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Talked to a friend and I reset my percentages. I was doing fine with the original percentages and felt so much better. So fruit is my friend again! And screw all this protein. If my health allowed it, I would be vegan. Do not work well with dairy specifically. I feel good about this decision. Gonna rework my meal plans before going to bed.

I spent two hours strolling around taking pictures this evening. A friend's group is trying to save trees and need pictures of trees. I'll do this often. It was fun. So much anxiety getting out there though. So I got a little movement in. Gotta wash dishes and then I'm collapsing into bed. Hopefully I find sleep sooner tonight than last night.
 
Shoulder is sore today but I went ahead and did my wall pushups - just with a little less lean. I think it's probably a touch of arthritis but I learned with my ankle if I can deal with the discomfort for a week or two, it gets much better.

I woke up looking forward to eating for the first time in weeks. That alone tells me the decision to go back to the traditional macros is the correct one. I'm excited. I didn't eat until lunch time so I reworked my meal plan fitting the calories into a shorter time. I now get a protein pancake this evening. Such a treat!

Rode my bike gently for thirty minutes. No interval. It was nice and made the meetings go faster. Actually worked up a light sweat. Who knew?

Weather is crazy so no pictures today. I'll work on editing tonight. Mind workout lol.
 
Question for anyone who may know. Myfitnesspal has my sugar set at a 61g goal each day on a 1,620 calorie day. I keep going over by about 30g on days I have a staple meal. Obviously I need to move my sloppy joes and sweet potatoes out of rotation but I'm curious what the impact of those sugar grams are. I've googled but haven't found anything helpful yet.
 
Pulled out my rebounder today. Been about six years since I used it last. Feels good. I managed 3 minutes then 6 minutes. That with 30 minutes light peddling and my knee seems good. I had problems with my plank this morning. Sometimes I hit the correct form, sometimes I don't. I'll be glad when I can leave the modified exercises behind. My legs are getting divots in them and they're starting to jiggle when I walk. I'm trying to embrace that because there's more coming but it's simply very uncomfortable.

My digestive system still isn't moving. Hopefully it will unblock soon lol. I can tell I've lost fat but it's not translating to the scale numbers.
 
Hope so! I'm gonna keep doubling what I do ;)

Lots of walking tomorrow at a rally. Out to dinner tonight. I'm loving having fruit back in my world. I pitted and froze 5 pints of cherries yesterday. Had my first banana in weeks this morning. Cabbage turkey soup for lunch. I'll make it again but with half the meat. I'm sleeping better once I get to sleep. Hoping to get to bed earlier the coming week.
 
So my digestive system still isn't moving much. I was late to the rally today hoping if I slept a little longer, things would start moving. After the rally I went to ikea so I could keep walking. It's ridiculously hot outside. I came home after I got 5k steps and did the rebounder and 20 minutes on the recline. My body fights against my heart rate rising (long story) but I managed to sustain it at 111 during the all out intervals. This is a really big deal.

Intestines still not moving but at least they're gurgling.

Nearly 1,000 calories down today because of all the exercise. Weight is still elevated bc everything is pretty much stuck inside. Tomorrow is my weighin. Hoping the dam breaks soon.
 
I struggle with constipation too Crowfeather & have to really work on it. It is a horrible thing. Have you spoken to a doctor about it? Mine just recommended taking Coloxyl with Senna. I'm having prunes on my yoghurt for breakfast & that's helping.
Well done on all of the exercise :)
 
Have you spoken to a doctor about it?
I see my new primary on the 16th. Made the appointment the last of February! Took that long. My doctor of 15 years stopped taking insurance. This is a new problem for me. It's incredibly uncomfortable. I'll look up what you mentioned and see if it helps. Thanks.
 
900 calories short but that's because of the exercise. Body is nicely tired. I think I'm learning moderation. Cooked supper - quinoa, mushrooms, and spinach. Omg so good. Next two weeks will be a challenge with food since I have an unexpected bill I have to pay Monday and it's going to take all my food budget. Love living paycheck to paycheck. I'll be eating the little I have in the freezer and cabinets.
 
Weight is down to 266.2. Still a half pound rise from last week but yesterday with all the bloating I was up to 271+. So I'll take it.

Had quinoa with coconut vinegar and honey and cherries, spinach, pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Drinking tons of water and going to drink Tuesday's kombucha. Supposed to go out for dinner tonight but may pass. I'm going to try doing rebounding and biking this afternoon.
 
I upped my all out to 1.5 minutes every 2.5 minutes in a ten minute pedal. By the time I did bike & rebounder, I had energy to go pull vines from the trees.

Stomach still ain't right but whatever.
 
Stomach still ain't right but whatever.
That's no good! The Coloxyl with senna I mentioned is available over the counter, here in Aus. If you take 2 just before bedtime, you should go the next morning. If not, take 2 the next evening & you should be ok. Being constipated is horrible.
Well done on the active day :)
 
I found a similar product here but with the unexpected bill tomorrow I can't afford it. This is a rare predicament for me. I drank magcalm last night and I think that's why my stomach was so open this morning. Gonna do the same tonight.
 
Took the leap this morning and dropped the interval and did 5 minutes straight of all out pedaling. No adverse effects so far. Also did 5 minutes on rebounder to gently wake myself up. And I think my shoulder is getting stronger. Pushed it during my morning routine and no pain or discomfort.

I slept really well for first time in a while. My pants are falling off of me. Don't think I'm down to a 22 yet but need a belt for my 24s. And I'm wearing a 24 shirt today! Usually I wear 26s. Feels good to have more choices in clothes as I gave away all but a few pieces last time I lost weight.

Did measurements last night. Think I'll do those once a month because the lack of change was a little depressing. And I'm not stepping on the scale again until my gut is normalized.
 
So I lied. I weighed this afternoon and showed 270. Majorly retaining water. Can really feel it in my legs. The reality is it doesn't matter what the scale says, that shirt fit and my pants were too big this morning. I've got 17 months before the scale matters.

My good knee is swollen and tight. Water retention, rebounding, biking...don't know what caused it. Probably a combination. I'm not sure if I should rest it or push through like for my ankle and shoulder. Took an Epsom salt bath so it could soak. Getting in and out was interesting. And I took some advil. Going to bed before sunset tonight.

Gonna say again that eating without the harsh restrictions makes my body so much happier. Shooting for 50-30-20 split but not obsessing. One day carbs are a little high, the next fat is. All evens out. I'm staying below calorie target by about 100 or so not factoring in exercise. With exercise yesterday I was 1k under. I think maybe my body is trying to figure out what all this movement is and how to work with it. Once it figures that out, the scale will begin to drop.
 
Had to tape my knee today. I'm jonesing to exercise. That's cool. Cooked a healthy supper and prepped for a few days. Early night. I slept 14 hours last night.
 
I'm jonesing to exercise. That's cool.
I had to Google jonesing :) Exercise is good for us in so many ways.
 
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