Diet Compliance: Better but not good enough (or not "on plan"). ~2300 cals.
Exercise Compliance: Better, but still finding ways to get the steps in during actual work days is going to be a challenge. 8300 steps. Did my leg exercises.
Weight: -2.8 lbs
Comments: Week three is in the books, and while kinda sorta getting to a pound a week lost isn't great, it's still steady progress, and progress in the face of pretty hard core challenges.
Friday, September 9, 2016
Thursday, September 8, 2016
September 7th
Diet: ~2500. Not very good.
Exercise: ~3300 steps. TERRIBLE.
Comments: Was pretty tired from, to be honest, new job butterflies. I haven't done a very good job adapting my diet and exercise goals to the new routine, so hopefully on the 8th I can wrench everything back to "normal."
Exercise: ~3300 steps. TERRIBLE.
Comments: Was pretty tired from, to be honest, new job butterflies. I haven't done a very good job adapting my diet and exercise goals to the new routine, so hopefully on the 8th I can wrench everything back to "normal."
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
September 6th
Diet Compliance: yep, right at 2000k, despite a huge company provided lunch.
Exercise: I forgot my fitbit in my pants pocket for the second day, but I did do my chest exercises.
MEASUREMENTS!
Measurements Weight: -1.0 lbs
Measurements Chest: -2"
Measurements Waist: -2"
Comments:
HOLY NON SCALE VICTORY, Batman! Despite weighing in at a paltry -1 lbs from the start (I'm just shy of three weeks in, so if this sticks it'll be a awful .33 lbs per week loss rate), I had a more important loss, that is inches. I measured myself and I am down 2 inches from the start measurement, both waist and chest. WOOOOOT.
The scale number isn't even too terribly important because it's a new place and a number being influenced by a crappy two day span and, to be, uh, honest: travel oriented constipation (not enough to BOTHER me, but it's definitely a thing). So yeah, I do expect to get on the right track on the weight also.
Exercise: I forgot my fitbit in my pants pocket for the second day, but I did do my chest exercises.
MEASUREMENTS!
Measurements Weight: -1.0 lbs
Measurements Chest: -2"
Measurements Waist: -2"
Comments:
HOLY NON SCALE VICTORY, Batman! Despite weighing in at a paltry -1 lbs from the start (I'm just shy of three weeks in, so if this sticks it'll be a awful .33 lbs per week loss rate), I had a more important loss, that is inches. I measured myself and I am down 2 inches from the start measurement, both waist and chest. WOOOOOT.
The scale number isn't even too terribly important because it's a new place and a number being influenced by a crappy two day span and, to be, uh, honest: travel oriented constipation (not enough to BOTHER me, but it's definitely a thing). So yeah, I do expect to get on the right track on the weight also.
Monday, September 5, 2016
September 5th
Diet Compliance: Yes, though since my main meal today was home cooked (I have amazing hosts) there is just going to be some variance. I estimate I could have been at 1800 or 2200, but either one is OK.
Exercise Compliance: Yes, 10k steps again.
Comments: No measurements yet, I will tomorrow... before my first day at my new job! Glad to have a couple of days of good eating and exercise to get back on track.
Exercise Compliance: Yes, 10k steps again.
Comments: No measurements yet, I will tomorrow... before my first day at my new job! Glad to have a couple of days of good eating and exercise to get back on track.
Sunday, September 4, 2016
September 4th
Steps: 10k. Woot. Also did my back exercises.
Diet Compliance: YES. 1800 cals.
Measurements and such should return tomorrow morning (probably won't be pretty...)
Comments:
Much better today, and thankfully some semblance of a routine is coming back despite my rather, uh, different situation. Hoping it can continue!
Diet Compliance: YES. 1800 cals.
Measurements and such should return tomorrow morning (probably won't be pretty...)
Comments:
Much better today, and thankfully some semblance of a routine is coming back despite my rather, uh, different situation. Hoping it can continue!
September 2nd and 3rd
Welp, this is going to be difficult.
So I'm a house guest to an incredibly nice couple (parents of a friend) and they are trying super hard to be kind and generous, which is awesome, but it is making it hard to control calories. Yes, yes, (mostly saying this to one reader now) you can always just say "no" or "I'm on a diet to lose weight" and perhaps it may come to that, but on day one, you just don't want to be argumentative, you know?
So anyway, the last two days were *not great* and I'm looking forward to getting into a regular routine again.
Sept. 2nd cals: ~2400 Not too bad considering the same issue existed but with different friends feeding me.
Sept. 2nd steps: ~3500 crappy, despite taking some discrete walking breaks during the long drive.
Sept. 3rd cals: ~3200 DISASTER. Ugh. The big tactical error was eating lunch, thinking that "no prob, I'll just eat a light dinner." Nopity nope nope. My hosts were pretty much like, "EAT EVERYTHING." No, I wasn't forced. Yes, still 100% my fault. Yes, I could just say no, blah blah blah.
Sept. 3rd steps: ~4700 terrible.
Comments:
Nothing else to say than I need to get as much of my regular routine back as soon as possible. I haven't weighed or measured since I left (I'll do that tomorrow, and probably cry acid tears of bitterness). The neighborhood here seems quiet and safe and should certainly be good for walking.
So I'm a house guest to an incredibly nice couple (parents of a friend) and they are trying super hard to be kind and generous, which is awesome, but it is making it hard to control calories. Yes, yes, (mostly saying this to one reader now) you can always just say "no" or "I'm on a diet to lose weight" and perhaps it may come to that, but on day one, you just don't want to be argumentative, you know?
So anyway, the last two days were *not great* and I'm looking forward to getting into a regular routine again.
Sept. 2nd cals: ~2400 Not too bad considering the same issue existed but with different friends feeding me.
Sept. 2nd steps: ~3500 crappy, despite taking some discrete walking breaks during the long drive.
Sept. 3rd cals: ~3200 DISASTER. Ugh. The big tactical error was eating lunch, thinking that "no prob, I'll just eat a light dinner." Nopity nope nope. My hosts were pretty much like, "EAT EVERYTHING." No, I wasn't forced. Yes, still 100% my fault. Yes, I could just say no, blah blah blah.
Sept. 3rd steps: ~4700 terrible.
Comments:
Nothing else to say than I need to get as much of my regular routine back as soon as possible. I haven't weighed or measured since I left (I'll do that tomorrow, and probably cry acid tears of bitterness). The neighborhood here seems quiet and safe and should certainly be good for walking.
Friday, September 2, 2016
August 31st and September 1
Quick in transit post (staying in a awful hotel- not hot water- egad!):
Aug 31 Steps 6k Calories 1900
This was an OK day. SO HARD getting steps in when driving 90% of the day.
Sept 1 Steps 5k Calories 2800
Not a great day. Well, a fun day but not a great day health wise. In the past I would consider a day like this "Ok," I realize now that I *gain weight* on days like this. No excuses for traveling, I sucked and need to do better.
So far, the stress of traveling is having the effect I feared it would have. I'm going to have to work hard (despite needing to haul another 11 hours) to counter this.
Aug 31 Steps 6k Calories 1900
This was an OK day. SO HARD getting steps in when driving 90% of the day.
Sept 1 Steps 5k Calories 2800
Not a great day. Well, a fun day but not a great day health wise. In the past I would consider a day like this "Ok," I realize now that I *gain weight* on days like this. No excuses for traveling, I sucked and need to do better.
So far, the stress of traveling is having the effect I feared it would have. I'm going to have to work hard (despite needing to haul another 11 hours) to counter this.
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