Tiffany's Progress Tracking
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Today I planned my workouts for April...I haven't started planning calories though, and the workout plan is pretty intense, so I will need to keep that in mind when I plan calories...
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Going with "very active" which is heavy workouts 6-7 days a week, I get the below...I will cut the carbs down on the training days to about 100g just because I do want to stay keto for the migraine control, but everything else I will aspire to stick with...it's going to be so hard to get all that protein...time to stock up on meats I guess...
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Thursday was totally amazing! I tracked all my food, and I was a little over on calories but I got all my protein and my carbs were ok, so I'm very happy. I could have been good, but I opted to have a Nutty Bar after dinner, and I have no regrets! I consider it a reward for lifting all the weights - ALL THE WEIGHTS!!! First time since the blood donation I did my full strength routine, I was totally stoked!!!1
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Yay for an amazing Thursday!0
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Friday was solid - I did walking on breaks, including a long break that I took mostly because I just couldn't stand staring at my computer any more...and I had an actual salad for lunch, which was super delish...dinner was a bit much, I just ate too much, I should have cut out one or two of the eggs, but I raked leaves and then did glutes when I got home, so dinner was kind of late and then I was super hungry and I just kind of went overboard...however, food was still pretty in-line a little over for a deficit day, but not too much over, just a smaller deficit than planned and I'm cool with that when all the workouts got done!0
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Saturday...the good, the bad, and the ugly!
Good - I was super active, 5 hours of raking leaves and weights done (shoulders/legs). Plus, on a super good note I went shopping for more work dresses and found 3 work dresses and a dinner dress...the work dresses are size 6 and the dinner dress is a size 4...I could have bought all size 4 dresses except they are too short for work...if the dress barn made a 4 Tall, I could be that size...though, to be fair, the 4 is a bit snug across the shoulders, but I can fit a 4 in the waist and hips, yay fracking me!!!
Bad - I had 2 beers after working in the yard. Not terrible given the activity level, but probably not the greatest recovery drink in the world...they were delicious and I regret nothing!
Ugly - I totally got into the chocolate on yard breaks...this is why I don't even normally buy this stuff, I have no control...so my calories and carbs are over for the day, to the tune of exactly 3 Little Debbie snack cakes (2 fudge rounds and a star crunch)...my day would have been spot on, even with the beer, if I had just managed not to mindlessly devour the chocolate cakes when getting water on my yard breaks.
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Sunday - good day, but not a deficit day, but I did manage to stay out of the snack cakes at least...carbs were good and protein was good, but calories were a bit over and I did eat breakfast before car shopping, so IF was a bust, but overall it was a good enough day!!!0
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My favorite of the new dresses...and the only one I paid full price for...because it's beau-ti-ful
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Monday was great on food, but I didn't do any exercise other than walking...it was my daughters birthday and I successfully managed to NOT eat the dessert, so I'm very proud...plus, I went easy on the sushi and had hamburgers to try and get my protein up...protein could have been better...but, I'm working on that, and I increased it for April, so I need to try and stay on top of that...
On the plus side, I am wearing my 2nd favorite new spring dress today! I hate shopping, but I do like having nice things to wear!
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Tuesday was ok, not perfect, but good enough.
Food was on-plan until I ended up eating out after the school board meeting...then it was a bit over in carbs and a bit over in calories, but not terribly off on either, so good enough.
Exercise was excellent - did abs in the morning (catch-up from Monday) and full body weights in the evening (catch-up from Monday and Tuesday's planned weights)...to be fair, it was an abbreviated routine since I only had an hour, but I did hit each muscle group and I totally lifted to my max on every one (except maybe back, I feel like I could maybe increase the back weights or reps)...so, solid effort...and I did my usual walking.
Even got to bed early, because I was one tired puppy after all of that work.0 -
Wednesday was ok...protein was close enough...carbs were over and calories were over...I didn't realize that a PB milkshake was going to be over 1K calories, or I would have skipped it or at least gone for plain vanilla...but it was super delicous, and it was a high calorie day, so not the end of the world...also, I did my glute weights in the morning (carryover from Tuesday), then some walking though not as much as usual...and glute bands in the evening, I was short of time due to cooking dinner, so I just skipped to the hard parts and did those...I was already super sore, so I don't think I could physically have done the full routine, so best to get the most effective moves in instead of wasting time with the filler moves...then I did the full XStretch before bed...a whole hour of stretching, it was kind of glorious and I'm sure it's a large part of the reason I slept like a rock.
Bonus - I colored my hair red (color butter, so totally temporary) in prep for Poison Ivy on Saturday!!!
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Thursday - spot on, pretty solid day...protein was pretty good for a low calorie day...and I actually didn't eat too many calories...super shock there...the low days are hard...exercise was totally awesome, combat in the morning (a full 20 min), walking at lunch, and I lifted all the chest/back/shoulder weights in the evening...it was such a chore too, I kept wanting to quit and just kept pushing through...
you can't quit now, at least finish this set...
you can't quit now, at least finish all the back exercises...
you can't quit now, do at least one set of shoulder exercises...
you can't quit now, there's only 2 shoulder exercises left...
I don't normally have to pep-talk my way through my weights, but yesterday was HARD...don't know why, it was just a hard day...maybe because I was later than usual, and had run by Costco so my energy was just sapped...who know, but, most importantly...
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Friday - work was good and food was good and dinner was leftovers and then we looked at a car which turned out to be a giant piece of trash, and then we loaded up and were off to the con...so much fun!!! We got there about 8:30 and it was super fun...even made it to a few of the evening panels...had a couple ciders and got to bed kinda late but not terribly late.
Saturday - up pretty early...all the makeup and all the costumes and all the STUFF...breakfast and lunch were some salami/cheese...dinner was tortellini with sausage and mushrooms in vodka sauce, so yum, and tons and tons of good panels and interesting conversation...also had a couple ciders tonight...the costume was super itchy and it was sooooo nice to get it OFF at the end of the day, I only managed one pic and it's not super cute, but it will have to do.
Sunday - up early again, some quick breakfast (salami/cheese) and some coffee, then hit a couple more panels on costuming and makeup, the makeup one was extra fascinating since it was all about using stuff laying around your kitchen...lunch was sushi...dinner was at mom's we had birthday celebrations...I ate a few ribs, but nothing crazy.
Super bloated and gassy today...my stomach and entire abdomen is like a tightly filled balloon, ugh...it's probably just because Lucifer's Waterfall is due, but it might be the food and travel.0 -
Monday...icky day, just not feeling good PMS nonsense...no working out other than walking...feeling yuck, but at least my food was good and not over...0
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Tuesday - still PMS and mostly icky...but...and a huge BUT...I did walk, and I did lift all the weights...though I didn't eat terribly well...protein was decent, carbs over, calories over...and...AND...we did find a car which we will be picking up on Thursday...so, all in all not a terrible day, but I had a frappe to celebrate the car find and that was not the best choice...and I really wanted some salad with dinner instead of staying carnivore and between the two it put me over...but not too bad, and at least I did lift all the weights...bi/tri/forearm, beast mode ON!!!0
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Wednesday - still PMS and mostly just so tired...but...I walked, and I spent 3 hours cleaning my car to pass it down to the teenager...so, that's some version of exercise...and it was an eat more day, so calories were good and protein was good. Went to bed at a normal time.
This month I'm experimenting with having the eat more days the day after lifting, since that seems to be when the appetite kicks in.0 -
Thursday - still PMS, still tired...I walked, and even did extra walking while waiting on the car 15k+ steps, so more than my usual 10k by quite a bit...no other working out though, we didn't get home until after 9pm...and we had some sweet frog to celebrate, so carbs were over but protein was decent, and calories were close enough...all in all a good day, not terrible, not great, but good enough.0
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PMS sucks but I'm very glad to NOT read about anymore fainting spells!0
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Friday...Lucifer's Waterfall strikes from the depths of hell complete with a lake of blood...ugh...and it was date night...so, I wore jeans and a nice shirt because no one wants to deal with a dress under those circumstances...food was pretty close since I was able to get my shrimp pasta with zucchini noodles, and it was super delicious!!! No exercise except walking.
Saturday...totally a slugfest...I did walk 2 hours in the morning...and did my shopping...and then went home and put down the clover and grass seed...but after that I just sat around watching tv and being a bum...then I actually put in a workout DVD just in time for the water heater hose to explode which then took like 90 min to clean up and get under control...by which time I was totally fed up and had whiskey instead of dealing with any of it...looking back, my food intake was way too low, like I barely ate anything all day, so probably not ideal for having energy if not eating good nutrition, particularly this time of month.
Sunday...ballet day...got up at a decent time and headed up to DC for Mariinsky's Le Coursaire, which was wonderful and a total delight to watch...had some sushi before the performance, and a couple glasses of wine during the performance...then picked up a hose on the way home which turned out to be the wrong hose (no one listens to me) and then had fried rice for dinner...maybe not the best food choice, kind of carby, but at least good nutrition. No workout mostly because the ballet took up the bulk of the day...but I did do some decent walking and lots of stairs!0 -
Monday - allergies are THE WORST...I forgot that keto was protecting me from those...so this was a very congested, sneezy, watery eyed kind of day. I did stick to keto/carnivore, and my calories were close enough...and I did round one of my workout (30 reps), plus some extra walking after getting the Easter shopping done...and took some allergy herbals before bed so that I could get quality sleep since I was short on time and not really getting enough hours.
And in the best news ever, the water heater is fixed and I had a shower and was able to wash my hair...<squeee>...it's the little things in life!!!0 -
Tuesday...allergies are clearing up...thank you keto...ate all the protein, carnivore day 2, yay me...and I lifted the weights and did the glute weights...all in all a great day...0
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Sucks about the allergies but yay for the water heater being fixed and being able to wash your hair!0
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Wednesday - carnivore day 3, and this day was kind of hard because I totally wanted to dive into some salad...on the plus side, I ate all the protein, and did the glute band workout and colored eggs instead of stretching...plus, went to bed and slept like a champ!!!0
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Thursday - carnivore day 4...except I did have some beer, which was delicious, but is also totally plant based...and as a result of spending so many calories on beer, I totally was way too low on protein, but it's just one day so I'm not going to fret too much...and I did totally keep my calories in line, so that part is totally good...plus, I went downtown and played Pokemon, so I also got some extra walking, but no working out other than walking!!!0
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Trying to plan for easter...I can skip the candy, no problem...I can skip the fruit, mac & cheese, salad...I can just eat ham for dinner, I also have little smokies as part of the brunch menu, so that's covered.
The real problem is the mimosas.
That's totally a tradition, and I don't want to skip it. I always have them while the kids are going through the baskets from the easter bunny...and they have the non-alcoholic version with me in fancy champagne glasses...it's kind of a bonding thing...so I will allow liquid non-carnivore, and I will focus on keeping all the food elements totally carnivore.
That's my plan.
I'm driving home from my mother's house, so at least I will be able to avoid the alcohol while we are visiting!0 -
Friday - food was good, a little low on calories, but close enough, protein was good...I walked at lunch and did glute weights plus bi/tri/forearm...the granddaughters are not coming tomorrow after all, so that's one day of mimosas I don't need to worry about.0
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Saturday was a totally beastly day!!! I started the day with the chest/back/shoulders lifting that I missed on Thursday...then took the girls ice skating and hit the Lowes for a new kitchen faucet and new insides for the toilets, plus some compost...went home and did some gardening including getting the planter bulbs in and getting some daffodils relocated...then picked the girls up from skating, went home and did the glute bands, and even managed not to drink alcohol.
Food was not so good...I had a moment of oh yay, hot cross buns...and it was delicious...and then later I remembered I was supposed to being doing this carnivore thing...ooops....so then when we went to Wendy's after skating I went ahead and had chili and chicken nuggets since the day was blown and that was close enough to carnivore for the day.
Calories are good, protein is mediocre, and carbs are over of course, but mostly not too terrible and I did all the workouts!!!0 -
Sunday was Easter...I drank too much...had a carnivore breakfast except the mimosas...not so much for easter dinner, I did eat some green beans and a bit of pasta and mac & cheese...but I didn't eat too much at all...no workouts, but other than the drinking it was really a solid day, I think, because I didn't make any real attempt to track...maybe I should try to key stuff in...meh...I don't know that I care much about one day.0
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I keyed in my best approximation of yesterday...I have plenty of spare calories, so even if I missed something, I'm still good.
I totally stayed out of the candy...and it wasn't even hard this year...so, I got that going for me!0 -
Monday...food was still mostly carnivore, though I did have a frosty and some salad in the evening...walking done, abs done, weights not done...calories were a bit over, but not major, carbs were a bit over, but protein was quite good...all in all a solid day...I should have skipped the frosty, but it was delicious and I regret nothing!0
