This month I tried fasting for 24 hours, and I liked it! Much easier than I expected. Not many months ago going 8 hours without eating at night seemed like a huge challenge to me and I never expected to fast (voluntarily) in my life. I also tried brewing kombucha this month. I like doing that too.

Today I am fasting until supper. For my first two 24 hour fasts I worked out fasted right before ending my fast. Today I plan to walk some throughout the day and let my FitBit track the exercise for me. My non-scale victories are trying out new habits. I will add my results tomorrow. I tend to be one of the last ones to post here many days.

I was just saying yesterday how I’ve been consistent with exercise… errrr, I got a covid booster jab today and ended up missing my class but I did track and stay within budget.

❌ Exercise
✅ calories
✅ tracking

NSV this month; increased upper body strength. YAY!

15 Dec
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes

NSV this month. Only 20 more miles to finish Run the Year and it looks like my pace has improved consistently all year compared to last year which is one of my big "tries".

15/12/2021
Exercise – yes
Tracking – yes - guesstimates
Calories – yes ?
Pass days – 0

Long bike ride this morning and gym workout later, but went out to lunch with friends. I chose prawn cocktail – rather a lot of creamy dressing – and game casserole. There are very few database entries for game casserole but I think if anything I over-estimated. The prawn cocktail was more difficult – I think the dressing was based on proper (ie not low fat) mayo. I wish I could have picked out the prawns and left some of the dressing on the plate but it was too delicious!
However, no dessert and only water to drink has kept the calories within my limit – lots of exercise calories available.

NSV – this month at last I have managed to get back to the gym. I have been several times now and hope the habit is getting established. I’ve also rejoined the planking challenge after missing a couple of months. Another habit to get established again.

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Nsv: I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished this year with my fitness and nutritional goals. I keep trying and that feels good as it’s getting me closer to my ultimate size objective.

December 15, 2021

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Habits to maintain this month:
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Did you go "nuts" with nuts today? No (13 days -free)
Within Sugar macro today? Yes (13 days)

Pass day 0/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).

NSV:
My fruits eating is under control. I like eating fruits but that messes up my Sugar macro. I am getting a good handle on my fruits.

Exercise - walk 1 hr
Under calorie budget (1650)? Yes 1618
Tracked everything I ate and drank? Yes

Wednesday December 15

✅✅✅ for today

1 pass day used (December 13)

NSV

1. I am enjoying my treadmill walking now and I don’t watch the clock every couple of minutes to see when I can be done.

The YouTube walking videos are helping! I walked through Mykonos and areas in Hawaii over the past week. Sunshine, nature, busy cafes and conversations as we pass, and wave sounds. I am nowhere close to the steps and length of walks I was doing in the summer and fall (before the ice and snow arrived) - but I am hopeful I will be able to extend my time.

Julie

Yes x's 3
Have used 1/3 pass days.
Experimenting with intermittent fasting. Aiming for full 16:8