Tiffany's Progress Tracking
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Today I realized that vacation is NEXT WEEK.
Two weeks after vacation is RAVENCON.
I want to be a somewhat decent Lt Uhura for that, which means I need to keep up with the exercise over vacation, and lay off the adult beverages.
I can totally DO this!0 -
I should come back with new profile photos!0
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Yay for vacation! I look forward to seeing your new profile photos!0
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Tuesday #192 - got my walking in, and ate on point, but spent the evening making a blanket rather than doing my weights, so was a bit lazy there...still a pretty awesome day.0
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Wednesday #193 - walking done, and some yoga...skipped pilates because my foot kept cramping which was both painful and annoying...food was over about 500cal, but I think I was under the day before, so I'm probably in balance over the course of the week.
Just feeling very bleah and totally not motivated...going to get back on my vitamins more consistently and my herbal stuff for peri-menopause...the fact that is has been icky and I haven't been able to get outside is probably not helping...but next week is vacation, so that should put me in a better mood, particularly if I can get some hiking and outdoor time into the schedule.0 -
Thursday #194 - walking done, no other exercise...the evening was filled with errand running - take the girl to ballet, go to Lowes and get floor polyeurethane, go to Wall-Mart and get Easter stuff, pick up the girl, go get dinner, go get the boy from the track meet...didn't get home until 10ish and then it was just shower and bed...which means that I had to bring the chocolate in to work today since I forgot to sneak it out of the car when the kids weren't looking...<sigh>
On the plus side, we went out to dinner at steak & shake, and my calories were within goal since I just got a coke zero and skipped the shake (tempting, but no)...my carbs were over for the day and I have a bit of a headache, but I should be better about sticking to keto on vacation since I don't plan to drink...
AND one of my friends at work was able to use his 3D printer to make my Lt Uhura communicator, so I am totally psyched to paint that and assemble it...I think my earrings are still on order, but all the rest of my costume is together...assuming my daughter has some shorts I can wear under the very very short dress.
I'm planning to track food via the app while I'm on vacation, not sure if it will let me post here, sometimes it just spins when I try to get to the community section.0 -
I hope you enjoy your vacation and have a safe trip!0
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Friday #195 - Sunday #204
It was a busy week...and obviously I didn't log in and update as it went, so I'll just try to sum up...
Friday 3/30 - I'm pretty sure I did my strength training and kept calories ok.
Saturday 3/31 - This was the 40x2=80 birthday party, I brought SALADS to eat, so I was able to eat plenty and I didn't have anything alcoholic to drink or any cake, so if calories were over, then at least I feel like they were full of nutrition and not junk. We even did an egg hunt, so I did lots of walking around, and some cardio before the party.
Sunday 4/1 - Easter morning was good, I only had one piece of candy (a cadbury egg) while putting the baskets together, which is way more responsible than my usual chocolate binge. No mimosas in the morning, no candy, and dinner was brisket and colcannon potatoes, so totally on plan.
Monday 4/2 - travel and ate lunch at wawa (chicken tenders) plus an awesome dinner of chicken alfredo with riced cauliflower. Got some sanding done. Both kids were sick with some kind of stomach virus in the evening.
Tuesday 4/3 - about 10 hours of sanding today...leftover alfredo for lunch...salad for dinner.
Wednesday 4/4 - this was a huge long day like 15+ hours of manual labor (sanding and stain), and pizza for dinner, but I think with all that activity that carb level is probably fine.
Thursday 4/5 - another busy day, stain was still drying, so pulled weeds, raked and cleaned up sticks, and put down compost/mulch to tidy up the garden a bit...dinner was steak on the grill, which I had on a salad and which was super delicious.
Friday 4/6 - today I woke up with the stomach virus...so nothing to eat most of the day except salt, and lots of water...it was a travel day, so my poor husband was stuck doing all the driving...dinner was 2 eggs and a 5 oz yogurt plus a few potato chips, definitely way under on calories, but that's ok with me. Dropped my daughter off with my daughter-in-law so she could hang out with them for an evening.
Saturday 4/7 - took the boy child to DMV and he is now officially in possession of a learner's permit to drive. Then, made dip, picked up the girl, went to D&D. My older son and his family came over for dinner so we had lasagne and garlic bread plus mini-cupcake carrot cakes. I was mostly good, but may be over on calories...no alcohol or junk or exercise...2 slices of lasagne plus a small piece of garlic bread, plus one of the mini-cupcakes.
Sunday 4/8 - this was a pretty chill day...breakfast (11am ish) was bacon/eggs, lunch was ham/cheese, and dinner was salad...I did about 1/4 of a strength training workout. I did eat one peep for dessert because I was totally craving them for days, but I stopped at one and didn't go back for more. With any luck that will be it for cravings for a while.
I haven't been on a scale yet, but I'm hopeful that the number will be down.0 -
Monday #205 - today was goodish...calories were in line, but carbs were WAY over thanks to a Starbucks vanilla bean frappe...I thought a yogurt would be enough of a snack, but clearly it was not and I was so hungry while the girl was in ballet, and I definitely do not make good food choices when I am hungry...I need to plan for a heavier snack on ballet days, I was trying to cut calories and reign it in a bit, but I cannot cut snack time, maybe I can cut a bit on dinner...on the plus side, I did manage some extra walking, as planned, so I got that going for me.0
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Tuesday #206 - today was amazingly on target...calories in line, carbs in line, strength training and walking DONE...it was epic...one of those days that just makes you feel good about having a plan!0
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Wednesday #207 - today was a challenge, but I persevered...so very crazy hungry in the morning, but I resisted the urge to go eat something and just had extra plain coffee to kill the hunger demon...lunch was salad, and I got all my walking done, plus some extra stairs...evening was pork ribs, and was supposed to be yoga/pilates, however we had the youngest granddaughter and it wasn't possible to work out with her there, plus who wants to work out when you can play with the toddler, and by the time we got home from taking her to her parents it was like 10pm and way too late to start a workout...I did get plenty of activity chasing her around the house.
I was bad and didn't key in my food all day long, but I did totally stick to my established plan and I'm totally on target after all - yay me, I'm finally getting the hang of this!0 -
Thursday #208 - a day full of drama...on the plus side, I think my carbs are over but calories are probably fine...on the down side, I didn't actually key my food so who knows, and I didn't exercise in the evening...got a little distracted by a friend needing a place to stay and crashing with me...oh, and I dreamed I was knocked up by a co-worker and woke up ravenously hungry, so this morning I had breakfast, which I like never do...whatever...might be related to the weird dreams, might just be my pending monthly subscription to lucifer's waterfall...<sigh>...it is what it is...0
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Friday #209 - walking on breaks, then went home and raked the yard because the weather was so nice...overall a solid day!
Saturday #210 - three hours of walking today, in the sun, it was amazing...felt so good to be in decent spring weather...then shopping at sharp shopper, and a pretty relaxing evening...food was kept keto, not even a challenge!
Sunday #211 - I was a little bad today...I was up early making cake pops, then managed about 15 min of combat, then went to the ice skating rink for my daughter's birthday party and drank beer...plus ate fries...then had mac & cheese, plus boneless wings that were loaded with breading...so all in all it was NOT a keto day, but I did do my strength training, and skated for about half an hour until my ankle was all bruised, so I was very active at least.0 -
got on the scale this morning...156.6 which is about 3 lbs heavier than last monday...it's annoying to spend the entire week working hard and doing good with food and then just gain anyway...I know it's water because I can't wear my rings today, and my monthly subscription to lucifer's waterfall is due any day now...still tired of it...ugh0
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...on the plus side...I put on my shorts over the weekend and they were downright baggy despite being spandex athletic shorts...0
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Now that's certainly a plus side !0
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Monday #212 - I cut my non-training calories down 400, so it was a tough day, but I got some extra walking in and I stuck to the new plan, so it was worth it!1
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Tuesday #213 - I cut my training calories down by 700, so that was kind of tough, but I got my walking in and about half my strength training...husband is out of town, so I didn't get my working out done until late in the evening, and I was just SO DONE half way through, so I quit...and then I didn't eat any pie since I didn't feel like I earned it, so I was actually like an extra 400 calories under for the day.
I'm super crazy hungry this morning though...but so far sticking to plain coffee and the PLAN!0 -
How'd the rest of your day go?0
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Wednesday #214 - today was so-so...the morning started super hungry, but I actually conquered that like a champ with coffee and plenty of water...I was super busy at work so I didn't have a huge amount of time to worry about being hungry anyway...lunch was on-plan...then I was craving something sweet in the afternoon so I had an iced coffee with sugar-free cinnamon dolce syrup...which was super delicious...and I had my planned snack when I got home...then I went off to the track meet feeling really good and able to hold it together until dinner...I really underestimated how long I was going to be there, I should have brought some nuts to snack on...so, started getting super hungry around 7ish (dinner time) so I had a diet pepsi...then by 8ish I was just way too hungry, so I got a bbq sandwich...we didn't get home until just after 9 and then I had a brat with mac & cheese...not on plan since it was a higher carb day, but calories were only over 326, and I had an extra 361 from the prior day, so it balances out...no working out except walking since I got home so late...not a terrible day, but not a great day, and the convention is FRIDAY, so I'm so excited!!!0
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Thursday #215 - another so-so day...got up early for some combat, walking done, ran to costo for food while my daughter was at ballet - actually got rejected leaving costco for the first time ever because they didn't ring up the items on the bottom of the cart, and since I had extra stuff for the con, I didn't even notice...eating a bit over but mostly keto.
So excited about the convention!!!0 -
Friday #216 - I feel super sick today, so I'm eating some food and having an extra shot of espresso...shark week arrived, so hopefully it's just raging hormones and nothing serious...I have a CONVENTION this weekend ain't nobody got time to get sick!!!0
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I hope you have fun at the convention and that you aren't getting sick!0
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Friday #216 'cont - felt mostly terrible all day, the cramping was crazy intense and the trip to the convention didn't have much traffic, but it was a bit of agony. I did manage to alter my costume, I ended up taking about 4" off the sides, closer to 8" off the waist, but it looked perfect once I was done with it. Got to the convention and thank goodness alcohol is a muscle relaxer, so I felt much better after a few drinks. Dinner was just a sandwich. Ran into friends, and had a good time at the after con parties.
Saturday #217 - Up around 8:30 for panels and shopping and just generally having a ball...donned the Lt. Uhura costume and it looked amazing! I did drop my ear communicator piece and break it before I ever managed to use it, but the rest of the costume held up well. My daughter competed in the official costume contest, and she got a prize for Best Presentation which is the costume itself plus how they move and what they say while they are on stage, and how well they stay in character. Lunch was half a sandwich, but after the costume contest we went out to dinner at an Italian place which was amazing and I had lasagna. Then, the drinking started (wine and jello shots) and I was dancing and having a great time until about 5am.
Sunday #218 - up around 9am to pack, plus there were a couple panels I wanted to see. Lunch was Italian, but dinner was just cold cuts. We hit more traffic on the way home and I kept trying to stay awake, but dozing off, so it's good that my husband was driving. Took a nap once we got home and no workout and no drinking, just watched The Dark Tower in the evening. Loved the movie, but I'm not sure how much anyone who didn't read the series would understand.
All in all it was an amazing convention...saw old friends, made new friends, and had a fantastic time!1 -
Love the new profile picture!1
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Monday #219 - I was planning to go straight from Ravencon back to the crash calories I was doing before the con...I guess I shouldn't call them "crash calories" because it's still plenty of calories for solid nutrition, but I like to eat, and cutting back the calories, even a little, always makes me feel like it's a 300 cal diet, even when it's way higher allowance than that...anyway...with the post-drinking starving tummy, that didn't happen...so I decided to just track and stay keto, but not worry about the calories...so, I ended up Monday about 800 over, which is only 400 over my normal amount and won't hurt for one day. I did my walking, but ran errands instead of doing the extra walking, so just the usual 5 miles.
Tuesday will be a lifting day, so I get more calories even at my lower levels, so I will definitely be planning and mindful of keeping within goal for the day. And I will definitely do my lifting and lift hard because I missed both Fri and Sun lifting due to the con.0 -
Tuesday #220 - good day, walking, plus weights...my husband even worked out with me, which was super cool...I was lazy and had pizza for dinner since I didn't feel like cooking...plenty of sleep and all in all a spot on target kind of day.0
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Wednesday #221 - walking done...happy hour was awesome...I drank and ate more than planned, but I didn't eat anything once I got home, so that was good...no evening workout either, but it was awesome hanging out with friends and catching up on everyone's life!!!0
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Planned my May workouts - cut back on the ballet days, I never get my longer workouts in that day anyway, so I'm going to cut it down to just abs...also, ramping up a bit for summer body bliss (I hope)...more leg work, my glutes are shrinking and not in a good way, I would like to round those out a bit!!! T workouts are mine, hubby is M:
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Thursday #222 - solid day, walking, food was on point, nothing spectacular going on in the universe.1
