a B supplement? You need one with B12 if you aren't going to eat meat, and that might explain the lack of energy...I think the only vegetarian source of B12 is nutritional yeast, not sure if you are loading up on that...I'm lazy, I just supplement.0
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I take b-complex every day, and I do love nutritional yeast. I don't eat it everyday, but I'm also not 100% vegetarian.
I feel like there are several possibilities of what might be going on. Dopamine being my first suspect. The L-Tyrosine helps, but I was often forgetting to take it because it doesn't fit into my daily pill container. Lethargy could also be caused by an iron deficiency (haven't had that tested recently), the doxycycline I took in early July, or a Lyme flare-up. There could probably be other culprits too, but these are the most obvious places to start.0 -
I've made my step goal+ for 2 consecutive days. It feels odd to be excited about that since it used to be so easy. It also feels weird that my legs are sore and tired. I'm debating on how much to push myself today and taking into consideration the idea of doing too much, too soon. I don't want to slip back into the rut by being too easy on myself or by burning myself out. I guess I just see how I feel throughout the day.
My eating has not been good, but I've made a few good choices here and there. I'm trying not to stress about it not drastically improving at the moment. At least moving more will slow or stop any further weight gain. That feels like enough for right now.1 -
I'm always a fan of taking it slow and seeing how workout changes feel for about 2-3 weeks before making them more intense...the time that an injury will set me back is always far greater than the minor set back of a less intense workout for a few weeks...inevitably when I push hard and push fast I end up hurting something.0
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It feels like it's been a long couple of months with my motivation, willpower and weight all yo-yoing. I'm on day one back on track. Food was pretty good but can still use some improvement. A little shy on steps, but not too bad considering that I didn't formally exercise.
My weight is much higher than I'd like it to be, and it's both visible and physically uncomfortable. We have family pictures on October 20th, so there's my motivator. Most of the current gain will likely come off easily since it's a lot of water weight. And although I won't be down to my goal, I feel that it's totally doable to get to a point of being much more comfortable in my clothes and with my image in the mirror. So, here we go...0 -
You've got this!0
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The weekend went ok. No formal exercise and some not so great food choices, but I ate mostly at maintenance I think and didn't eat horribly unhealthy food.0
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I've not been eating junk food for 2 days now, but apparently still overeating because my weight keeps inching up. Last night, I walked for an hour while my youngest daughter was in gymnastics. This morning after taking kids to school, I got on my yoga mat for a few rounds of sun salutations then headed out for a 4-mile walk. I'm feeling great about my start to the day, and hopefully it'll be enough to keep me on track for the rest of the day.0
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Today is day 3 with a calorie deficit. I didn't get to walk yesterday because my youngest daughter was home sick. She was back to school today though, so I got another 4-mile walk in. I took my Nordic poles with, so I walked faster than my usual pace. It was the best cardio I've had in a long time.
Several pounds of water weight are gone and I'm hopeful that the trend will continue. I'm feeling really good about these past few days.1 -
I'm back to the yo-yo mood, motivation, and weight. Grrrr. I've now gained back about 20 pounds in just a few months. I really want to get this crap figured out, but I'm really feeling challenged with energy and motivation. When I do feel ok, I have lots of tasks to do just to keep the household running. I'm just really tired, but looking forward to getting better, even though I don't know when that'll be.0
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Take it one day at a time, it'll eventually work out and you'll be back on track!0
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you can do this !0
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I've been out of the loop a lot longer than I thought. Quick catch up...I took a couple of suggestions from some health-saavy friends and started using Brain Octane MCT oil supplement and Mighty Maca Plus supplement. Both have been extremely helpful with the symptoms I was having. Weight still is fluctuating, but I'm feeling better at least. I'm trying something different now. Instead of avoiding things that I feel I shouldn't eat, I'm making a point to add a few things into my meal plans that are healthy and that I already find appealing. I'm also learning to shift my feelings around my body and any negative thoughts around the process of releasing extra weight. I'm finding ways to be happy with where I'm at, while still eagerly looking forward to where I want to be. Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.1
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Glad to see an update from you and very glad to read that you're feeling better!0
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Glad you found something that helped
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