Tiffany's Progress Tracking
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Friday was good-ish...I'm giving up on carnivore, it just is not for me...I had a salad at lunch, it was magical...and a bit of ramen with my eggs and kielbasa for dinner, which was also pretty tasty...I am going to try to cut back on the dairy, I feel like that got a little over the top with carnivore...I did my Arnold Smash bi/tri/forearm and totally knocked it out of the park...but I did indulge with some whiskey/diet while re-watching season 1 Game of Thrones...still headed to bed at a decent time...so, overall, not perfect, but good-ish.1
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What are some of your favorite salad fixings?0
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Saturday - completed my shoulders/legs, that was so hard...got all the shopping done plus did some craft/cosplay shopping, but the boot shopping was a waste of time, everything I liked was not in my size...lunch was spinach and eggs, dinner was chicken alfredo over broccoli instead of pasta, it was sooo good and I couldn't even finish it, but still good.
Sunday - completed chest/back except for the crunches and calf stuff, just ran out of time and was hungry...lunch was at a social event, so veggies and dip mostly plus a piece of ham and a chicken thigh (my favorite part)...dinner was asian salad with vienna sausages because the kids ate all the chicken before I got done with weights...but it was cool, I love those little canned things, so delicious!
Favorite salad fixings...usually I just use whatever is laying around...I like spinach or romaine or mixed greens for the lettuce...and I try to have some kind of meat like leftover chicken or roast or whatever, but if there aren't leftovers then I'll just use lunchmeat or canned meats (love canned chicken with basil and tarragon, so yum)...usually I do shredded cheddar or feta or bleu cheese, but I may be cutting that out...and then olives or pickles or pepperoncini to give it some more bite...my favorite dressing is bleu cheese, but I'll also use caesar or ranch or some kind of vinigarette depending on what we have at home...plus salt and pepper...I like to change it up so it's a bit different if I'm having salad frequently...I also love the pre-mixed salads at costco, like the caesar and the asian and such where you just dump everything into a bowl and toss it all together...0 -
Lucifer's waterfall...really...are you fracking kidding me...I mean, it's good that there's no cramping and bloating and such, but a little warning this morning would have been nice...I'm in a dress and a thong, this is not how I usually prepare for this event...<sigh>0
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Today was good...I didn't sleep well, but got up and did combat anyway...did my walking...did most of my weights...I did cut them back a bit because I'm just feeling super crappy with the time of month...but I did all the weights that needed to be done, just skipped the crunches and legs because my belly is already crampy and terrible...at least the bi/tri/forearm are done.0
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Girl I feel ya! I got my challenge workout in and a house walk done but gah not the best feeling couple days. I ate ALL the food! Still not happy and didn't get that craving filled but oh well I can't possibly eat anything else. Hope things get better for you soon!0
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This weekend I couldn't even work out because I had such bad pains! Not from lucifer though, just some reaction to too much protein I think. Good for you working through it!0
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Tuesday was kind of lame in the workout arena...no morning combat because I either didn't set an alarm or turned it off in my sleep, so I got up way late...walking was done, yay...and then we had haircuts and dinner out and didn't get home until almost 10, plus, my daughter's pointe shoes still needed to be sewn...so no evening weights and I didn't get to bed until midnight.0
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Also for Tuesday...carbs were way over because we had pizza for dinner, but calories were in line and protein was pretty close to the minimum, which is not terrible since I didn't lift and didn't need the extra protein anyway.0
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Yummmm pizza! How does that fit in with your keto? Do you have to eat extra protein and fats to balance the carbs?0
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I don't do anything to balance out the carbs, I just suck it up on the days I choose to indulge. On the plus side, if it's a day where I actually do my lifting, I can have the extra carbs and totally stay in ketosis - based on how I feel anyway...but since I didn't lift last night, I did wake up with a headache this morning, and I totally wonder how much of that was the carb indulgence without burning them off versus just the weather doing funky things...yesterday it was bitter cold, today is warmish, tomorrow is super warm and raining cats and dogs...the weather shifts tend to trigger sinus headaches for me anyway, so it's tough to determine if weather alone would have caused a headache or if the carbs helped that happen.
Generally I choose to stick to keto as much as humanly possible...but at group gatherings, that just isn't always possible without being a giant pain in the *kitten*, so I will just eat what's available and suffer the consequences.0 -
fu MFP for kittening up my language...this is an adult site...you aren't my father...you can't tell me what to do!!!0
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...and reading about everyone having flooding problems when we are supposed to be having massive rains tomorrow...<shudder>...fills me with trepidation...0
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Wednesday was on target-ish...no morning workout, but walking done...no weights because it's rest day and my turn to taxi the ballerina...food was within goal, so that's cool...I'm still a bit sore from chest/back on Sunday, so increasing those weights was a good call.
3 weeks of Arnold Smash done, and one to go...didn't do before pics, but looking forward to the after pics...I think my last progress photos are from Halloween.0 -
Earlier today my newsfeed was working, but profile pages were not...and now all of it is down...again...<sigh>0
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I hope you feel better tomorrow and have all kinds of energy! Maybe you will sleep better tonight too and not oversleep in the morning! Mine didn't last near as many days this time. The cravings were just crazy and now I feel like I'm starting keto all over again. I crave something sweet after every meal now. I guess it's time to start trying to break it again even though it's been keto approved it's still not helping my progress and still triggers that sweet tooth.0
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Thursday was solid...food was on target...walking was done...weights were lifted...I did the shoulders and legs that I missed Tuesday...since my lifting week starts on Thursday and the month ends on Thursday I could do a whole weekly routine before the end of the month...I'm going to be strict about calories next month, and go back to the carb/calorie cycling...did all my math and I'm all set to key it in next Friday...2 high days per week and the rest low...exercise will be mostly core, yoga, and cardio, plus just maintenance level of lifting...should be cool, and hopefully slim me right up because I'm starting to just feel like a chunky monkey!!!0
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Good luck with your plan for next month! Sounds like a great one! Sorry you're having problems with MFP lately. Hopefully it will all work out soon.0
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Friday - I had a really delicious salad from the new pizza place next door to work...so yum...plus it was happy hour but I was driving, so just a bit of wine and some cheese curds, and not crazy on the calories.
Saturday - after ballet headed to the beach house...I didn't key my food, but I had ham/turkey and cheese rollups for lunch...then dinner was a nice steak and salad...then way too much wine...this keto eating, I thought I was starting to get the hang of it, but apparently not...I was just watching TV and sipping on my wine, and then the next thing I knew I was totally trashed and falling asleep...I really need to start counting my drinks and then cut myself off at 4 because I'm really quite trashed after 4 drinks.
Sunday - totally hungover all morning...headed home in the afternoon...food intake was very low, but plenty of fluids and some salt, finished off the wine with dinner...so, no workout, but not crazy on the food either.
I tried to log in to MFP repeatedly over the weekend...I guess I will have to take the time to uninstall/reinstall that app because it isn't working. It was annoying not to be able to log my stuff as I was eating it, but I'm pretty sure I got it all accounted for after the fact...I really would rather the app worked.0 -
Monday...well, this was some version of good...overall my calories are too low...and protein is too low...and I got a phone call and ended up talking after dinner, so I didn't carb up like I normally do after lifting, so I'm super hungry this morning...but still going to stick it out and follow the plan, no food until lunch.
On the plus side, I did complete bi/tri/forearm and I even upped one of the sets of weights...so exciting!!! This is the last time I'm doing this routine until March, so hopefully I will be able to pick up right where I am leaving off!!!
And my weight was down on the scale this morning...and I'm in a dress I haven't worn in a while...it's still a bit snug across the shoulders, but otherwise it fits nice!!!1 -
Tuesday - combat done, walking done, weights done (shoulders/legs)...food was totally on point, plus the pork chops for dinner were perfectly cooked and super delicious...
Today is supposed to be a rest day because it's a ballet night, but that class was already cancelled, so not sure if I will opt to pick up some weights or not. Today is also our first meeting with the marriage counselor, so hopefully there will be some kind of a plan for putting things back together.1 -
Enjoy the rest day!
I hope things go well with the counselor!0 -
Good luck with the counselor. Talking with a professional is something I think everyone should do! I hope you get what you need from it.
I think you should get the most out of your rest day. We have rest days for our bodies to recover so we don't get injured. There's no need to go 100% 7 days a week. You have amazing strength and motivation as it is! Get back on the horse tomorrow, but enjoy today!0 -
Good luck with the counselor! I really hope everything works out for y'all. Enjoy your rest day. You do so much exercise! I don't see how you do it all. Yay on the dress fitting too btw! On the other hand if you feel like picking up the weights may release something after the counselor session then girl go for it! Take care of yourself!1
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Thanks for all the good wishes!!!
Wednesday was good...worked half a day...then went to counseling...then costco and the grocery store...then had some lunch...walked for about 90 min on the treadmill while watching game of thrones and did indeed decide to take a break on the weights...then had dinner...protein and calories are a bit low, but close enough.
As for the counseling...there is no dysfunction and therefore no diagnosis...there is no treatment plan for being human...so, we won't be going back, and things will either work out or they won't...there isn't any additional effort that can be made to save things...it is what it is.0 -
I don't know if this is too personal, but have you tried looking into love languages? It'll only help if you're both working 100%, but I find the insight is really useful.
Good luck with getting back to your weights today! I really don't know how you do it, but it's definitely inspiring
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I'm sorry that counseling was a bust, I hope things work out in a way that benefits you both. HUGS!0
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I hope things will all come together for you. I'm so sorry that counseling was a bust. We are here for you!0
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Thursday was pretty awesome!!! Food was on target even with some last minute alterations to both lunch and dinner. Workout was totally kick *kitten*...I'm so bored of the Arnold Smash routine, but I stuck it out and gave it my all with chest/back last night...so glad to be changing it up for February...Oh, I should post my planned workouts since I haven't done that yet...also, going back to the calorie/carb cycling and since my strength training is 2x/week rather than 3x/week and the days alternate from week to week, I just went ahead and keyed in the offsets for the whole month so I didn't have to think about it.
I did measurements this morning, and it wasn't as bad as I expected...arms and glutes are more beastly...chest measurement was up, but not sure if that's actually beastly, or just water retention since the boobs are always so variable anyway...belly button and low belly are up a bit too, which I expected, but actually not as bad as I thought it would be...Feb is starting from a nice place and I totally aim to slim the waist this month.
Also, have been working on the Poison Ivy outfit for April, so totally need to get that done and have a figure that will make it awesome!!!0
