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

Rest Day then Back at it

So I took a rest day yesterday. Monday was just a touch too much then Tuesday I ended up doing a little more running around than I had planned. So the rest of the day I took as a rest day, but still walked and got my steps in.

Today I upped my step goal from 2000 to 3000. Each week I meet a goal I'll up it. I got my steps today too which wasn't that hard since I usually get at least 3000. I am getting back into selling Avon. I'm excited for it and there are new tools that will make it easier for me. Right now I need to be active for 10 more minutes and eat at least 1269 calories.

I read a lot today which was nice. I read more today than I normally do which made it even nicer. I'm working out a schedule for my workouts which will help me know what to do what days type thing. Once I get it sorted out I'll post it here.

Well that's all for tonight. Thanks everyone for all the love and support!!

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 260.2 (8/11)
Waist: 46.75" (8/11)
Step Streak: 10 days (Longest: 10)
Soda Streak: 4 days (Longest: 4)

Emotionally Stressful Day

Today wasn't too bad, but it was emotionally exhausting. I helped my mom with some of her errands then I helped my sister with one of hers. They took a while longer to do than I thought they would, but they weren't too bad. Just for some reason I was emotionally exhausted after. I am way under my calorie range for today because I ended up taking a pretty long nap this afternoon to recharge.

I got my steps, but I forgot to weigh in and Mondays are my weigh in days. I did do a workout with my mom and sister today though which was nice. I'm going to be over there tomorrow for another one if I feel up to it. Tomorrow may be a rest day for me. Right now I just feel drained and exhausted. I will probably be going to be soon after I try to eat at least a small snack. At the moment I sit 1176 calories below my range. I probably won't hit my range. Well that's all for tonight.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 260.2 (8/11)
Waist: 46.75" (8/11)
Step Streak: 8 days (Longest: 8)
Soda Streak: 2 days (Longest: 3)

Had Some Girl Time

So today was pretty uneventful until after Husband went out to Uber. I was just starting a great youtube workout when Mom called. She was wanting to borrow a few things for dinner that night and I told her to come over and get them. She is working on losing weight as well and we got to talking about that. I ended up going over to their place and we both went swimming for an hour.

So today I got a lot of exercise in. We made a plan that I'm gonna start going over there in the morning and doing a workout with her and Sister. My sister, mom, niece, brother-in-law, and my mom's boyfriend. So tomorrow after I take my mom to run her errands we are gonna do a workout. I doubt we will swim again just because I need wash my suit now.

This is going to be my first morning workout. I'm actually kind of excited to do it with them. I hope that they are too. I am currently under my calorie range by 441 calories, but I will probably have a small snack before bed so that I can sleep through the night comfortably. Oh I did get my steps.

That's all for today.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 260.2 (8/11)
Waist: 46.75" (8/11)
Step Streak: 7 days (Longest: 7)
Soda Streak: 1 days (Longest: 3)

First Strength Workout

So today I woke up pretty early again. Not sure why I can't sleep in past 7ish. Today was pretty uneventful. The only difference was today instead of doing a cardio workout I did a strength training video. It was only 10 minutes long, but I felt pretty good after. It was a little difficult for me to do, but as I do it more I'll get better.

Other than that it was a run of the mill day. I am below my calories range again...I'm not sure about that. I'm only eating when I'm hungry. I am drinking a full bottle of water before each meal too. I do that to make sure I'm not just misinterpreting being thirsty for being hungry. A lot of what I am reading states that it's common for people losing weight to think thirst is hunger.

Remember take care of yourself so you can take care of others.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 264.2 (8/6)
Waist: 48.25" (7/29)
Step Streak: 5 days (Longest: 5)
Soda Streak: 1 days (Longest: 3)

Another Satisfying Day

So today was pretty good. I took it pretty easy, but still managed to get in a really great workout for 25 minutes. Ended up burning just over 300 calories there alone. I also connected my Fitbit to my SparkPeople account and it added my steps in and a walk I forgot to log in earlier so I ended up burning another 384 calories right there.

Even as of right now at 10 PM I am still 107 calories below my calorie range for the day. I guess that makes up for going over yesterday lol. I got my steps and I'm about to get the last of my water in then finish my movie and probably go to bed.

I woke up at 630 this morning though. I've been doing that lately with me going to be at about 1030 after I blog. Maybe I'll have to stay up a little later to sleep in a little later. I don't mind getting up so early, but at that time there isn't much for me to do. I guess if I keep getting up that early I'll have to start creating things for me to do lol.

Because I was so far under my goal at dinner time (over 900 calories) I had a soda after so I'll be starting that streak over again, but 3 days isn't a bad start. It's my longest streak yet. I'm excited to weigh in and it's been really hard to not weigh in. I've not measured myself either since SparkPeople says to do that once a month. I'm excited to see what kind of progress I've made.

I do feel better already. I feel like I'm sleeping better and have more energy. If this is what 5 pounds feels like I can only imagine how I'll feel as I keep making better and better decisions. I am also very glad that I've been able to stay motivated this long. Trust me this is an unusual feat for me. I did slack on my chores a bit today so I will have to work double tomorrow, but that's fine I wanted a kind of lazy day.

Well that's all for tonight. I hope you all have a great day tomorrow and that you know you are loved.

Plus a special shout out to my friend Amanda over at Pregnant and Huge for getting started and doing so well on her journey! I totally recommend checking her out.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 264.2 (8/6)
Waist: 48.25" (7/29)
Step Streak: 4 days (Longest: 4)
Soda Streak: 0 days (Longest: 3)