Tiffany's Progress Tracking
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Tuesday....food was carnivore, calories were a bit over, but protein was good and carbs were good, so not going to fret about it...no weight lifting, but I spent three hours disassembling the canopy frame bed and assembling the new bed, along with moving all the stuff and cleaning, so there was no shortage of activity...and sleeping on the new bed was totally magical!!!
My schedule is totally full this week and I won't have time for lifting, so I think I'm just going to keep calories low all week instead of having the high calorie days. I would like to trim the waist a bit still...the May workout calendar is done, but I haven't figured out what I'm going to do with calories...I may take an extra 400 out of the low days and leave the high days alone...it would create more of a deficit, and I would still get to nom nom nom at least three days a week...plus, I do want to be able to do the workouts for May and fuel my body with good nutrition.0 -
Wednesday...food was not carnivore, not even close, I had carvel and chirashi, but calories were way under even though carbs were way over...protein was better than I expected for a day where I just kind of ate junk...I didn't have much appetite most of the day, I think the lifting must be a huge appetite stimulant, because I just don't have much of an appetite this week.
I did get some extra walking since I had dinner downtown with the girls...and I did do my glute weights when I got home since I had time, but only 2 rounds because a muscle in my back started being very spasmy so I just didn't see the point of pushing it the final round.0 -
Thursday...food was mostly but not entirely carnivore, and protein was too low...the place I planned to eat, Cheeburger Cheeburger, was closed for renovations and annoyingly this was not noted on the mall website or on the restaurant website, so I kind of had to re-plan dinner and I was limited to options near the theater...on the plus side, I got some extra walking done between work and the movie, and while my protein was mediocre, my carbs/calories were in line, so all in all I'm happy even with my last minute substitutions in the food arena.
Endgame was epic, a solid A- mostly because it had some continuity issues, and it would make a terrible stand-alone movie, but it was very balanced between the somber/humor moments as well as a good balance of individual/group fight scenes...it was kind of overly dramatic, but it's a comic book movie, so I feel like a certain amount of that is to be expected.
Don't watch it if you haven't seen the preceding movies...the only preceding movie I missed was Ant Man and the Wasp, and there was a scene that was confusing to me simply because I missed 1 of the previous 21 movies...so, if you haven't seen them all it will be best to take the time to catch up, this movie doesn't even attempt to fill in any of the gaps.1 -
Friday was good, overall calories were way low, but I didn't lift so I'm not worried about being under, and that's even including my midnight travel snack.
Saturday and Sunday I didn't log, I didn't even attempt to log, but I have gone back and attempted to recreate.
Saturday - I had a salad for lunch, I was working in the yard and I wasn't done and wanted something light so I could return to working without a heavy full tummy...so protein was under due to missing any protein at lunch, but other than that it was a good day, and shockingly, calories seem pretty ok. Big breakfast, greens for lunch, bid dinner...I don't normally eat breakfast, but I was hungry in the morning, probably from the late night travel, so I ate and it worked well since by the time I picked up the compost and mulch for the garden I was not full any more.
Sunday - mostly a travel day, also super hungry so seafood omelette in the morning...then no real lunch, but an early dinner...I was kind of considering my very late lunch just lunch, but then I wasn't hungry at dinner time so I just opted to drink and skip food...protein was low again, calories were under and carbs were a bit high, but not going to fret about things being off one day...my back was quite sore from the yard work and the travel, so having a muscle relaxer was just what was needed before bed, slept like a champ and ready to tackle the day today!0 -
Monday...protein was way way too low...I really need to get back on top of the protein...I ended up doing some snacking and I did not make great choices, but that's on me and I know I can do better. Carbs were a bit up, but not terribly so, I just would have been way better off to funnel those calories into protein.
In any case, I did walk just over 20K steps, so I am totally stoked and proud of myself!!!
No lifting, my back is still a little sore from the gardening, so I'm taking the last 2 days of the month off and I'll start up my next routine in May, going with P90X3 and a pretty intense altered schedule...2 upper, 3 lower, and 2 full body...should be interesting...one of the full body days is isometric, the other is cardio, so those are kind of the active rest days. Haven't really made a final decision about food, I think I may just leave it where it is and see where it goes. I really think my current goals are good, I just need to step away from the carbs and stick to my protein goal...on the plus side, my carbs are still keto levels so migraine control is achieved.
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I need to do measurements tomorrow morning...but I took a good look at myself this morning and I can definitely see that my love handles are a bit slimmer plus several of my new dresses are baggy in the waist and I don't remember them being like that when I bought them...I only did my workouts 16 days of the month...with Ravencon at the beginning of the month and taking off the last 5 days of the month and there were some tight scheduling days when we were down to 1 car for most of a week, it just didn't happen with the frequency I would have liked. Also, I think doing the same routine for like 6 weeks was a bad idea because it really was boring by the end and I think I may have pushed through more of the scheduling issues if I was more excited about the workouts...On the plus side, 16 days is better than none, and I knew the scheduling was going to be a problem for the con and the end of the month just with travel plans, so I'm not horrified and many of the non-workout days were heavy activity days even if there were no formal workouts...I did an incredible amount of yard work and gardening, plus some pretty heavy duty cleaning and sorting around the house and that's always cool.
My food was mostly ok...calories per day were 10 over and 15 under...protein was 7 over and 18 under which is actually an improvement because at least I had 7 days were I hit 150g of protein...carbs were 12 over and 13 under, but even the over days were generally not over by much, so overall still keto for most of the month.
All in all I'm happy with the month and I'm glad I did most of my workouts even though it was a challenging month and my food still has plenty of room for improvement, but I feel like it's doing better than it was, I just need to really really focus on that protein and stop snacking on carby junk.1 -
Tuesday was happy hour, so no workout, and I switched it to a high calorie day so I could just relax and drink and enjoy the food and not fret about it...protein was good, carbs were surprisingly good, and calories were actually ok but would have been terrible if I had left it a low day. I just kind of guestimated on the eating, but I'm sure it's close.
So Wed will be hard because now I'm having a low day when I normally have a high day, plus it's after a day of drinking so my stomach is clamoring for food...shut up stomach, you aren't really hungry, you're just hungover and feeling munchy, shut up and take a nap or something.0 -
Wednesday was the start of the new month, the beginning of the new plan, and it was glorious!
I keyed all my food prior to eating, score for good habit forming. Protein was not perfect, but good enough. Carbs were a bit over but I think the yogurt was worth it, I'm really going to try to have a yogurt a day, it seems to keep me from feeling all bloated and icky. Calories were within parameters, which is always a challenge on a low calorie day.
Walking done.
Total Synergistics done.
Ab Ripper done.
So, a total home run in the exercise! As a huge bonus, my husband even worked out with me...can't remember the last time that happened!!!
The month is off to a great start!0 -
Thursday was a weird day. I was fine all morning, then super hungry at lunch, then again super hungry around 4, so I ended up eating a sandwich (Italian on cibatta, so yum)...then I thought I would be over in calories for the day, but with all the errands to run I actually didn't eat any dinner, just had some yogurt and some angel food cake and called it a night because it was so late I didn't want a ton of food sitting in my gut.
Eccentric Upper and Pilates (13 min) are done...ran out of time for the full pilates, but some is always better than none!0 -
Friday was solid, food was good, exercise was done.
Saturday was probably too carby (I didn't track) and maybe over on calories, but I spent 4 hours doing hard gardening, so I ate what I wanted, and even had a couple drinks...no formal exercise except walking.0 -
Sunday was probably good...I did an hour of stretching, which felt amazing...did a little bit of gardening but not much since it rained all day...finally put on my swimsuit and it's too big...I'm not even sure how that's possible since I weigh more than this time last year, but whatever...I ordered some new swimwear, it should arrive soon and hopefully it will fit, but if it doesn't fit, the hopefully I can alter it to fit...I did some plank work, and I started Isometrix, but my muscles were really weak and shaky from the very first pose, so I decided to just stop and not injure myself by risking bad form. All in all an ok day!0
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Monday...ugh...I just feel like crap today and I'm totally not motivated...and so it begins, Lucifers Fracking Waterfall...ugh...I was good and had a salad for lunch...I did my walking, and incinerator, and ab ripper, and 10 min on the elliptical...I'm having tuna for dinner, and I had some mac & cheese for a snack, my comfort food, and my one indulgence today because I don't feel better when I eat like crap, so why do it now.0
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Tuesday...today was worse...but I stuck it out...mostly...I did have an early extra lunch because I got all shaky and it wasn't self correcting like it usually does, so I snagged a sandwich and a gatorade around 10am...2nd lunch was as planned, and I kept dinner light, so food was on target.
I also redid my food today...I set everything to what is probably maintenance cycling (+20%/-20%) so my goal will be to eat all the calories on the high days, and to eat about 500 under on the low days...I really really really really would like to lose the belly fluff and it's not going to go anywhere without a huge amount of effort...sadly.
I did walk my 5k today, plus did triometrics and totally kicked booty on that one....supposed to do yoga but I just ate and I'm super tired, so I think I may just shower and get some extra sleep instead. No extra on the elliptical tonight either.0 -
I just feel icky today...I ate an early lunch and had some gatorade, but today is just a crap day...ugh...go away Aunt Flo, I don't like you...you are mean to me and I don't like the way you make me feel you dreadful witch with a capital B.0
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Wednesday...not as bad as yesterday, but still mostly ick...I left work a couple hours early and caught a nap, that did seem to help. So, let's see, I ate my food mostly on plan...I walked, and kicked *kitten* at Total Synergistics even though I didn't want to do it at all...and since my hip flexors were already sore from all the deep squatting, I opted to do the elliptical instead of ab ripper, so I did 20 min there. I probably need to move abs to a different day.0
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There's a new hottie working at Five Guys, and he totally winked at me when he gave me my burger!!!
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Thursday...so to be fair, I still mostly felt like crap...but I did work the whole day...and I did walk...and I did Eccentric Upper...and I did just over half of Pilates before my foot just wouldn't stop cramping every time I had to point my toe and I quite...and I did 30 min. on the elliptical as compensation for missing half of pilates.
For food, ugh, it's a low calorie day and I left the house running out like a mad woman without any lunch...then got stuck in a conference call at 1...so after 2 I wandered over to Five Guys and had a burger (no cheese, gotta cut the calories) with grilled mushrooms, grilled onions, mustard, and extra pickles...and it was soooooo goooooood.
Totally heavenly!
The flirty hottie didn't hurt things either!
And the dinner was just tuna with some sour cream and dill cubes...boring, but low calorie and I need to be less fluffy.
I'm trying to decide if I should drink on Sunday and celebrate mother's day, or skip it and save the calories...things that make you go hmmmm...maybe I'll do measurements in the morning and that might help me decide!!!1 -
Friday - Walked, and walked extra at the drive in, but no formal workouts...I did ok on food, I did indulge in a cheeseburger that I didn't really plan to eat, but I was hungry, so not going to sweat it, calories were just over 200 over, but that's close enough.
Saturday - Crazy busy day full of errands and some walking, but again no formal workouts...food was way too carby and no nearly protein enough, plus at maintenance levels, which is ok, but not going to help with the fluff.
Sunday - I decided to give it a go with mimosas, and I pre-logged everything I planned to eat...as much as I could given that I didn't know what people were bringing...so, the day ended up being pretty on target, but no working out...relaxing on mother's day was fun.
Now, back to the work!1 -
Monday - kind of a meh day...I ate at maintenance, and I didn't do any formal workouts though I did walk and I did spend at least an hour working in the garden pulling weeds...I was a bit queasy from the drinking on Sunday, so I didn't want to push it with an intense workout, plus I didn't want to not eat when the queasy finally abated a bit and the hungry kicked in.
A maintenance day is not so bad once in a while.
On the plus side, today I'm in my size 3 jeans, and they are actually kind of loose compared to how they fit when I bought them. I should probably get on the scale and do some quick measurements in the morning so I get at least kind of a checkpoint.0 -
Tuesday - this was good on the food arena, protein was decent, carbs were good, deficit calories, yay me...on the workout front, not so good, just walking, and just the normal walking...but, I did get a haircut after work and that's always something that makes a gal feel nice.
Today is a high calorie day and tonight is happy hour with a steal the glass for a cidery that I've never tried before...so that should be fun, but I totally NEED to get back to working out once I get home because 5 days with no intense workouts is making me a bit cranky and on-edge...I need my workout de-stress time.0 -
Wednesday - went to happy hour, tried a new cidery which was super yum and got a cute glass...then got a free cider from the rep, then got an extra free glass from the waiter...I must have been looking cute or something...food was a little carby, I hadn't actually planned more than one cider, and I planned a salad with my sandwich but they brought me fries because I totally forgot to ask for a substitution because, shocker, I was super drunk after only 2 ciders...it was just one of those times where my body did not want to process alcohol...so it was good that I had my ciders at like 5 and hung out with friends until like 8:30 because it took me that long to sober up...from 2 pints...so sad...in any case, no working out, but I did get my calories about right since I only ate half my sandwich and half my fries - eating to appetite for the win!!!0
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Thursday was good. I finally got back to P90X3 and did Eccentric Lower, walked 9K steps and even kept to deficit calories. Nice solid day!
I did get on the scale this morning, I'm going to start tracking more diligently, weight, body fat %, and waist measurement. Since that's one of the last places I lose fat I think I'll just keep it simple and not track everything in the known universe in terms of measurements.
Today’s Weight: 158.8 lbs – 18.4% body fat – 29” waist1 -
Friday was actually good, food on target for calories, but a bit high on carbs, no workouts.
Saturday was a hot mess...taxi the child everywhere, run a bunch of errands, grab quick food, and it was too carby plus maintenance level, not deficit...I can live with that. No workouts, not even any gardening time, total mess. On the plus side, I did make my bi-annual moonshine in strawberry lemonade this year, and cleaned out the liquor cabinet, and shampooed the carpets, so lots of stuff got done at least.0 -
Sunday was solid...Isometrix in the morning...Something Rotten was hysterical...I had a big lunch around 4 after the show...then just some yogurt and bread for dinner because I was mostly still full from the late lunch...deficit calories since Saturday was maintenance...that means if I stick to the plan then I will have 3 deficit days in a row since my next scheduled high calorie day is Wed...I struggle to do 2 days in a row, much less 3 so wish me luck!!!0
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Good luck!1
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Monday was so very Monday.
I didn't feel hungry at all, but then I felt crappy and light headed and was all shaky so I had some peanut butter as a morning snack...then I ate lunch late (no appetite - only ate half of what I planned)...and started feeling icky again right before it was time to drive home, so I had a portable protein snack (boiled egg, cheese, fruit/nuts, pb/apple) and that just seemed to upset my stomach so that was no fun...then I had some bread/butter at home because I actually was crazy tired and run down by then and figures some carbs would perk me up, which they did so at least I felt a little better taking the child to ballet and doing the costco shopping...then just a very small amount of chicken alfredo for dinner because I wasn't super hungry, but was feeling a bit munchy, and if I'm going to eat then it might as well be good nutrition. Protein and carbs were good for the day, but calories were maintenance, not deficit.
And in a note of totally crazy moments in the day, there was some kind of a burst pipe in the ceiling at costco and I was unable to get oatmeal because whatever was in the pipe was spewing all over that pile of stuff...they had to shut down 2 aisles to get things cleaned up and I didn't have time to wait for cleanup to be done.
Today I have planned my food and it's planned as a deficit day...I'm pretty good when it's only one day, so I don't anticipate any problems.0 -
I planned to lose 6 lbs in May/June...I'm about 2 1/2 down...so that's pretty on target so far...0
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The June plan is written, and I think it's solid. 3 days full body weight. 4 days core. 3 days lower body. 1 bonus stretch day...I do a pretty good job stretching and rolling after any of the weights, so that one really is just a bonus.
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Tuesday...had lunch with friends...ate the food on plan...didn't do triometrics because I was just genuinely exhausted and unable to do it...I started but was totally without energy by the end of the warm up...so I opted for 25 min on the elliptical instead...and I did walk about 6K steps, so not too bad for a day I didn't walk at lunch...then I was super hungry still after dinner, so I ate more food up to maintenance and felt so much better...
Seriously contemplating taking this whole week at maintenance. The appetite has been out of control, my energy is non-existent...either I'm coming down with something or my body has just had enough of the reduced calorie, either way, a week at maintenance might help.0 -
Wednesday...maintenance again, and today's a high calorie day anyway, so that's a super nice amount of food. Protein was good, carbs were all eaten, but not over, calories were right on target. It was sports banquet night, so I even had to wing-it in the food department and did it within goal, which is cool. PLUS as a HUGE BONUS, I actually did my workout, total synergistics, even though I got home late and didn't start working out until 9pm...and I got in almost 11k steps, so that's nice.
I'm starting to feel better. Still lackluster in the energy arena, but not totally exhausted any more. I will definitely stay at maintenance this week, and I'm beginning to think my "maintenance" calculations may actually be a slight deficit.
I weighed/measured and took a good long look in the mirror this morning. My love handles are shrinking for sure, my booty is shrinking for sure - which I'm not super happy about, my belly maybe a little down, but not as much as the other areas, but I think that's to be expected since it's always the last place I lose. I'm down 3 lbs in 3 weeks which is more than I planned...I was only planning 1/2 - 3/4 lb loss per week, so my deficit is steeper than I realized, which may be why I seem to have crashed so hard after 3 weeks. That's typically when the hormone shifts from deficit calories kick in.
So, a week at maintenance, and then I will see how I feel. It's a holiday weekend, but I will try to be mostly good on Saturday at the lake party...I think I will eat plenty, but then skip the alcohol or maybe just have like 1 or 2 and be the DD...Monday I think I'll do the same...I'm bringing salad to both events, and the lake party will be burgers/dogs, so that will be on target, and there's going to be a veggie tray, so that's cool...no idea about Monday's menu yet, but it will be what it will be.1
