Day 1

So day one wasn't too bad. I was eating dinner at 6 PM when it was time for me to stop eating, but I ate what I wanted of my dinner and was actually done with it by 6:08 PM. So not too bad. I started to get hungry about 5 hours after that, but it was about 11:30 PM so I just went to bed. So if the rest of the time is going to be like this then that's OK. I'll be able to get use to it pretty quickly and make it a habit.

I watched my portion sizes and my calories too yesterday and ended up eating a grand total of 1,072 calories out of my budget of 1,989. So that's pretty good. Now that it's 10 AM again I can start eating, but I think I'm going to wait until 11 AM. That way if dinner runs a little late I won't feel pressured to eat it super fast which isn't good. I didn't notice a difference in what I was feeling yesterday. It seemed like a pretty normal day. That gives me hope that this won't be too difficult.

Well here's hoping!

-Ayvid

Trying Something New

So as you've probably already known (because of my title). I'm going to try something new when it comes to my weight loss. I'm going to try the 16/8 intermittent fasting thing. It's where you don't eat for 16 hours out of a 24 hour period and eat for the other 8 as you normally would. So pretty much if I eat dinner at 8 pm I don't eat anything until noon the next day. So pretty much skip breakfast. Or eat it later and a smaller amount.

I'll still be watching my calorie intake to make sure that I'm not undoing anything that I'm accomplishing during those 16 hours. From what I've read women should do it more like 14/10 or 15/9. I think I'm going to aim for the full 16/8 though. I've not eaten anything yet today so I'm going to see how much I weight and I'll be blogging my progress hopefully every day.

Even if I don't put it up here I'll be keeping some notes through out the day. I've got a fresh new notebook for it. In it I have my rules that I'll follow and a list of drinks that have no calories. I'll probably stick to water and hot herbal tea for the most part. I am starting this today since I don't remember when I ate my dinner yesterday.

So to start I am starting with a weight of 245.6. That's not too bad actually. My current goal will be to reach 240. Small goals are part of my deal always. I'll only be weighing in once a week on Thursdays. My main goal will still be 175. So here's hoping.

-Ayvid

New Puppy Troubles

So we got a puppy at the end of August and we are still having trouble potty training her. She is doing better these last few days. I gained a little weight back during October (due to all the candy I was eating). I weighted myself today though and I'm down to 245.6. Not a big drop overall, but it's 8 pounds down from where I was at the beginning of the month. I am taking the puppy on walks every day now. At least one if not like five. She's enjoying it, but it's getting really cold.

We got the Christmas tree up and decorated. Now we just need to put up lights too and we'll be good to go. Tomorrow when the library is open I'm going to be going there to see how I use their e-books on my e-reader.

Well that's all for now.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 245.6 (11/11)
Step Streak: 0 days (Longest: 14)