Tiffany's Progress Tracking
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Thursday was not terrible, but not really great either. I was naughty and picked up a bottle of wine $4 at the grocery...yes, I drank the whole thing while watching Sherlock...and then I did some snacking...and then I didn't do my evening workout...<sigh>...but, I did my walking and cube weights and stairs during the day, so not a terrible thing to miss one workout...I just hate it when I miss strength training...but Sherlock was sooooo gooooood...
This weekend will be a beach weekend, which will probably mean more wine, but definitely lots of fighting with bamboo and walking everywhere, so getting in activity will not be a problem even if there is no formal exercise.0 -
I hope you enjoy your weekend!0
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Friday was good - food was on point, walking and cube workouts done...got in extra walking waiting to pick up the boy from his running practice...then drove to the beach...got there late and did some reading after a shower, then nighty night time.
Saturday, lots of walking, farmers market (oysters, tea, and home harvested herbs), dollar general (seltzer water and charcoal), and the grocery (steak, butter, lunchmeat, cheese, cider and pickles)...then did all the garden weeding...then went to the beach and played in the water a lot because it was perfectly warm for a change...then walked along the beach...then grilled steak and oysters, plus made some southwestern corn...watched sherlock and drank a few ciders.
Sunday, a little more walking, dollar general (seltzer water, chips, and butterscotch cakes, essentially road food), then tackled the bamboo for a couple hours and produced two huge bags of clippings...packed up and drove home...mom brought White Castles back from KY, so didn't have to cook dinner, which was really nice...and I don't have a migraine today, so the NAET is working. Yay. I am exceptionally sneezy though, so not sure it's 100% working.
Today life will be back to normal...I didn't get on the scale this morning and I missed my Saturday measurements, but I'll catch up next week...this is a recovery week, so I'm keeping the calories low and the exercises are not as challenging, lots of stretching and cardio, no strength training.0 -
Decided to tweak the numbers today...we are now 3 weeks past vacation and I'm still 21%+ body fat and still 150lbs...so, time to tweak the math...new goals:
train/rest
calories: 223/1339 (max)
carbs: 167/50 (max)
protein: 112/50 (min)
Previously I wasn't cycling the protein, just the carbs and calories, but I feel better with vegetarian eating...weird, since I can now eat meats without the migraines, but it makes me feel sluggish and congested and just not as light and lean...so I'm going to tone down the protein on the rest days just so I can make it easier to hit that goal...I need a plan that will work long term and I just can't sustain the huge protein numbers every single day because I am so tired of feeling tired of eating meat. And that's a min goal, so I can always go over if I'm in the mood for something meaty once in a while.
I think physically I still probably need the extra protein for muscle recovery, and I have more room to fit it in on the training days since I get more food that day. So, I'm going to start protein cycling and see if that helps make this a more sustainable plan.
Good luck with that!0 -
Monday was good - walking, cube workouts, stairs, and dynamix, plus food was a bit carby but it hit my new protein goal, so I'm happy! My sweetheart is home again, yay!!!0
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Sounds like you had a good weekend and a great start to your week! Keep it up!0
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Tuesday was solid-ish...went to happy hour and had 3 hard ciders, but managed to avoid all the snacking I usually do on happy hour night...walking, cube workouts, one set of stairs because my afternoon meeting ran late, plus pilates at night - about 2/3 of the workout because then I started getting a headache, but still a solid day of activity!!!0
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I spent some time looking in the mirror this morning, but I didn't get on the scale.
I appear to be thinning out through my ribs again...seriously??? I gained in my belly while on vacation, but apparently that's not where it's going to come off from...<heavy sigh>...
I guess I'll just be at this forever...0 -
Have you taken progress pictures lately? You're doing great Tiffany, don't get discouraged!!0
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I have not taken pics in a while...as a general rule the changes are so small they are difficult to see, plus, I'm not seeing them in my belly where they really need to go...but I'm sure I'll so a set right before Halloween, and OF COURSE there will be photos of me in my costume!!!
Wednesday was good on the numbers, despite having a couple beers at the local brewery...not sure how that came out ok, but other than sitting with my darling husband and a friend having beer it was kind of a crazy busy day, so no time for snacking or sitting. Walking, cube workouts, stairs - again only one set because the afternoon meeting ran late...GAH...no evening workout because it was already after 8 that we were eating.0 -
Halloween feels right around the corner. I know I keep saying this (mostly in my journal) but I swear I blink and it's the next month. =P How do you gauge your progress if pictures don't really show the changes? Is it just how you feel? how clothes fit? your reflection? measurements? scale? or is it a mixture? I'm just curious.
Awesome job on keeping your numbers in check even with going out! I hope you enjoyed your time with your husband!
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I track scale weight and body fat, plus measurements (arms, legs, chest, hips, waist, belly button, and 2" below belly button) usually every Saturday, but I'm kind of terrible about remembering every week, so I'm pretty happy if I get in one a month. Last set of measurements were good, arms were up - yay for muscle building. I try to do photos about every 90 days...there are some slight before/after changes, a little less lumpy in the legs, or a little thinner through the love handles, but nothing dramatic...now, if I go back and look at photos from a year or two ago, then the changes do look much more obvious...still not really dramatic...I started from a healthy weight, so dramatic is just not going to happen, but progress is good even if it's small progress.
Thursday - food was way under, exercise was standard. I didn't workout in the evening, went to bed early instead...today I'm kind of sniffly and congested...hope I'm not coming down with something, that would be UGH!0 -
Thank you for answering and I agree that progress no matter how slow is still progress! I hope you feel better soon!0
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friday - food was good, a bit carby but within calories...exercise was a bit low, but it's a recovery week so I'm not going to sweat it, plus we had a funeral which took up about 6 hours of time with travel and such...then had to fetch the kids from the football game and deliver a few home, so it was a late night and my bed was calling me!0
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love the new profile pic !0
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Thanks!
Saturday was good, got up early and walked while the boy ran cross country, then we went out to the diner for breakfast and I only had coffee because I don't do breakfast...did my stretching...had a late lunch after 2pm...then had a super delicious dinner and a few coffee and whiskeys while watching Ghosts of Mars and Sherlock...slept like a champ!0 -
Sunday was kind of blah...didn't really exercise or be at all active except for some gardening...spent time cooking off and on - beer bread, angel food cake, burgundy mushrooms...mostly just felt vaguely crappy and listless, then the coughing started at bed time...so hopefully I'm not coming down with the plague my husband has had, but it seems like it...and he kept waking me up with his snoring last night, so I feel downright terrible this morning, tired and headache and a bit congested. BLAH
Food was a bit over yesterday, but still under maintenance...I nailed my protein thanks to the cake and mushrooms...I totally need to get that cake mix again, finding good gluten free stuff is such a challenge and it was AMAZING...0 -
I hope you feel better soon!0
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Monday was kind of a feeling icky and terrible day...but I did all my workouts, including pilates...was about 300 calories over goal, which is still about 300 under maintenance, so not the end of the world...recovery weeks are hard, I miss the strength training, and I definitely miss the extra calories from the strength training. Slept really well, and I'm actually feeling peppy this morning despite the dreary rain!0
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Yay for sleeping well and feeling peppy!!0
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Tuesday was pretty awesome...month 2 of P90X begins, so back to strength training, which means back to MORE FOOD which is always AWESOME!!! Did all my walking, cube workouts, and all the stairs I could fit between meetings, plus last night was chest (push-ups), shoulder (15-10#), triceps (10-8#) to which I added glutes (20#) because P90X only does legs once a week and I've decided that isn't enough...so I cut my glute routine into 1/3 of normal and added a leg exercise after every triceps exercise...totally shaking and physically spent afterward, it was a good feeling. Visited the chiropractor, haven't been in a couple months with vacations and all, so it was nice to get adjusted, though didn't need much adjustment, which is always good...went to bed early and still overslept this morning...weights always makes me need more sleep.0
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Wednesday was pretty awesome...was supposed to do plyo, but had a million errands to run and didn't have time to get home, so instead I walked an extra hour waiting on the boy to get out of practice so I could take him for a haircut, plus did all my normal cube workout, walking and stairs, so I call that a win...food was a bit over, I give myself +/- 200 calories, but I was 300 over, so a bit out of line, but it was all protein and not junk, so I'm not going to fret over it. Unfortunately some of that protein was chicken, and I woke up with a raging migraine this morning, so the NAET is not working long term and I'm going to go back to just eggs and seafood since those don't give me migraines...<sigh>...I was enjoying the food options, but none of it is worth having to live in migraine hell...I usually don't eat before noon, but I can't take drugs on an empty stomach, so I had food this morning so I could take drugs and lay back down...now I'm feeling more human, just very sluggish and not motivated...today is a strength day and an eat more day, so hopefully the eating early won't put me over for the day, and hopefully the migraine will stay gone so I can get my workout in when I feel more alert.0
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I hope the migraine stays away!0
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Thursday was terrible and great at the same time...the migraine was terrible, but after spending half the day drugged and sleeping I actually got up and was semi-productive...cut some t-shirts into tank tops...cooked dinner...actually did my strength training, which was super hard, but I totally nailed it...had to drop from 20 to 15 pounds for some of the curls, and by the end I could only do them at 15 pounds, but that's a good workout...did legs at 20 with no issues other than it was hard...then a friend came over and did some sewing on my machine after dinner...and that was nice...I seem to have lost my needle felting kit...that was not nice...but, at least the day wasn't a total loss!0
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Also, this morning I noticed that my upper abs are getting that wrinkly look to the skin...so it may be happening, I might be losing fat from my abs FINALLY!!!1
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This was a beach weekend, so no internet access, no food tracking which I actually kind of missed.
Friday was good, cube workouts, walking, stairs, no evening workout since we were traveling and food was on point. Travel was good, some rain, but nothing too crazy. I did have a cider after we got to the house to unwind a bit.
Saturday was pretty awesome food and exercise wise. It rained all day and I had no formal exercise, but spent the entire day scraping wallpaper off the living room ceiling, which was quite a shoulder and arm workout. Also, walked to the farmer's marker, dollar general, and grocery. Lunch was tuna, dinner was shrimp and blue crab - so yum!!! Also had salad and squash, but I didn't eat either of those, totally stuffed myself on crab! Had 2 ciders, so I behaved myself pretty well.
Sunday was goodish, spent the morning texturing the ceiling, then went to the beach which was nice out of the water but cold in the water, then finished up the texturing late in the evening. Had scrambled eggs with crab and cheese for lunch, and oysters for dinner plus salad. However, I also had an entire 6 pack of cider - so yum, and so not necessary. Then I snacked on popcorn, and made a batch of scrambled eggs with cheese late at night because I was hungry.
Monday was good - woke up at like 4am with a massive hangover, to be fair, I earned it. Took an Emergen-C with a big glass of water and went back to bed. Woke up at like 8 totally fine, that stuff is an amazing hangover helper! There are a few spots on the ceiling that still need touching up, however it wasn't dry enough to do any more work. So, worked on the outside instead, put down pavers and rock for the foundation border, plus planted some mums and pulled some weeds. Travel home was fine, a few normal delays but nothing major. Took the leftover squash and some tofu and turned it into veggie spaghetti which was super delicious. No drinking!
This morning I noticed my obliques are really visible...so I don't think the drinking did too much damage...or maybe it was just a bit offset with the huge amount of manual labor.1 -
Tuesday - wow, got tons of working out in...protein was too low, grrrr...calories were way under, grrrr...<sigh>...some day I will get the hang of this eating right nonsense...overall a good day...registered the girl for ballet...she will be Monday and Saturday, which will actually be nice because it won't interfere with any of my strength routines...need to set my darling hubby up on a workout schedule, he is being totally slack at the moment, but wants to do beast...should be interesting...other than that not much going on...dinner was a chicken I picked up from costco for the carnivores, plus leftover potato salad to which I added 4 fried eggs for me...still not enough protein...grrrr...
Happy Hump day!0 -
Wednesday was good...morning dentist appointment, no cavities...didn't do my evening cardio because I was lazy, but got my walking, cube workouts, and stairs done...protein was awesome, carbs were a bit over, but calories were in line...overall a solid day...had a hamstring cramp when I went to bed, but some topical magnesium took care of that.1
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Thursday was solid, but not perfect...I was sooooo tired in the afternoon and evening...my protein was way too low...my calories were a bit low...my exercise was through the roof...did all my normal stuff plus back & biceps, and my glute routine - though, I cut the weights down to 5# on the glutes because my right hamstring was twingy all day long...I was scheduled to go up, but it's always good to listen to your body.0
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Hopefully you aren't tired during the weekend and are able to enjoy it!0
