April Showers brings May Fitness - May 4, 2024
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2 days ⬇️ under calories (1000-1800)
6 days ✅ at calories (2000-2200)
1 days 🔺above calories (above 2200)
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Workout: PULL. - Back Biceps core cardio.
Slept over 7 hours. YAY
Goal for today
1) To be below Calories
2) To do breath work after lunch and before 3pm
What challenges do I have to face today?
Working at home. the kitchen is close. Goal is to do my meals and be done.
Goal is to have 20-30g protein at each meal.
Goal is to have my water and take breaks/quick walk breaks.
Did I meal plan: I am repeating breakfast from thursday. Unsure on lunch. Likely a salad and some vegan protein crumbles/meat with a fruit and the rest of the quinoa. Supper - Hubby may want to eat out, unsure. If so, I'll opt for a salad. If I eat at home, IDK..... Supper is unplanned right now. Then DONE no more food after supper. When I am finished with my last meal of the day then I can drink water and brush my teeth.
=============================GOAL for today : ⬇️ Under Calories. Outside walking at noon. Tank top time!
⬇️ 9th Under Calories - Finally!
✅ 8th AT maint. calories
✅ 7th AT maint. calories
✅ 6th AT maint. Calories.
✅ 5th AT maint. calories.
🔺 4th Above calories
✅ 3rd AT maint. Cal
✅ 2nd AT maint. Cal
⬇️ 1st under calories0 -
Glad my weight loss is steady. Still can’t believe the loss - gosh - how I must’ve inflamed my body. Just eating when I’m hungry and finding I’m not craving sugar nor meat - which is strange for me! Some stressful days coming up - road travel to bring my parents back home, a couple more doc appts for them, niece - who’s been my caregiver helper - finds out her date to go to USAF. After that binge I’m pretty confident (🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽) I won’t eat overeat as a stress reliever! Discipline!! Birthday’s on the way!1
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Friday
Workout: 6 miles crosstrainer, 2 mile walk
Weigh In: 106.1 lbs
Nutrition: Good (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Goals:
1. Read entire Bible in order starting w/ New Testament 1 chapter/day. (Acts 8)
2. Reach 104.0 lbs by 5/10/24
3. Nutrition level Good daily
4. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
5. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of "poison".
Didn't get to bed as early as I'd hoped last night, but I slept very well. I'm wondering if it was due to the new fish oil supplements I took at bedtime.0 -
Saturday
Workout: 8 miles run, 2 mile walk
Weigh In: 107.4 lbs
Nutrition: Unacceptable (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Goals:
1. Read entire Bible in order starting w/ New Testament 1 chapter/day. (Acts 9)
2. Reach 104.0 lbs by 6/1/24
3. Nutrition level Good daily
4. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
5. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of "poison".0 -
Happy Mothers Day to all you mothers! No food talk - just enjoy the day!1
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Sunday
Workout: 8 miles run, 2 mile walk
Weigh In: 108.4 lbs
Nutrition: Acceptable (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Daily Goals (for this week) red heart for each day accomplished. 7 possible; goal is at least 5 hearts for each goal.
1. Read Bible New Testament 1 chap/day. (Acts 10)
2. Nutrition level Good or Acceptable daily
3. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
4. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of "poison".0 -
Monday
Workout: 6 miles crosstrainer, 1 mile walk
Weigh In: 107.3 lbs
Nutrition: Good (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Daily Goals (for this week) red heart for each day accomplished. 7 possible; goal is at least 5 hearts for each goal.
1. Read Bible New Testament 1 chap/day. (Acts 11)
2. Nutrition level Good or Acceptable daily
3. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
4. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of "poison".1 -
last week was a bust.....
I'm hoping this week is a lot better.
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2 days ⬇️ under calories (1000-1800)
7 days ✅ at calories (2000-2200)
4 days 🔺above calories (above 2200)
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workout: Shoulders and legs
Goal for today
1) To be below Calories
2) To do breath work after lunch and before 3pm
What challenges do I have to face today?
Not falling off track because my lower brain wants food..... Trying to keep to my higher/prefrontal cortex brain that has my best interest at heart.
Goal is to have 20-30g protein at each meal.
Goal is to have my water and take breaks/quick walk breaks.
Did I meal plan: Yes I did. And its protein packed. 40/40/20 goal for today.
My success: I am doing So much better on No sugar and No snacking between meals. What I had to do is make my mealtime just a couple hundred MORE calories. this allows me to be full so that I don't want a Treat.
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Tuesday
Workout: 8 miles run, 1 mile walk
Weigh In: 108.0 lbs
Nutrition: Unacceptable (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Daily Goals (for this week) red heart for each day accomplished. 7 possible; goal is at least 5 hearts for each goal.
1. Read Bible New Testament 1 chap/day. (Acts 12)
2. Nutrition level Good or Acceptable daily
3. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
4. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of "poison".0 -
justgirl81 wrote: »Tuesday
Nutrition: Unacceptable (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Daily Goals (for this week) red heart for each day accomplished. 7 possible; goal is at least 5 hearts for each goal.
2. Nutrition level Good or Acceptable daily
Bummer- Make today great!
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3 days ⬇️ under calories (1000-1800)
7 days ✅ at calories (2000-2200)
4 days 🔺above calories (above 2200)
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workout: Cardio and core - WOWZA
Goal for today
1) To be below Calories
2) Beath work after lunch sometime
3) Walk after dinner tonight
What challenges do I have to face today?
Not falling off track and grabbing food that is not on the plan.
Drinking my water!
"know thyself, Don't test thyself" or.... Know yourself, don't tempt yourself.
Did I meal plan: Yes - protein packed. 40/40/20 goal for today. And I get Pancakes for dinner!
My success: I am not only DOING much better - I FEEL much better. I feel like I weigh less than I did on Sunday. I feel better mentally, emotionally, physically. Last night included Greek yogurt and berries with my dinner. It was a perfect ending to the meal.0 -
Wednesday
Workout: 6 miles crosstrainer, 2 mile walk
Weigh In: 108.5 lbs
Nutrition: Good (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Daily Goals (for this week) red heart for each day accomplished. 7 possible; goal is at least 5 hearts for each goal.
1. Read Bible New Testament 1 chap/day. (Acts 13)
2. Nutrition level Good or Acceptable daily
3. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
4. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of "poison".
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What a week! Very busy. Getting in my workouts - on third week of my fifth or sixth round of CG iron. Could be better with nutrition but I’m not too far off. Brought my parents back home and not sure how I feel about the extended family comments “you look sooooo much better”, “you were a stick before”.😕
Clearly that means my weight/muscle gain is visible. Motivation!!! 🤪🤪🤣1 -
@Ceebeeslim - clearly that means you are no longer Skinny / fat. You have muscles and look healthier! AS you should after doing multiple CG workouts
SO YAY
I know though..... they don't mean you looked HORRIBLE before...we simply use limited words.
One time at a graduation party, someone came up to me and said, 'You're so thin you might blow away in this wind" (and it was windy out). I replied, "well thank God you didn't have to say, "you're so Fat, you'd never blow away." I shouldn't have said it... I shouldn't have. I regretted it immediately. BUT the fact is, unless someone asks you for your opinion on THEIR body, you should NOT give them your thoughts.
My daughter right now is too thin. And I can see she is at the beginning of a restrict / binge cycle.
I don't know what to tell her. I know that likely anything I say will not be received - and I know that many of us go thru those cycles in life. Restricting because we enjoy the reflection in the mirror.... secretly overeating after dinner... or on the weekends and regretting it.
Maybe I just need to say, "be careful with your hunger. When you are hungry, eat something. Getting into patterns of eating that are anorexic or bulimic are SO easy to do." and just leave it at that.0 -
I clearly love my self, my body and my mindset when I eat whole foods.
When i have foods that are NOT at meal time. When I have foods that are not whole foods. I mentally and physically and Physiologically feel worse.
And what a baby step for me to be able to recognize that.1 -
Thursday
Workout: 8 miles run, 2 mile walk
Weigh In: 107.5 lbs
Nutrition: Acceptable (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Daily Goals (for this week) red heart for each day accomplished. 7 possible; goal is at least 5 hearts for each goal.
1. Read Bible New Testament 1 chap/day. (Acts 14)
2. Nutrition level Good or Acceptable daily
3. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
4. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of "poison".0 -
SherryRueter wrote: »I clearly love my self, my body and my mindset when I eat whole foods.
When i have foods that are NOT at meal time. When I have foods that are not whole foods. I mentally and physically and Physiologically feel worse.
And what a baby step for me to be able to recognize that.
I agree. The brain is the control center. Everything we ingest affects neurotransmitters in the brain which result in physical and mental symptoms. Everything is connected.0 -
CeeBeeSlim wrote: »What a week! Very busy. Getting in my workouts - on third week of my fifth or sixth round of CG iron. Could be better with nutrition but I’m not too far off. Brought my parents back home and not sure how I feel about the extended family comments “you look sooooo much better”, “you were a stick before”.😕
Clearly that means my weight/muscle gain is visible. Motivation!!! 🤪🤪🤣 Sports have been, and continue to be, very helpful for me when it comes to body image obsession. They help me focus on having a healthy body for optimal function rather than some facade of optimal image. 0 -
Thank you both @SherryRueter and @justgirl81.
When I wrote above that I had “motivation” after hearing my family’s comments - it was “motivation” to lose like 15 pounds asap. I know they said I looked better but that clearly meant my body filled out and I was dejected!! Depressed! Disappointed!🤣
So thank you for not making me feel bad. I’m too old to know better to chase a scale weight so why do I do it?!?! I may have said this before but I think in my world of 24/7 eldercare away from my own home - the weight chasing is my one and only predictable thing - my own project. Sigh!
The workouts will continue. Just love my combo of CG, Les Mills Combat, Ol Skool Reebok Step, Treadmill and those air stepper things.
How do you all stay consistent and disciplined with the nutrition?!
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@ceebeeslim - Ive SOOOO not been consistent. I can be consisntent and disciplined for a few days, but I seem to not make it into a lifestyle. But your question wasn't how inconsistent I am......
let me think....1
