Weight: 154.6
Exercise: None
I'm tired of being sick and being sick is making me tired. I trying to get plenty of sleep, drink a lot of water, and eat good food. I'm not going to resume exercising until I feel much better. It sucks, but it is what it is.
With luck, tomorrow will be a better day.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016
9/19/2016: Sick
Weight: 155.8
Exercise: None for a couple of days
We spent Saturday at the zoo. It was a beautiful day to be outdoors and it was a fun way to spend the day. It was the first time that I had been to the KC Zoo since my kids were kids. By the end of the afternoon I was feeling tired and sluggish, which surprised me. We walked a lot but we didn't walk that much. It shouldn't have worn me out. By the time I went to bed I knew I was sick. I had a fever, a headache, a stuffy nose, and muscle aches and pains. I spent the whole day yesterday doing nothing, just sitting in my recliner napping and reading. I don't feel much better today. I'm taking Tylenol for the fever and aches and taking it easy. I hope to feel a lot better before I have to go to work, tomorrow. I need to get to the grocery store today and get some cooking done. Other than that, I should be able to rest most of the day.
Exercise: None for a couple of days
We spent Saturday at the zoo. It was a beautiful day to be outdoors and it was a fun way to spend the day. It was the first time that I had been to the KC Zoo since my kids were kids. By the end of the afternoon I was feeling tired and sluggish, which surprised me. We walked a lot but we didn't walk that much. It shouldn't have worn me out. By the time I went to bed I knew I was sick. I had a fever, a headache, a stuffy nose, and muscle aches and pains. I spent the whole day yesterday doing nothing, just sitting in my recliner napping and reading. I don't feel much better today. I'm taking Tylenol for the fever and aches and taking it easy. I hope to feel a lot better before I have to go to work, tomorrow. I need to get to the grocery store today and get some cooking done. Other than that, I should be able to rest most of the day.
Friday, September 16, 2016
9/16/16: Just Not Feeling It
Weight: 155.8
Exercise: Today: Back, triceps & core
Yesterday: Week 5, Run 2: Distance - 3.3 miles, time - 43:21, pace 12:49
I'm just not feeling it. I didn't exercise on Tuesday or Wednesday, but I did get out of bed for my run yesterday and I worked out with Lauren this morning. I'm blaming it on uncertainty at work. I think that's it. I feel so blah.
I didn't sleep at all on Monday, but I slept fine the rest of the week, so I am getting enough sleep. I'm focusing on drinking enough water. Food's OK, not perfect, though. I need to do better.
I probably have a bit of tendinitis in my left elbow. We are going to rest it for a month and forego all bicep exercises for that period of time. That's OK. We'll focus on lower body, core and back; and I'll keep on running. Shit happens. I can live with this. When it's healed will start with grip strengthening and gradually build up from there.
That's all I've got for today. Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day.
Exercise: Today: Back, triceps & core
Yesterday: Week 5, Run 2: Distance - 3.3 miles, time - 43:21, pace 12:49
I'm just not feeling it. I didn't exercise on Tuesday or Wednesday, but I did get out of bed for my run yesterday and I worked out with Lauren this morning. I'm blaming it on uncertainty at work. I think that's it. I feel so blah.
I didn't sleep at all on Monday, but I slept fine the rest of the week, so I am getting enough sleep. I'm focusing on drinking enough water. Food's OK, not perfect, though. I need to do better.
I probably have a bit of tendinitis in my left elbow. We are going to rest it for a month and forego all bicep exercises for that period of time. That's OK. We'll focus on lower body, core and back; and I'll keep on running. Shit happens. I can live with this. When it's healed will start with grip strengthening and gradually build up from there.
That's all I've got for today. Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
9/13/2016: No Sleep
Weight: 155.2
Exercise: Yesterday: Week 5, Run 1, for distance. Miles - 6. Time - 1:17:07, Pace - 12:41
Yesterday's run felt good. Taking Galloway's advice, I walked a portion of each mile from the beginning of my run. I walked a few blocks to warm up, then I ran to the first mile marker. Starting with that first mile marker and at each mile marker after that, I walked for about 1/8 - 1/6 of a mile. Then I ran to the next mile marker until I got to the last mile. By the last mile I was pretty tired so I started measuring by telephone poles. I walked two poles, then I ran two poles, then I walked two poles, etc., until I got home.
I didn't get a whole lot done yesterday. My new work schedule still feels so new that Mondays off feel like a luxury and I am not rushing around to actually gets things done. Eventually I'll use Mondays and Fridays as days to get chores and tasks complete so that we can use the weekends more productively. That hasn't started happening yet.
I couldn't sleep last night, which is unusual for me. I can think of two possible causes for my insomnia. I may have been dehydrated, when I look back at yesterday I did not drink enough water. My sleep schedule was thrown off a little because I didn't get up as early as I usually do for the past three days. I have to be careful to keep my sleep schedule consistent, even though my work schedule has changed. I'll make sure I drink enough water today. I hope I sleep much better tonight.
Have a great day!!
Exercise: Yesterday: Week 5, Run 1, for distance. Miles - 6. Time - 1:17:07, Pace - 12:41
Yesterday's run felt good. Taking Galloway's advice, I walked a portion of each mile from the beginning of my run. I walked a few blocks to warm up, then I ran to the first mile marker. Starting with that first mile marker and at each mile marker after that, I walked for about 1/8 - 1/6 of a mile. Then I ran to the next mile marker until I got to the last mile. By the last mile I was pretty tired so I started measuring by telephone poles. I walked two poles, then I ran two poles, then I walked two poles, etc., until I got home.
I didn't get a whole lot done yesterday. My new work schedule still feels so new that Mondays off feel like a luxury and I am not rushing around to actually gets things done. Eventually I'll use Mondays and Fridays as days to get chores and tasks complete so that we can use the weekends more productively. That hasn't started happening yet.
I couldn't sleep last night, which is unusual for me. I can think of two possible causes for my insomnia. I may have been dehydrated, when I look back at yesterday I did not drink enough water. My sleep schedule was thrown off a little because I didn't get up as early as I usually do for the past three days. I have to be careful to keep my sleep schedule consistent, even though my work schedule has changed. I'll make sure I drink enough water today. I hope I sleep much better tonight.
Have a great day!!
Monday, September 12, 2016
9/12/2016: Work - Three Days a Week
Weight: 155.8
Exercise: Yesterday I played kickball. Today I will run.
You may have noticed that I have said, "Today is a day off from work," a few times in the last couple of weeks. No, I'm not taking a lot of vacation days. I am officially working 3 days a week. In what I hope is a win-win for my employers and for me, I have agreed to take a 40% cut in pay and work 3 days a week; Tuesdays through Thursdays, most weeks. This will help the company with cash flow through lean times and it will give me more time to do the things I want to do away from work. It hasn't begun to feel like routine yet, so I have no idea how well this is going to work out. I also haven't started receiving my smaller paychecks yet. The first one will be this week. I think this is a good idea. I'll let you know how it goes.
I don't have any new news on the exercise/diet/fitness front. I spent yesterday afternoon cooking meals for the week. I still believe that is the best way to go. It's such a relief to have it done and have all of our meals in the refrigerator, ready to go. It makes staying on plan so much easier.
I bought a reflective vest and lights for my earlier morning runs. I bought a compression sleeve for my left elbow. It's always fun getting more gear, even if it is little stuff like that.
That's it for now. Have a great day!
Exercise: Yesterday I played kickball. Today I will run.
You may have noticed that I have said, "Today is a day off from work," a few times in the last couple of weeks. No, I'm not taking a lot of vacation days. I am officially working 3 days a week. In what I hope is a win-win for my employers and for me, I have agreed to take a 40% cut in pay and work 3 days a week; Tuesdays through Thursdays, most weeks. This will help the company with cash flow through lean times and it will give me more time to do the things I want to do away from work. It hasn't begun to feel like routine yet, so I have no idea how well this is going to work out. I also haven't started receiving my smaller paychecks yet. The first one will be this week. I think this is a good idea. I'll let you know how it goes.
I don't have any new news on the exercise/diet/fitness front. I spent yesterday afternoon cooking meals for the week. I still believe that is the best way to go. It's such a relief to have it done and have all of our meals in the refrigerator, ready to go. It makes staying on plan so much easier.
I bought a reflective vest and lights for my earlier morning runs. I bought a compression sleeve for my left elbow. It's always fun getting more gear, even if it is little stuff like that.
That's it for now. Have a great day!
Sunday, September 11, 2016
9/11/2016: This is a Forever Thing
Weight: 155.4
Exercise: Today is my day off. We are playing kickball this afternoon. I'll try not to break anything.
I talked to my trainer about this at some length yesterday, and the conversation came up with my sister, too. I am going to have to fight to keep my weight under control for the rest of my life. There are times when the urge to eat more calories than I require for weight maintenance is completely overwhelming. There are day when I'll think about food all day long. Sometimes I'll get the idea of a certain kind of food stuck in my head and that's all I can think about. Mostly, though, on days like this, I have an almost uncontrollable urge to eat anything and everything. On some days, you can remove that word, "almost." Based on what I've read recently about how the body changes after significant weight loss, this crazy urge to consume food is not a sign of weakness or addiction, it's caused by a change in the body's hormones and physiological make up. For many years after significant weight loss, and perhaps forever, my body will be trying to gain back the weight it lost. I don't just "feel" hungry, I really am hungry. The hormones that suppress hunger are lower and the hormones that stimulate hunger are higher, because I lost a lot of weight. These are not emotional or psychological cravings, these are physiological signals being sent to my brain saying, "I need to eat, now!" Most of the time I can suppress these urges, sometimes I succumb to them.
When I succumb to the cravings, the other major factor playing into the fight to stay thin is the fact that I can't eat very much food without gaining weight. If I eat between 1500 and 1600 calories a day, I will maintain my weight. Any more than that, and I start gaining weight. That's not a lot of food. It's enough food that I feel satisfied after my meals, but there is nothing extra built in there. If I indulge in anything outside of a normal meal, I will see a bump on the scale the next day. I have to be ever-vigilant with my diet.
Coupled with the above facts is the fact that I got fat in the first place due to an over-consumption problem. I ate too much because it made me feel good to eat. Food is soothing. Eating is something I want to do when I am stressed. I have always liked to eat.
This is not a lost cause, though. As difficult as it sounds, I know I will stay close to my ideal weight of 150 pounds forever. It's going to be a fight, it already is a fight, but it is worth the fight. I absolutely hate being fat. I don't like the way I look or feel when I'm overweight. When I am fat, everything hurts and I don't want to get out of bed in the morning. I feel gross and don't want to present myself to the world. It's hard to do the physical things I really enjoy doing. When I'm fat, I think about the damage I am doing to my body, how much harder I am making it work. I think about how I'm damaging my circulatory system, my joints, and my brain. I know it's bad for me and it depresses the hell out of me.
These negative thoughts don't just go away when I am at a healthy weight, they are completely reversed. I am so much happier when I'm thin. My feet don't hurt when I get out of bed in the morning. My body doesn't ache. I smell better, which I believe is an indication of better health. I like getting dressed in the morning because my clothes fit and they look good on me. I can do the things I like to do. My body is strong and I can demand more from it. It feels good to be alive. When I'm fat, I want to curl up in a ball in a corner and hide from the world. When I'm thin I want go out and see what comes next. Being healthy and thin changes my entire outlook on life. It is worth the fight. I will never give up. I will weigh myself everyday. I will eat too much on some days. I will gain a little weight. I will not beat myself up. I will acknowledge that this is difficult. I will get back on program. I will not beat myself up. That's worth repeating.
I'm going to keep fighting the good fight.
Have a good one out there!!
Exercise: Today is my day off. We are playing kickball this afternoon. I'll try not to break anything.
I talked to my trainer about this at some length yesterday, and the conversation came up with my sister, too. I am going to have to fight to keep my weight under control for the rest of my life. There are times when the urge to eat more calories than I require for weight maintenance is completely overwhelming. There are day when I'll think about food all day long. Sometimes I'll get the idea of a certain kind of food stuck in my head and that's all I can think about. Mostly, though, on days like this, I have an almost uncontrollable urge to eat anything and everything. On some days, you can remove that word, "almost." Based on what I've read recently about how the body changes after significant weight loss, this crazy urge to consume food is not a sign of weakness or addiction, it's caused by a change in the body's hormones and physiological make up. For many years after significant weight loss, and perhaps forever, my body will be trying to gain back the weight it lost. I don't just "feel" hungry, I really am hungry. The hormones that suppress hunger are lower and the hormones that stimulate hunger are higher, because I lost a lot of weight. These are not emotional or psychological cravings, these are physiological signals being sent to my brain saying, "I need to eat, now!" Most of the time I can suppress these urges, sometimes I succumb to them.
When I succumb to the cravings, the other major factor playing into the fight to stay thin is the fact that I can't eat very much food without gaining weight. If I eat between 1500 and 1600 calories a day, I will maintain my weight. Any more than that, and I start gaining weight. That's not a lot of food. It's enough food that I feel satisfied after my meals, but there is nothing extra built in there. If I indulge in anything outside of a normal meal, I will see a bump on the scale the next day. I have to be ever-vigilant with my diet.
Coupled with the above facts is the fact that I got fat in the first place due to an over-consumption problem. I ate too much because it made me feel good to eat. Food is soothing. Eating is something I want to do when I am stressed. I have always liked to eat.
This is not a lost cause, though. As difficult as it sounds, I know I will stay close to my ideal weight of 150 pounds forever. It's going to be a fight, it already is a fight, but it is worth the fight. I absolutely hate being fat. I don't like the way I look or feel when I'm overweight. When I am fat, everything hurts and I don't want to get out of bed in the morning. I feel gross and don't want to present myself to the world. It's hard to do the physical things I really enjoy doing. When I'm fat, I think about the damage I am doing to my body, how much harder I am making it work. I think about how I'm damaging my circulatory system, my joints, and my brain. I know it's bad for me and it depresses the hell out of me.
These negative thoughts don't just go away when I am at a healthy weight, they are completely reversed. I am so much happier when I'm thin. My feet don't hurt when I get out of bed in the morning. My body doesn't ache. I smell better, which I believe is an indication of better health. I like getting dressed in the morning because my clothes fit and they look good on me. I can do the things I like to do. My body is strong and I can demand more from it. It feels good to be alive. When I'm fat, I want to curl up in a ball in a corner and hide from the world. When I'm thin I want go out and see what comes next. Being healthy and thin changes my entire outlook on life. It is worth the fight. I will never give up. I will weigh myself everyday. I will eat too much on some days. I will gain a little weight. I will not beat myself up. I will acknowledge that this is difficult. I will get back on program. I will not beat myself up. That's worth repeating.
I'm going to keep fighting the good fight.
Have a good one out there!!
Saturday, September 10, 2016
9/10/2016: Weekend!
Weight: 155.2
Exercise: Strength: Back & Biceps
Today was back and biceps. The bicep exercises are the ones that have potential to hurt my elbow, so we experimented with some different exercises to see what I could and could not do until it heals. We are going to avoid anything that hurts at all until it's completely healed. Hammer curls don't hurt, but all other bicep curls do. I am going to get an elbow compression sleeve to wear while lifting weights until it's healed.
Here is this morning's workout:
I don't have much to talk about today. It's beautiful out and it's already 11:30 so I am going to sign off for the day.
I hope it's just as pretty wherever you are!
Exercise: Strength: Back & Biceps
Today was back and biceps. The bicep exercises are the ones that have potential to hurt my elbow, so we experimented with some different exercises to see what I could and could not do until it heals. We are going to avoid anything that hurts at all until it's completely healed. Hammer curls don't hurt, but all other bicep curls do. I am going to get an elbow compression sleeve to wear while lifting weights until it's healed.
Here is this morning's workout:
I don't have much to talk about today. It's beautiful out and it's already 11:30 so I am going to sign off for the day.
I hope it's just as pretty wherever you are!
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