Often times the hardest part about dieting is imagining how long it will take to get where you want to be. But, the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. So try starting small; cook dinner 3 nights a week, or take lunch to work. But big steps or small, commit today to the most important thing you've got...your health.
"We're in christchurch so it was difficult to stick to the three healthy meals rule. I didn't over indulge and choose healthy snacks..I drank a lot though "
"Been doing the visualizations every night to fall asleep :D am going to bring in the morning/ mid day visualizations next week. I think those will have the best impacts."
"Another great day for tracking, drinking water, chickrn broth, and IF-ing. Did another long one, over 18 hours. It feels good to do that, but I'm worried it might impact my physical condition. I didn't feel as energetic for my exercises, and I definitely noticed some strength decreases for left toe lifts. Is it 18 IF, is it that I sat weird all day with my new responsabilities? Keep an eye out for sure, cause I definitely ddont want to compromise fitness for faster weight loss!"
"Ate til late, and ate a lot too but not to the point of binging til my stomach feels like imploding. I want my brain to know that we can have anything we want and there's no need to eat it all in one go. using measuring bowls are helping as well. Also slowing down on chewing. I feel like I still eat fast when I time it, but I count how many chews I do, it's usually upwards of 40/50 and I read 32 is a good number. One day at a time"
"I’m up & ready for the day (for now atleast). I have a bad headache since yesterday, I think it’s because of all the screen time. During the break, I wasn’t staring at the laptop screen 24x7 and I am now. Will continue to monitor it. "
"Day 5, Week 2: As yesterday, I did a longer fast for 18h40m. I was pretty hungry, but I had prepared a lovely cottage cheese bowl with nuts and berries. It was delish! It was good, though I did feel a little off today, but this may have been because I hadn't had the high of exercising the day before, and didn't do any before work, and had irritations with my electrodes and leads. I'll keep an eye on my mood, and see if there is correlation with longer fasts. I hope not.
Regardless, I tracked everything in Cronometer, in Zero, and I added my weigh-in result to Habit Bull. Yes, weigh in day! I lost 0.6 lb, now 176.4, which isn't much, but at least it is going in the right direction, and I am focusing on establishing good habits for health and weight loss. So the weight will come off, it's just a matter of time, patience, and love. :)
Good night, Julie! "
"Retro, so far:
*+ planning ahead for the week went very well and was super helpful. Definitely essential
+++ includes both cooking/prepping/placing out into containers,
+++AND writing out cal entry possibilities for sample day at beginning of week,
+++and the night before next day
*-- need to work on beginning meals earlier in the day. Time between first breakfast & second breakfast is too long and wastes time
*-- need to emphasize training, and training earlier in the day as this increases appetite and boosts mood"
"I’ve successfully completed six weeks out of my 12 week goal. I’m so happy that I started this and now I am in the flow of it. I feel so much better. Also, when I’m sticking to my weight watcher points I’m not tortured in my mind, beating myself up or worrying about my health and my weight."
"I did well again, today. I tracked everything, drank lots of water, had chicken broth, and fasted until 2pm for an 18/6 IF. Feels really good!! Keep it up, girl!"
"This reporting system is all kinds of fucked up - it assumed i started on the day that I set this up... at 8pm... madting.
Today was a success. I've been sort of lying to myself and getting a 20 minute nap in before leaving for work so gonna try stopping that from tomorrow... 😭"
"read “hereon” as “heroin,” ant thought, “Oh boy, if he thinks that’s part of a healthy lifestyle, I’m going to need a lot of help being *that* referee..."
"Thus far, I have been incredibly happy with my progress. It’s been easy (likely since it’s only been a week). I was successful in losing some holiday weight but likely after the past two days I am plateauing. I was in an unmotivated headspace yesterday and add on a high and that led to too much candy. I woke up well rested and feeling good (despite all the sugar last night). I want to eat healthy and get back on track! "
"Back to the no-wine lifestyle yesterday, and in a TOTAL TWIST I slept waaaaaaay better than the preceding wine-night 🙄🙄🙄
And now I have to wonder: Did I not sleep properly for a straight decade?! "
"Week 1 Report
Dates this week: 2
Total dates: 2
Opportunities for Improvement:
-escalate faster on dates
-update Hinge & Bumble with new pics
Comments:
Strong start to the challenge with 2 first dates in first week! Can’t get comfortable - need to keep the hustle going to ensure continued progress. Maybe even finish the challenge in half the time? ;)"
"Day 3, Week 2: Monday, and it went splendidly! Ate well and happen to be under calorie limit, which is nice. I fasted for 17 hours, which seems to be a nice place to be for now. My hunger was sated quickly, which is also nice. I wonder if this is a fortuitous outcome of the combination of keto and fasting? That would also be nice!
Tracked everything in Cronometer and Zero. I drank 14 cups water, 2 big coffees and 1 cup of chicken broth. Life is good, I feel great! "
