Ok, I'm REALLY back now. Please do MERCILESSLY mock me if I miss a SINGLE DAY of logging here. Seriously. POUR IT ON.
Calories: 2300. Meh. Need to to better especially after Thanksgiving.
Steps: 7800. Meh. Need to be hitting 10k everyday.
Comment:
Need to string a bunch of good days together.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Normalcy again?
So I'm finally back to updating this blog. Basically, I moved, from Wisconsin to California, and though I had been living there in a temporary situation, this was the "full real move."
And, of course, my fitbit zip starting acting weird at the same time.
But I've finally gotten back to daily calorie counting, though I have to sort of find my walking groove within the new lifestyle I have.
Today's cals: 2500. A little high, caused mainly by a trip to San Francisco. It was good.
Steps: 5000, but more on that....
Comments:
So I've given up on fitbit's products. I got one of the better wristband based ones, which I think was 120 retail, for Christmas 2015. This lasted until early summer 2016, not even a year.
So I bought the cheapest fitbit product, the zip, which was about 60 dollars. This doesn't do sleep (though I don't care about that) and is simply a thing you put in your pocket.
The battery life sucked. You use a watch battery that dies in 6 months. Mine died in 4, then died again shortly before the big move I undertook, then died AGAIN weeks later. When I attempted to change the battery that time, the device failed to power on at all.
So screw fitbit.
I have gone to Garmin's product, the VivoFit. This does sleep and steps and is only 40 dollars. I also appreciate that it comes with a spare wristband since those are notorious for falling apart.
The battery life is supposed to be over a year, we'll see. Setup was easy. Getting calorie tracking is a little cumbersome at first, as you make a "myfitnesspal" account, which then links to your vivofit, but once done it is a snap. The vivofit and fitnesspal apps are lightweight and I was able to get them installed on my mediocre android phone, which is good.
However, the one issue with the vivofit so far is that it definitely does not want to register small movements as steps. I didn't have a super active day, but I did walk around Japantown in San Francisco, and to be at only 5k steps at the end of day means that the tracker didn't register some of the lighter movement.
I'm ok with this. A problem with step tracking is overestimating the burn so keeping things conservative is probably fine. So if I have to work a bit harder to hit goals, all the better.
All I ask is that this thing lasts for more than a year.
Finally, measurements: I haven't done weight in a long time, but I did measure myself today. Overall I'm down -3" from my initial chest measurement and down -3" on the waist as well. I measured right before I left for Wisconsin and it was -3 for chest and -4 for waist, so basically a push (which is understandable: moving is *very* active, but I haven't exactly been diligent on calories the past few weeks).
But now I am back and look forward to making more progress.
And, of course, my fitbit zip starting acting weird at the same time.
But I've finally gotten back to daily calorie counting, though I have to sort of find my walking groove within the new lifestyle I have.
Today's cals: 2500. A little high, caused mainly by a trip to San Francisco. It was good.
Steps: 5000, but more on that....
Comments:
So I've given up on fitbit's products. I got one of the better wristband based ones, which I think was 120 retail, for Christmas 2015. This lasted until early summer 2016, not even a year.
So I bought the cheapest fitbit product, the zip, which was about 60 dollars. This doesn't do sleep (though I don't care about that) and is simply a thing you put in your pocket.
The battery life sucked. You use a watch battery that dies in 6 months. Mine died in 4, then died again shortly before the big move I undertook, then died AGAIN weeks later. When I attempted to change the battery that time, the device failed to power on at all.
So screw fitbit.
I have gone to Garmin's product, the VivoFit. This does sleep and steps and is only 40 dollars. I also appreciate that it comes with a spare wristband since those are notorious for falling apart.
The battery life is supposed to be over a year, we'll see. Setup was easy. Getting calorie tracking is a little cumbersome at first, as you make a "myfitnesspal" account, which then links to your vivofit, but once done it is a snap. The vivofit and fitnesspal apps are lightweight and I was able to get them installed on my mediocre android phone, which is good.
However, the one issue with the vivofit so far is that it definitely does not want to register small movements as steps. I didn't have a super active day, but I did walk around Japantown in San Francisco, and to be at only 5k steps at the end of day means that the tracker didn't register some of the lighter movement.
I'm ok with this. A problem with step tracking is overestimating the burn so keeping things conservative is probably fine. So if I have to work a bit harder to hit goals, all the better.
All I ask is that this thing lasts for more than a year.
Finally, measurements: I haven't done weight in a long time, but I did measure myself today. Overall I'm down -3" from my initial chest measurement and down -3" on the waist as well. I measured right before I left for Wisconsin and it was -3 for chest and -4 for waist, so basically a push (which is understandable: moving is *very* active, but I haven't exactly been diligent on calories the past few weeks).
But now I am back and look forward to making more progress.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
October 18
Diet: 1990 cals
Exercise: 10k steps
Comment: So I've walked 10k steps for 8 straight days, which might be a record? And I've managed to keep my calories lower the last few days, which is great, since some folks believe that increased exercise is canceled out by a parallel increase in appetite. If I keep this up I should get things moving along in the right direction again!
Exercise: 10k steps
Comment: So I've walked 10k steps for 8 straight days, which might be a record? And I've managed to keep my calories lower the last few days, which is great, since some folks believe that increased exercise is canceled out by a parallel increase in appetite. If I keep this up I should get things moving along in the right direction again!
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
October 15-17
Oct 15:
Cal 2800
Exercise: 10k steps
Oct 16:
Cal 1900
Exercise: 10k steps
Oct 17:
Cal 2200
Exercise: 10k steps
Comment:
So Saturday was another high calorie day. My hosts that I'm living with knocked on my door (after I've already eaten) and sort of insisted that I eat dinner with them (one of the things that makes being a guest in someone else's home awkward at times). But the last two days have been fine. And I have one of my longer "10k step streaks" going, so that's good.
Cal 2800
Exercise: 10k steps
Oct 16:
Cal 1900
Exercise: 10k steps
Oct 17:
Cal 2200
Exercise: 10k steps
Comment:
So Saturday was another high calorie day. My hosts that I'm living with knocked on my door (after I've already eaten) and sort of insisted that I eat dinner with them (one of the things that makes being a guest in someone else's home awkward at times). But the last two days have been fine. And I have one of my longer "10k step streaks" going, so that's good.
Saturday, October 15, 2016
October 14
Calories: 2900
Steps: 10k
Comment:
So yeah, really high calorie count. It was supposed to be a great day; I had fasted through most of the day, and it was time for dinner.
I made the classic fat guy mistake. Sort of just wandered until a found a fast food place ("wienerschnitzel," an all hot dog joint) and got some stuff. "no prob, I have a bunch of calories to spend, no prob"
Except when I looked up the nutritional info on what I ate it was......... very calorie dense. Very.
I thought: "I surely couldn't have eaten that much..."
As soon as that thought crossed my mind, I burped, and my stomach lurched, and suddenly I felt.... VERY FULL.
I basically lied in bed Friday night in a food stupor. I did get my 10k steps in though, so believe it or not I was still something like a 400-500 calorie deficit.
Steps: 10k
Comment:
So yeah, really high calorie count. It was supposed to be a great day; I had fasted through most of the day, and it was time for dinner.
I made the classic fat guy mistake. Sort of just wandered until a found a fast food place ("wienerschnitzel," an all hot dog joint) and got some stuff. "no prob, I have a bunch of calories to spend, no prob"
Except when I looked up the nutritional info on what I ate it was......... very calorie dense. Very.
I thought: "I surely couldn't have eaten that much..."
As soon as that thought crossed my mind, I burped, and my stomach lurched, and suddenly I felt.... VERY FULL.
I basically lied in bed Friday night in a food stupor. I did get my 10k steps in though, so believe it or not I was still something like a 400-500 calorie deficit.
Friday, October 14, 2016
October 13
Diet: 2400 cals
Exercise: 10k steps
Weight: -4.4 lbs (same as before)
Comment:
My weight hasn't changed in about 10 days or so, which is no surprise since my measurements haven't either. Of course the increase in calories around my birthday is the easy culprit here.
As to today, I'm going to be honest: I felt like crap all day. Just melancholy for no reason, and while I didn't pig out, I didn't maintain my goal of 2000 cals either. I did get my steps in though. Hoping to bounce back tomorrow.
Exercise: 10k steps
Weight: -4.4 lbs (same as before)
Comment:
My weight hasn't changed in about 10 days or so, which is no surprise since my measurements haven't either. Of course the increase in calories around my birthday is the easy culprit here.
As to today, I'm going to be honest: I felt like crap all day. Just melancholy for no reason, and while I didn't pig out, I didn't maintain my goal of 2000 cals either. I did get my steps in though. Hoping to bounce back tomorrow.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
October 12
Diet: ~2000 cals
Exercise: 10k steps
Measurements: No change form previous (-2" from chest, -2 2/3" from waist)
Comment:
Didn't weight myself yet but I did measure, and no change from the previous week. No surprise there, birthday week has consequences, which is why I'm trying to ratchet down the calories (while making sure I get those 10k steps) each day.
Exercise: 10k steps
Measurements: No change form previous (-2" from chest, -2 2/3" from waist)
Comment:
Didn't weight myself yet but I did measure, and no change from the previous week. No surprise there, birthday week has consequences, which is why I'm trying to ratchet down the calories (while making sure I get those 10k steps) each day.
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