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01 July 2014
Grr. Forgot to turn on my pedometer yesterday so I don't have a count of my steps, which means my steps don't count. Was a pretty lazy day other than that, so no other exercise to report.
Today's the day I join the Y, if they aren't closed for Canada Day. With this heatwave, swimming sounds like a luxury, not a task. It's also half a block from my doctor's office, whom I see twice a week. One of the biggest motivators for any behaviour is convenience, so having to walk right past it 2 days a week, and the fact that it's right at the subway station will hopefully help me get motivated to go.
Weight:
Lost so far:
Still to go:
Diet followed:
85.7 kg
5.9 kg
17.7 kg
Reasonably Well
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steady weight
30 June 2014
Yesterday's pedometer count: 7083 steps, 5.18 km
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Diet followed:
85.7 kg
5.9 kg
17.7 kg
100%
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steady weight
29 June 2014
And away the pounds go. I can feel myself getting healthier with every good decision I make.
I went to the movies yesterday with a friend. Smuggled in my own snack (some sugar-free guacamole, eaten with a spoon) and bought a large diet coke that I drank quickly and refilled with water. Then I walked most of the way home instead of taking the bus, about 3.5 kms. It was after midnight, so those steps are going to count towards today's total, but it was still a good feeling.
Yesterday's step count: 5379 - 4 kms.
Other exercise - carrying 60lbs of groceries for half those steps.
Weight:
Lost so far:
Still to go:
Diet followed:
85.7 kg
5.9 kg
17.7 kg
100%
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Losing 3.2 kg a Week
28 June 2014
Fringe is over and I've (mostly) recovered. I didn't have a chance to log anything here, but I kept an eye on my weight and paid some attention to my body, and came away with some interesting conclusions.
A) I can eat anything if I am sufficiently active without gaining weight. Now the bar is set pretty high for this, but on the day I walked/ran 17 miles, I ate a 2 pound ice cream sundae that my cast surprised me with, a large poutine, two chocolate bars, a footlong sub, two slices of pizza, a pitcher of sangria and about a dozen beers. I lost two pounds that day.
B) Despite the fact that I don't gain when eating crap, I still feel like crap. Another day I walked/ran 18 miles, and ate salads, veggies, shwarma and rice, a breakfast shake and Gin and (diet) tonics instead of beer and wine. I felt a LOT better the next day, unlike the day I listed in the last point.
C) Any day I sleep more than 14 hours a day, I will gain, no matter how much I exercise and how little I eat that day. I was actually at 185lbs when the fest was over Monday, a net loss of 2 lbs, but I've slept most of this week, and I'm back up to 190 by today.
D) I can do twice as much exercise before collapsing if I break it up into bursts instead of one, long, intensive stretch. Running from show to show was 15-30 minutes of activity followed by 30-60 minutes of sitting and watching the play, followed by another burst. I had no real issues sustaining that level of activity. The day of our first performance I was running last-second errands all afternoon, and on my feet a total of 1.5 hours before I felt like I was going to fall over. The pedometer showed about 4 miles that day, but it was all at once, so a lot harder on me than the day I did 18 miles.
So, conclusions: when I'm really that busy/active (and tracking to make sure I'm not fooling myself) it's not worth the added stress to be strict on diet. That said, smarter choices will make me feel better and more capable and energetic. So don't search for something that's perfect, just take the best option from what's in front of you. When I'm not that busy and planning my workouts into my day, many short bursts are better than one long session. I'll be able to do twice as much overall by breaking it up, and feel better at the end of it. And days I need to sleep that much and recover (please note, I'm semi-disabled, so this really is a medical need, not laziness) don't sweat what the scale says. Trying to push through and ending in the hospital is NOT worth it.
So, next steps: I'm going to get back on Atkins, as it's easiest for me to lose that way, and look into some options for adding more, short, workouts to my days. But I've proven to myself that even at my most hectic, I have this maintenance thing down. The minor changes to my lifestyle are really making that difference, and they are sustainable through my highest stress periods, when I'm most likely to revert to old, bad habits. Go me!
Weight:
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Diet followed:
86.2 kg
5.4 kg
18.1 kg
Reasonably Well
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Gaining 0.4 kg a Week
01 June 2014
And so it begins.
Starting tomorrow, I have at least one major event every single night until the 23rd. There will be beer, and other temptations like churros and ice cream and poutine. There will be a maximum of 6 hours of sleep a night. There will be 11 second dance parties. There will be talking all night with friends I only see once a year. There will be shows that make me laugh and shows that make me cry and shows that make me angry and shows that make me fall asleep. There will be so much walking and running and dancing my legs will feel like they're about to fall off, and I'm not going to stop for them. There will be days so full that I don't notice my stomach is empty. There will be disasters and triumphs.
There will be FRINGE. Bring it.
Weight:
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Diet followed:
84.8 kg
6.8 kg
16.8 kg
Reasonably Well
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Losing 3.2 kg a Week
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