Hooray, a new chapter opens and a new holiday is here (Easter) and one beckons in the future (Mayday)
I like holidays with their bright promises of new beginnings around every bend. So here's a fresh new Sage2 personal cal/activity/weight blog to run the five weeks between today, Easter Sunday, March 27 and Mayday.
I'll be back with a weigh-in come morning.
That's it for now. Giving self a hug for good luck.
AND, the verdict is (no surprise), up 1.4 from last Sunday to 134 and that's not too bad in my book, since I ate high on the cal hog the past two days.
I don't regret one bite of it and am actually pleased that t'is not higher.
Congratulating self on it not being higher with a self-hug ...
If anything, this result verifies once again my faith in the cal counting method of food tracking to manage my weight. It DOES NOT TAKE long for the pounds to start the trend up or down over a period when the cals trend up or down. A lot of factors enter into the flat cals in/cals out equation (e.g. how well my metabolism is working, how stressed I am, how depressed or not depressed I am, etc., etc., etc.) but over a long (really, really long, decades) journey out of obesity and the inevitable ups and downs on that journey, if I learned anything, it is that CALORIES (e.g., precisely how much food I eat) is the biggest factor in weight management.
That's nice to know.
Anyway, this segment of the blog (and as always, I am grateful to 3FC for the space to do this as it is not only fun, but helps in keeping me accountable to myself to just post this stuff) will be dedicated to the SELF CHALLENGE of reaching 131.ANYTHING by MAYDAY. In the next post, I will set up a template for the weekly cals and activity that I can update throughout the week.
I am TRYING not to use a bunch of colors in this chapter, as it gets old.
Hoppy Easter (again). I am keeping the bunny avatar until tomorrow as he is so cute.
Note: Activity will not be posted in this challenge, but is being dutifully performed. However, my main target is to eat the correct amount of cals. Activity is for health and feeling happy, food is the driver of weight for me.
Easter to Mayday Challenge, 131.ANYTHING
Sunday, March 27, TBD
Monday, March 28, TBD
Tuesday, March 29, TBD
Wednesday, March 30, TBD
Thursday, March 31, TBD
Friday, April 1, TBD
Saturday, April 2, TBD
Planted roses today, walked and ate at a moderate cal level. A very nice day. Good night.
Easter to Mayday Challenge, Week 1, Goal: 131.ANYTHING
Sunday, March 27, 1780
Monday, March 28, TBD
Tuesday, March 29, TBD
Wednesday, March 30, TBD
Thursday, March 31, TBD
Friday, April 1, TBD
Saturday, April 2, TBD
As an aside, I may from time to time update my daily weight here or add other notes, so just wanted to post that I am going in the right direction and am down .4 from Sunday to 133.6; although I only change the ticker thingie on Sunday, as I've stated on previous journals ad infinitum, I do weigh and log daily but Sunday is a sort of OFFICIAL weight for the week.
Easter to Mayday Challenge, Week 1, Goal: 131.ANYTHING
Sunday, March 27, 1780
Monday, March 28, 1835
Tuesday, March 29, TBD
Wednesday, March 30, TBD
Thursday, March 31, TBD
Friday, April 1, TBD
Saturday, April 2, TBD
Not a happy day on the cal control front, not sure why ...
Easter to Mayday Challenge, Week 1, Goal: 131.ANYTHING
Sunday, March 27, 1780
Monday, March 28, 1835
Tuesday, March 29, 2785
Wednesday, March 30, TBD
Thursday, March 31, TBD
Friday, April 1, TBD
Saturday, April 2, TBD
Sage 2's 2016 Cal Blog #3, Easter to Mayday
Sunday Scale Tale
will be dedicated to the SELF CHALLENGE of reaching 131.ANYTHING by MAYDAY. In the next post, I will set up a template for the weekly cals and activity that I can update throughout the week.
