Part 2 of January 2017 - Daily Accountability/Lifestyle Change - Everyone Welcome!
Hi, Everyone! Welcome to the Check-In! Let's make it a great month!
I want to welcome everyone to the Daily Accountability Check-In. Our goal is to stay accountable and on track by posting our daily food and exercise choices. All food and exercise programs are welcome. Consistency is the key to reaching our weight loss goals.
Introduce yourself or jump right in and tell us what you have been doing.
And no, I do NOT have 5 kitties I have five kids. They're very cute though All bellow 5... It's like having my own kindergarten.
As for today, well, today was one of those days. The baby kept waking up throughout the night and I got up exhausted. Plus I had a lot planned, and all 5 girls at home.
Other times, this would mean having 2 chocolate bars for breakfast. I made egg omelette today. It was nice. I had reasonable lunch and two sausages for dinner. Not a healthy choice but not too bad calories-wise.
Interesting observation: Being exhausted always makes me crave sugar. I didn't have my go-to solution (high quality 85% cocoa chocolate) at home today, so I opened a bag of chocolate-covered biscuits I had always loved. I promised myself I would only eat two but deep down I knew I NEVER eat just two. There are 7 biscuits in the pack and I usually finish it off very quickly. Well this time, I had two, and I didn't particularly enjoy them. They were overly sweet. So I didn't continue! And when all the girls were finally in their beds, I would usually have a piece of chocolate or something to up my energy, but not today, I felt like I didn't need it.
So yeah. It's good. I didn't eat particularly helathy today but if THIS is what my bad days are going to look like, I'm happy! I think the low-carb thing really works for me. I just no more crave sugar the way I used to. And obviously my taste buds are now more sensitive to less sweet tastes.
I tracked my steps but only reached 5k. I hope to add 1-2k before I go to bed but I will see. Feeling pretty shattered.
Of and so far, I lost 6.6 pounds in January. I had hoped to lose around 8 pounds, but I keep telling myself if I lose just 6 pounds every month this year, it will be 72 pounds at the end of the year. And that's far more than I acutally hope to lose!
This is it I have decided to do this and stick to it. I have yo yo dieted over the years, but now I am ready to seriously make the change. I have really struggled the past 8 years since having my 1st child. I am currently taking Welbutrin and being monitored by a doctor for my weight. This September is my 30th birthday and I want to have acheived the majority of my goal by then atleast. I am also going to Disney for Halloween and I want this to be the first year I go "skinny"...lol.
So far I have been sticking to 1200 or less calories a day and cutting out white carbs and high sugar drinks. Iam also riding my stationary bike for 30 mins daily and using weights 3 days a week.
Wish me luck hopefully this time I can stick with it!
Late & Quick Check In –
YWI: 143.8
TWI: 144.0
Exercise: 20 minutes treadmill; 20 minutes stationary
Calories: 1250
Well the workday can’t end fast enough.. I have been swamped today (the reason it has taken me awhile to get on here…) My weight keeps bouncing between 144.0 and 143.8…don’t know what is going on there but I’m not doing anything different. OAN: I have found a new love from Starbucks and it is Salted Caramel Mocha Lattes…they are delicious….of course no whip and non fat but still absolutely amazing! If you drink lattes …you should definitely try that one!
Going to end this! Hope everyone had a happy hump day!
I'll just post calories for the last couple of days.
1/22 - 1,211; 1/23- 1,179; 1/24-1,594.
1/25/17 - calories 1,482; carb 79; fat 65; protein 141; sodium 2,305; sugar 36. Exercised yesterday and today - 4.2 miles walking with dogs. Couldn't walk on Sunday or Monday due to weather.
WI 202.8, down 7 for the month.
Hope everyone has a great day! Greetings and support to all!
I have been making an effort to get to bed on time. I am feeling better and more rested. But, I am noticing a difference in my energy levels during my workouts. I am comparing things to how I have felt during this weight loss journey, which has been quite a few years now. I just don't quite have the energy that I used to have. Not sure if it's the perimenopause or thyroid. I don't know if I should do workouts that challenge me but I have to take the intensity down on my own or should I do lower intensity workouts but take it up when I feel like it? Does it make a difference? Any thoughts on this?
I need to update my foods. I have made some changes. There is not much difference in calories, but the foods are a bit different. For example, my breakfast shows an egg and egg whites. I have changed to using 2 large eggs which is the same calories. They don't sell the Rudi's Flatz here anymore. I am still using one of the flat round breads but the calories are 100 for a whole and I use a half so that's 5 calories higher. I do the same at lunch so that's 10 calories higher, etc.
Total Approx 1495 Calories +
Breakfast (400 Calories + coffee)
spritz olive oil in pan
XL egg 80 cal
egg whites from carton 60 calories
300g. Mediterranean Blend Veggies 90 calories
14 g. Organic Valley feta cheese 30 calories
1 T. tomato paste 10 calories
1/2 Rudi's 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Flatz 45 calories
1 T. pumpkin butter 25 calories
juice equivalent to 60 calories
coffee w/sugar/stevia blend and cream
Well good evening and look at us go with logging....Diana thank you for starting thread two and we still have a week to go
Today was my usual, egg/egg whites breakfast, sugar free jello, large salad with olives, hb egg and dressing for lunch, 1/2 protein bar for snack, and boneless, skinless chicken thigh for dinner. I will most likely have a chocolate protein shake so 908 cal, 10.2 carbs, 53 fat, 85 protein
Good morning. Tomorrow is Friday, thank goodness....
I have been so tired lately. No matter how many hours of sleep I get I almost always feel like I need a nap later on through the day.
Getting 5-6 hours of sleep each night during the week probably doesn't help.
Today's workout: Push Circuit 1
Breakfast:
Vanilla Complete shake
Banana with PB
Snack:
Banana
Lunch:
Spaghetti squash and zoodles,
meatballs and sauce
Things are good here, tracked my food every day for a week, that has been a challenge.
MonteCristo your post about cottage cheese made me laugh, one time I made a cottage cheese and fruit dessert, that's how I found out my dear MIL hates cottage cheese
Part 2 of January 2017 - Daily Accountability/Lifestyle Change - Everyone Welcome!
Welcome to the Check-In! Let's make it a great month! 
Here's to the start of a great month! 
Any thoughts on this? 
