My Health Journey
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Sassykat
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Overall things are going fairly well. I decided to just quit the rest of my supplements cold turkey this morning. I've been a little tired, but it's been manageable. I've been taking them for such a long time and they have helped me quite a bit, but I'd like to not feel that I'm dependent on them anymore.
Yesterday I did well with my calories low.
Today I did some baking and made cake balls. I ate one, plus licked some chocolate and cake batter off of my fingers, plus I ate two fun size snicker candy bars so....I'm not too sure where I will end up calorie wise at the end of the day.
I'm determined to keep up with keeping track of my calories even if I have some slip ups or just have to quess what my calories are. I want this to be the year I finally get my weight down into the 120's. It may take me a snail's pace, but I will do it.
Yesterday I did well with my calories low.
Today I did some baking and made cake balls. I ate one, plus licked some chocolate and cake batter off of my fingers, plus I ate two fun size snicker candy bars so....I'm not too sure where I will end up calorie wise at the end of the day.
I'm determined to keep up with keeping track of my calories even if I have some slip ups or just have to quess what my calories are. I want this to be the year I finally get my weight down into the 120's. It may take me a snail's pace, but I will do it.
Sassykat
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The scale rewarded me this morning 135.2 lbs I am waiting for it to go up again though because I think some of that is dehydration. I expect it to go up to 136.6 tomorrow.
My arms and legs ache a little which I attribute to not taking my supplements. I've had that happen in the past. If it gets too bad I will take some turmeric which is an anti-inflammatory. My body should eventually balance itself out.
This last week's morning weights:
1/24/12 - Tues - 138.0 lbs
1/25/12 - Weds -138.6
1/26/12 - Thur - 137.8
1/27/12 - Fri - 137.2
1/28/12 - Sat - 136.8
1/29/12 - Sun - 137.2
1/30/12 - Mon - 135.4
1/31/12 - Tues - 135.2
Sunday was a very low calorie day, partly because I wasn't feeling that great and just didn't have much appetite. I know most of the drop is water loss so I'm expecting my weight to go back up. I'm continuing to write down my food and estimate my calories.
My arms and legs ache a little which I attribute to not taking my supplements. I've had that happen in the past. If it gets too bad I will take some turmeric which is an anti-inflammatory. My body should eventually balance itself out.
This last week's morning weights:
1/24/12 - Tues - 138.0 lbs
1/25/12 - Weds -138.6
1/26/12 - Thur - 137.8
1/27/12 - Fri - 137.2
1/28/12 - Sat - 136.8
1/29/12 - Sun - 137.2
1/30/12 - Mon - 135.4
1/31/12 - Tues - 135.2
Sunday was a very low calorie day, partly because I wasn't feeling that great and just didn't have much appetite. I know most of the drop is water loss so I'm expecting my weight to go back up. I'm continuing to write down my food and estimate my calories.
Sassykat
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Today's weight 135.8 lbs
Yesterday's calories were 905 and today's calories 1340-1400
Today I had an appt with our accountant to work on our business taxes. We ended up grabbing a couple of tacos which would have been good if I stopped there @ 170 calories each, but... I was hungry and wanted something sweet so I got a oreo mcflurry. I didn't eat all of it, but I did feel slightly disappointed in myself since I had been doing well in controlling my appetite this week.
Despite having financial issues this year we have done ok. We have learned to go without a lot of things. Just lately it seems we have had more challenges with things breaking down at a time when we don't have extra money or any work coming in from our construction business.
Our dishwasher broke. Our truck broke down. My husbands front tooth broke and we don't have medical insurance to get it fixed. The poor guy is very self conscious about it and I hope he gets it fixed soon. And we got our electric bill yesterday and it went up over $55 more than normal. It was almost $200. So we've been trying to figure out what made our electric bill jump up so high. Could the dishwasher have been drawing more energy since it was going out?
It's a good thing I've been feeling better because I find it best to deal with these challenges with a sense of humor!
Yesterday's calories were 905 and today's calories 1340-1400
Today I had an appt with our accountant to work on our business taxes. We ended up grabbing a couple of tacos which would have been good if I stopped there @ 170 calories each, but... I was hungry and wanted something sweet so I got a oreo mcflurry. I didn't eat all of it, but I did feel slightly disappointed in myself since I had been doing well in controlling my appetite this week.
Despite having financial issues this year we have done ok. We have learned to go without a lot of things. Just lately it seems we have had more challenges with things breaking down at a time when we don't have extra money or any work coming in from our construction business.
Our dishwasher broke. Our truck broke down. My husbands front tooth broke and we don't have medical insurance to get it fixed. The poor guy is very self conscious about it and I hope he gets it fixed soon. And we got our electric bill yesterday and it went up over $55 more than normal. It was almost $200. So we've been trying to figure out what made our electric bill jump up so high. Could the dishwasher have been drawing more energy since it was going out?
It's a good thing I've been feeling better because I find it best to deal with these challenges with a sense of humor!
Sassykat
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This week my weight has pretty much averaged about 136 lbs. So I think I've lost 2-3 lbs. I would like to get down to 125 I think. So that means I've got about 11 lbs to lose. All of these years I have not been able to get my weight down that low. I think it's because I've tried all these different crummy diets. I'm hoping this is the year I finally reach my goal weight. When I was in high school I weighed 110-120 lbs. I think the most I've weighed has been somewhere between 175-180 lbs.
So right now I'm going to focus on getting down to 125 -120 and then figure a way to be mindful enough to maintain it.
I've also decided to quit weighing myself daily. I've been doing it for years. I think it will be hard to skip getting on the scale every single morning, but it will probably be healthier for my mentality to only weigh once a week.
Today we had to run into town to do some errands and my strategy was to finish up and get home before I got so hungry that I felt compelled to get fast food somewhere. I told my husband "We got to get home by noon before I turn into a werewolf.," because that was how I felt. All fast food options seem too high in calories. It may be ok once in a while, but it is way too easy to tell yourself to just give in for the day and have a hamburger and milkshake which ends up being over your calories for the whole day.
My compromise was eating a Healthy Choice steam bowl of Sesami Chicken once I got home. It was easy, tasted good and was 340 calories. I think that will always be a challenge even after I reach my goal weight. Eating out is high in calories.
So right now I'm going to focus on getting down to 125 -120 and then figure a way to be mindful enough to maintain it.
I've also decided to quit weighing myself daily. I've been doing it for years. I think it will be hard to skip getting on the scale every single morning, but it will probably be healthier for my mentality to only weigh once a week.
Today we had to run into town to do some errands and my strategy was to finish up and get home before I got so hungry that I felt compelled to get fast food somewhere. I told my husband "We got to get home by noon before I turn into a werewolf.," because that was how I felt. All fast food options seem too high in calories. It may be ok once in a while, but it is way too easy to tell yourself to just give in for the day and have a hamburger and milkshake which ends up being over your calories for the whole day.
My compromise was eating a Healthy Choice steam bowl of Sesami Chicken once I got home. It was easy, tasted good and was 340 calories. I think that will always be a challenge even after I reach my goal weight. Eating out is high in calories.