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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Small Successes

Rightnow our life is pretty stressful, of course just living 800 miles from my husband and kids is pretty rough to start with but my husband also has some medical stuff and one of our children is going through a rough patch. So, life is stressful.

Yesterday, I wanted to fall face first into a plate of noodles. I didn't. I had some parmesan chicken thighs, veggies, and some couscous. If course, couscous isn't quite on plan but it was way better than a steaming plate of pad thai. I had stopped on the way home from work and decided to get sushi. Which I did, but I didn't eat it last night because my roommate had made the chicken.

I saved it for lunch and had it to break my fast along with some chick fajita, sour cream, and jalapenos.

My weight held steady from yesterday, so I was pleased with that. We'll see how the next few days go.

Sunday, January 26, 2020

Measurements--Finally!

I should have done this when I got my butt in gear on the 6th, but I didn't so here we are. I am thinking about being a little stricter, so maybe I'll count this as my day one of a new challenge. I have my next fitness test on February 20th, so I can do the challenge until then.

It will be hard to stay on track for the Super Bowl, but I know I can do it if I put my mind to it.


I downloaded a tracking app, but it was $5.99 to add more than 5 measurement spots and I don't have that in the budget right now. Maybe there's another one that's free? I would like to be able to easily see progress like i do on my weight app.

So, here they are, it's not pretty but everyone starts somewhere.

Neck: 14
Bust: 45
Chest: 37
Natural Waist: 36
Air Force waist: 37.5 (fitness test mode- 35.5)
Hips: 45.5
Bicep: 11.25
Forearm: 10.25
Wrist: 6
Thigh: upper 22, lower 15.25
calf: 14.5
Ankle: 7.75

I'll have to look through old posts to see how it compares to ages ago when I was close to my goal.

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Oops!

I meant to take measurements before I ate, but I forgot. Hoping I remember tomorrow! The weight I gained from visiting the family and not caring too much about what I ate over the long weekend is coming off quickly though! I will definitely post all the starting stats tomorrow.

I had coffee with cream and Truvia this morning.
Lunch was pretty good:
scrambled eggs with hot sauce
Spam
onions and peppers
celery
fathead hot pocket with ricotta, pepperoni, and onions
green beans

I need to edit this from my phone so I can upload pictures easier.

Friday, January 24, 2020

Thoughts...

So, I have been living in another state while the family is "back home" without me. Of course, that means I have more time on my hands. More time to sit around and watch TV. So, why not try to get back on here and chat about life a little.

I have started to be "keto" not in the sense of less than 20 net carbs or anything like that. I am still pretty much primal, I just realized at one point that when I am really sticking to primal, I am probably in ketosis most of the time. So, in May 2018, I tested it, and I was right. Just 1 day of getting back to basics and I was in ketosis. So, now I spend time in keto groups, because so many of the paleo places have become a ghost town.

I even have my own group on Facebook, Utterly Lazy, Kinda Clean Keto...lol Yeah, it's silly but it works for now.

I plan to take measurements tomorrow and start a for real 30 day challenge. I haven't completed one in years, and I am way higher on my body fat percentage. I would love to get back down to about 24%. I think I'm probably close to 36% right now. A lot has happened since the last time I wrote. A lot. Talk about stress, and life just trying to knock you down. Okay, the emotions I'm feeling, I don't think I'm quite ready for that yet. So, more on the stress another day.

See ya tomorrow!