Already?! Where does the time go? And yeah, I've skipped these for the last few months, but I've been doing some awesome, and some not awesome stuff.

I'm using this plan to learn how to run a half-marathon. The funny part is that I don't have a race to compete i; I'm just doing this to see if I can stick to something difficult and a often painful. I hope to continue the daily plan, and keep increasing my distances/speed. The end of October will put me at the halfway point, and have me being able to run for almost an hour. NEVER thought I'd call myself a runner.

I've decided that I want to start logging my food again, including the cheats. I'm committing to honesty and accuracy (when possible). having a food scale at home and work helps. Also, I think I want to go a month of not cheating on Keto. During Halloween, of all months.

I'll be closing on my house on Halloween. So this month will be a brokestatus budget. Avoiding so many good concerts, taking a break on the dating thing, and trying to eat as cheaply and easily as I can afford. Should be a great way to dial back on the alcohol, too.

I just checked out the link, I have a hard time with running because of my bad knees (years of too much excess weight). I do C25K sometimes because my knees can handle that, so I looked at the Darebee "From Walking to Running" program and I really like how it looks so I might try it as an alternative. Thanks for sharing!

1. Kettlebells or yoga at least 2 x week.
2. Running 30 miles a week minimum. Try for another 70 mile week this month.
3. Stop procrastinating work activities that I don't enjoy. It interferes with my overall mental health.

I'm running a 10k this month. I'll post pictures of my costume!

Like @amandacanales said

I'm like a bottomless pit in the evening! Inevitably, I overdo it at least once a week and suffer the consequences. Not enough to make me barf but enough to make it really uncomfortable.

I feel like this too - after work after an hour and a half commute home, I am like a bottomless pit - including days I work from home. I know this is head hunger and I need to stop it in its tracks. My goals:

Have options that won't kill my appetite for dinner when I get home, or keep a cooler in my car with high protein snacks

Get to the gym 4x/week or more (currently 3 plus walking my dogs 2x/day)

Get back to my kettle bell class (been out for 2 years due to a shoulder injury..hurt it a bit yesterday so this may not be achieved in October)

Reduce my carb intake

Experiment with even more Bariatric friendly recipes

1. Continue to track daily
2. Get my 10K steps in plus a few more
3. Stop evening snacking unless I plan those calories into my daily intake
4. Participate in an organized group fitness activity

@StevenGarrigus if you are in the soft foods stage, maybe try mashed potatoes with cheese, soups made with protein powder, or eat the chicken/meat in a broth, try the Ricotta Bake from The World According to Eggface, Eggface also has a great slow cooker pot roast which is awesome, very mushy oatmeal or cream of wheat and mix some nut butter into it, scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs with cheese, tuna or egg salad made in a blender, and there are protein soups that may work well, maybe even chili where the meat is ground very well.

A few good sites for recipes and/or products:

The World According to Eggface
Bariatric Eating
Bariatric Choice
Bariatric Foodie

Hope this helps and good luck!

jcavanna2 wrote: »

@StevenGarrigus if you are in the soft foods stage, maybe try mashed potatoes with cheese, soups made with protein powder, or eat the chicken/meat in a broth, try the Ricotta Bake from The World According to Eggface, Eggface also has a great slow cooker pot roast which is awesome, very mushy oatmeal or cream of wheat and mix some nut butter into it, scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs with cheese, tuna or egg salad made in a blender, and there are protein soups that may work well, maybe even chili where the meat is ground very well.

I've started my "week 7" diet. With my particular surgeon, at week 6 I was able to add salad greens, soft beans, ground beef and ground turkey. I've done good with everything in my week 6 stage and eating that George's Chilli from Culver's was like heaven!

I'm definitely going to look into the Ricotta Bake and the slow cooker pot roast! I'm also going to look into the soups with protein powder. It would be fantastic to be able to add protein to things I am already eating for an extra boost. I would really like to get closer to 100 grams of protein daily within the next month or so, especially since when adding exercise your protein requirements go up.

Thank you so much for the suggestions!~

amandacanales wrote: »

1. Kettlebells or yoga at least 2 x week.
2. Running 30 miles a week minimum. Try for another 70 mile week this month.
3. Stop procrastinating work activities that I don't enjoy. It interferes with my overall mental health.

I'm running a 10k this month. I'll post pictures of my costume!

Week 1 (2-8 Oct) Check-In
1. Check! 1 hours of kettlebells and 30 minutes of yoga. Looking good for this week too since I'll be on a business trip near one of my favorite yoga studios.

2. Check! 50 miles!

3. Fail...sort of. I tackled some, procrastinated some. I'm distracted by costume creation for my kids and home improvement projects.